Principal Instrumentation Designer-Doha, Qatar

McDermott International, Qatar                               Qualification:

• High School graduate with a diploma in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Design, or Drafting in a related discipline or equivalent experience. 

Experience:

• 10 years minimum with major contractor or consultant of which 5+ years of experience in predominately oil and gas. Detailed knowledge of associated industry detailing standards & codes
• Detailed knowledge of 2D and/or 3D drafting and material control systems (AutoCAD and/or MicroStation)
• Minimum 1 or 2 projects working experience in E3D and/or S3D Capable of Leading projects.
• Knowledge of QA Systems and good communicator would be an advantage
• Working experience in project coordination and execution skills and detailed knowledge of AutoCAD and/or Auto Lisp Programming 3D Model creation, Menu, and/or Macro compilation skills   

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Prepare and develop arrangement and detail conceptual, FEED, studies, and detail design drawings of high technical quality and professional consistent presentation ensuring clarity and ease of construction.
• Develop 3D models and ensure clash-free with other disciplines and ensure design deliverables are completed and issued per project specifications, MDR, and project Level 2 & 3 procedures, and within agreed schedules and budgets.
• Lead the design team of the assigned work area and complete within the planned schedule and budget, in accordance with standards, MDR, and project-specific procedures and to а high professional standard.
• Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule, and all Discipline manpower resources and ensure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified.
• Maintain responsibility progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action.
• Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notification in the Change Management system, including providing any necessary supporting documentation and estimates Provide similar support for Variation Orders.
• Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred McDermott procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirements.
• Research Customer standards and procedures in order to prepare project-specific design procedures and standards for submission to the Customer for approval.
• Set up and maintain the Discipline Master design drawing and document files, including final archiving.
• Prepare and review Discipline deliverables such as:3D model Detailed design drawings As-built drawings.
• Develop conceptual Layouts based on experience and good offshore engineering practice & develop these through detail design.
• Identify all items for which insufficient data is available to allow the drawing or model to be completed (HOLDS), and list these on the drawing and on the standard ‘HOLDS’ list form Notify the Discipline Lead Designer when there are updates to the Holds list
• Generate IDC design documentation for the project. Perform design verification through single discipline checks (SDC) and/or inter-discipline checks (IDC), providing comments to the Lead Designer.
• Review all project IDC design documentation for detail technical interfaces. Maintain single discipline and inter-discipline check drawings and filing, including final archiving. Prepare, issue, and update material and weight data take-offs. Monitor progress and maintain the deliverables register on an ongoing basis.
• Ensure compliance with the Project Execution Plan and the timely completion and archiving of drawings and documents. Prepare forecasting schedules for delayed deliverables. Report errors and suggest resolutions for the same. Capture lessons learned and enter into MDR’s Lessons Learned system
• Guide less experienced Designers on MDR and Discipline procedures, standards, worksheets, design calculations, software, technical queries, etc.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and guidance to others.
• Identify and provide training to staff in specific techniques and proprietary software.