About the Role
The Senior Piping Designer is responsible for completing a variety of Piping Design assignments with minimal supervision. As an informal resource for colleagues with less experience, they have developed proficiency in various analytical processes or procedures to effectively execute assigned tasks. Their role involves providing solutions to atypical problems based on established precedents or procedures, thereby directly influencing the quality of work within the team.
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Responsibilities
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Develop 3D Models, ensuring a clash-free model by coordinating with all other disciplines.
- Perform design and engineering processes for facilities within specified timelines while adhering to maintenance, safety, and quality standards, considering constructability, economics, and operational factors during Pre-FEED, FEED, or Detailed Design phases.
- Work within defined processes and methodologies, helping to determine the appropriate approach for new assignments as needed.
- Efficiently complete a variety of typical assignments with limited supervision and facilitate the work activities of others.
- Set priorities, organize personal work and time to meet objectives, and, when serving as Lead Designer or Area Lead, forecast and plan resource requirements.
- When acting as Lead Designer or Area Lead:
- Lead the design team to complete tasks within the planned schedule and budget, adhering to the company and project-specific procedures.
- Act as the project-based discipline point of contact during communications and meetings with the Project Team, Client, vendor/supplier, and/or subcontractor counterparts.
- Address inter-discipline aspects of design and deliverables.
- Support the Lead Piping Engineer in measuring progress and productivity.
- Coordinate activities within the discipline and with other disciplines.
- Ensure effective communication among disciplines and proper management of change.
- Coordinate 3D Model Reviews, ensuring that review comments are closed.
- Become thoroughly familiar with the Project Scope of Work, specifications, schedule, and inter-discipline requirements, identifying concerns and addressing them proactively.
- Develop Plant Design, 3D Modelling, and Drawings and contribute to the Plant Layout Narrative according to the agreed Scope of Work, man-hours, and schedule.
- Assist the Lead Piping Engineer/Designer with raising technical queries, preparing piping estimates, and managing job scope changes.
- Attend project kickoff and review meetings, as well as vendor meetings when serving as Lead Piping Designer.
- Monitor and coordinate the design team remotely, and lead projects in a Multi Office Project Execution Environment (MOPEX).
- Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications in the Change Management System.
- Proactively identify issues and follow up with required corrective actions.
- Provide solutions to atypical problems based on established precedents or procedures.
- Act as an informal resource for less experienced colleagues.
- Ensure all work adheres to the company requirements, Client and Statutory Design Codes, Standards, or Procedures, with a strong focus on Health and Safety Policies.
Reports to:
- Project: Lead Piping Engineer (As Lead Piping Designer)
- Functional: Department Manager
Liaise With:
- Designers and Engineers, other Engineering disciplines Lead designer and designers, IM Group, Document Control
Supervises:
- Piping Designer and Associate Piping Designer
Qualifications
Essential Qualifications and Education:
- High School graduate with a diploma in Mechanical Design or Drafting in a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience with a major contractor or consultant, including 4+ years in oil and gas focusing on Pre-FEED, FEED, and Detailed Design.
- Detailed knowledge of 3D CAD systems including E3D or SP3D.
- Experience with 1 or 2 projects working in E3D and/or S3D.
- Comprehensive knowledge of AutoCAD.
- Familiarity with the local regulatory environment and international/national industry standards and specifications.
- General understanding of process equipment maintenance and operation.
- Proficiency in Auto Lisp Programming, 3D Model creation, Menu, and/or Macro compilation is advantageous.
- Flexibility for business travel.
