Principal PDMS Piping Designer

Job Title:

Principal PDMS Piping Designer

Purpose/ Role

Deliver all piping engineering discipline design activities to cost, schedule and quality criteria. Manage all the discipline design team on a project.

Key aims and objectives

• Execute design and draughting activities (Concept, Front End Engineering Development, Technical Study and Detailed Design).
• Act as a discipline focal point.
• Prepare piping drawings and design deliverables to the required technical quality with minimum input from engineering personnel.

Prime Responsibilities & Duties:

• Implement Company, and where applicable, Client/Project policies and procedures.
• Supervision of design/draughting personnel and allocation of work.
• Remain abreast of legislative requirements.
• Approval, checking and preparation of design/engineering documentation.
• Undertake tasks on behalf of Design Manager, Lead Engineer or Senior Engineer as directed.
• Undertake work in accordance with relevant Codes, Standards and Procedures.
• Undertake surveys necessary to develop area of work assigned.
• Maintain and develop current awareness of relevant engineering technology.
• Maintain and develop current awareness of relevant Codes and Standards.
• Liaise with other disciplines, departments, project personnel, vendors etc.
• Ensure all design and documents are completed within the allocated hours and in accordance with the programme
• Advise Design Manager/ Lead Engineer of changes in resources required.

Skills/Qualifications

• Self Starter; strong delivery focus; highly motivated; eager to contribute to an effective and efficient design/drafting team.
• The candidate will be able to operate as part of a small team, will demonstrate good safety awareness; should be able to step in to Lead role if required to cover.
• The candidate will have proven experience of an engineering design environment in Petrochem/O&G industry.
• Strong experience of PDMS (must be proficient user as minimum requirement).
• Proficient user of PMDS and AutoCAD.
• Ability to check piping deliverables in a 2-D and 3-D environment.
• HNC/NVQ in discipline preferred.
• Formal training in AutoCAD and PDMS (preferable).
• Must be able to work to an agreed scope, budget and schedule.
• Planning and organising.
• Previous relevant Senior Piping Engineering experience within Oil and Gas.
• Minimum HNC OR HND.