Senior Pipeline Designer

Job Overview:

The Senior Pipeline Designer completes a variety of pipeline design assignments as needed and can complete work with a limited degree of supervision. They are an informal resource for colleagues with less pipeline design experience. The Senior Pipeline Designer has developed proficiency in a range of analytical processes or procedures to carry out assigned tasks. They provide solutions to problems in situations that are atypical or infrequently occurring based on existing precedents or procedures. They directly impact the quality of the work of the team.

Key Tasks and 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
• Provide solutions to problems in the Pipeline Design discipline with supervisory approval and evaluate and select solutions from established operating procedures and/or scientific procedures  
• Perform Design and engineering process facilities with a moderate degree of supervision and within a specified time while adhering to maintenance, safety, and quality standards, consider constructability, economics, and operation into account during Pre-FEED, FEED, or Detailed Design phases
• Apply basic technical skills and knowledge to complete assigned work
• Continue developing skills to efficiently complete repetitive tasks
• Become fully familiar with the Contract Scope of Work, specifications, schedule, and all inter-discipline requirements; including identifying concerns as early as practicable and taking appropriate initiatives to address the issues
• 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
• Interface with all disciplines to develop clash-free designs
• Interface with other disciplines to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings
• Liaise with other discipline support groups to ensure clearly defined interfaces, deliverables, and schedules are met
• Document substantive communications (communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of actions), and forward copies to Discipline Lead Designer and Discipline Supervisor
• Assist Discipline Lead Designer in preparing estimates for proposals and job scope changes, including execution statements, work schedules, and manhour requirements
• Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred McDermott procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirements
• Participate in finalizing deliverables lists, deliverables, and philosophies to ensure compliance with specifications and functional integrity
• Attend project kickoff and review meetings, vendor/supplier meetings, engineering and design meetings, and offshore site surveys as required
• Research Customer standards and procedures 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
• Review drawings issued by other disciplines and incorporate the required data into Discipline drawings
• Review vendor drawings and documents and incorporate required vendor data into Discipline drawings and documents
• Assist in providing necessary design inputs to other disciplines to enable them to proceed with their deliverables
• 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 detailed technical interfaces Maintain single discipline and inter-discipline check drawings and filing
• Prepare, issue, and update material and weight data take-offs
• Assist Fabrication as required in the resolution of construction difficulties relating to design problems, clashes, etc.
• Monitor progress and maintain the Discipline deliverables register on an ongoing basis
• Ensure compliance with the Project Execution Plan and the timely completion and archiving of drawings and documents
• Keep the Lead Designer apprised of all activities, progress, and concerns, including manpower and budgetary-related
• Assist in providing inputs for actual, planning, and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity
• Report errors and suggest resolution for same Participate in design reviews and audits
• 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 guidance to trainee Designers
• Assist in the maintenance of departmental technical guidelines and standards
• Reports to:
  • Project: Lead Pipeline Designer
  • Functional: Department Manager
  • Liaise With: Designers and Engineers, other Engineering disciplines’ Designers
  • Supervises: May be required to assist or provide guidance to trainee designers

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• 8 years minimum with a major contractor or consultant  
• High School with a diploma in Mechanical Design, or Drafting in a related discipline or equivalent experience
• Good knowledge of AutoCAD and 3D CAD system including E3D or SP3D  
• Familiar with the associated local regulatory environment and international and national industry standards and specifications
• Eager to learn
• Working knowledge of English, both oral and written
• HSE, TQM and cost-conscious
• Show flexibility and ensure proper hand-over with regards to:
  • The reassignment to other departments, construction sites, and fabrication yards
  • The replacement of colleagues during illness and holidays
  • The provision of assistance to other colleagues with heavy workloads (also other projects) when possible/desirable
  • The managing/learning of future current working methods and software applications
• Is familiar with the use of codes and standards

#LI-SK1