The Principal Instrumentation Designer is a senior role that directly impacts the effectiveness of their team and related team. They will work autonomously within established Instrumentation Design procedures and practices, act as a lead, coordinate the work of others, and propose improvements to processes and methods within the Instrumentation Design discipline.
Requirements
- 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
- Ensure design deliverables are completed and issued per project specifications, MDR, and project Level 2 & 3 procedures, and within agreed schedules and budgets
- Apply knowledge and/or skills to a range of activities
- Set priorities, organize own work and time to meet objectives, and (as a Lead Designer) forecast and plan resource requirements
- Direct small or medium Instrument Design team as Lead Designer
- Lead projects as Lead Designer engaging the participation of other disciplines Coordinate all activities within own discipline and Discipline interfaces with other disciplines
- Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule, and all Discipline manpower resources - agree on allocations with the Engineering Manager
- Ensure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified
- Maintain responsibility progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action
- Act as project-based Discipline point of contact in communications and meetings with the Project Team, Customer, vendor/supplier, and/or subcontractor counterparts; and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.
- Become 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
- 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, identifying software requirements and any other project-specific 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
- Review project schedule and fabrication schedule in relation to construction sequence, milestones, and design scope
- Attend project kickoff and review meetings, vendor/supplier meetings, engineering and design meetings, and offshore site surveys as required
- 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 Instrument scopes Layout drawings Instrument hook-up / installation details Wiring/loop diagrams Panel and console drawings Instrument drawing lists Logic Diagrams Shutdown hierarchy drawings Schematics and block diagrams Material schedules
- Participate in clash resolution meetings, as required
- Travel to fabrication yard or construction site to assist in mechanical completion, hook-up, and/or commissioning, as required
- Act as project-based Discipline point of contact in communications and meetings with Customer, vendor/supplier, and/or subcontractor counterparts; and Project Team
- Ensure substantive communications are documented
- Prepare bids and project's Discipline design budget and execution plans, updating as required
- Identify project staff needs based on knowledge of individual designer's skill sets and provide requests to the Discipline Supervisor / Engineering Manager
- Plan, organize, and assign tasks, responsibilities, and manhour budgets to the Discipline team, and verify tasks are completed within budgets
- Plan Discipline Level 4 detail deliverable schedule/ register compliant with the overall execution plan
- Supervise and guide assigned Designers for Discipline design and design deliverables
- Ensure Designers assigned to the project execute assigned tasks in a consistent manner
- Prepare working forecasts identifying change management plans, corrective action, and real-time schedule
- Provide Discipline inputs for actual, planning, and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity
- Alert the project team of any deviation from the scope or a need for a change order
- Monitor KPI measurement results, and take corrective action as necessary to improve Discipline performance, including performance at interfaces with others
- Coordinate with other disciplines' Lead Designers to ensure timely receipt of necessary design inputs
- Ensure Discipline Designers have sufficient input information for the drawing or model being undertaken
- Raise and approve technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred McDermott procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirements
- Review and approve Discipline project: Schedules Execution Plans Deliverable Lists Deliverables Forecasts Estimates Progress and productivity reports Procedures MTO’s Single discipline checks (SDS) / inter-discipline checks (IDC)
- Review comments from Customers & other agencies on documents and drawings produced by the team, and resolve and give guidance on their update and incorporation
- Lead the Discipline team during project audits (internal, Customer, and third-party technical audits) and Design Reviews
- Assist the Discipline Supervisor / Engineering Manager in the preparation of quarterly forecasts and manpower planning
- Anticipate project engineering needs and plan accordingly
- Assist the Discipline Supervisor / Engineering Manager, and Project Engineering Manager or Project Manager in the Performance Evaluation of project team members
- Ensure Instrument item clashes identified in 3D model are addressed and resolved
- Participate in 3D model reviews, and ensure Instrument review comments are closed
- Travel to the fabrication yard or construction site to assist in mechanical completion, hookup, and/or commissioning, as required
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship
- Four Day Work Week
- Generous Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
