Massy Wood is currently recruiting for a Principal Piping Designer with extensive experience in the oil and gas industry.
The Principal Designer is responsible for technical, budget, schedule and resourcing responsibility for the discipline on specific projects.
- Originate discipline deliverables.
- Assist the Discipline Lead Designer and/or Discipline Function Lead as directed.
- Produce solutions that are safe, cost effective, fit for purpose and add value to both Massy Wood Group and the client.
- Ensure operational and maintenance issues are addressed in the design.
- Provide discipline design input to procurement and construction activities.
- Attend technical meetings if delegated by the Discipline Lead Designer.
- Attend Design Reviews, Constructability Assessments etc. if delegated by the Discipline Lead Designer.
- Communicate with Discipline Engineers and Designers to ensure design integrity and consistency.
- Responsible for technical assurance of discipline deliverables, discipline content of IDC prints and vendor documents.
- Supervise discipline design personnel ensuring Massy Wood Group and project specific Management Systems and Procedures are followed.
- Knowledge of and adherence to Massy Wood Group and project specific Engineering Management Systems and Procedures relevant to the role.
- Demonstrate the appropriate competence level for the job.
- Is a source for guidance on a majority of discipline design applications.
- Coordinate technical matters within discipline and with other disciplines as required.
- Assist with development of discipline design personnel.
- Develop discipline scopes of work, estimates and schedules.
- Manage the discipline scope of work, budget and schedule with respect to delivery, monitoring and changes on allocated projects.
- Knowledge and application of client specific standards.
- Discipline focal point for the allocated projects.
- Represent Massy Wood Group to clients and suppliers / vendors in a professional manner.
- Use opportunities at meetings with clients and suppliers/ vendors to learn of additional work which Massy Wood Group could undertake and to promote Massy Wood Group’s capabilities.
- Develop working relationship with client and supplier / vendor personnel.
- Assist Discipline Function Lead with management of discipline personnel working on allocated projects.
- Responsible for resource planning to maintain adequate staff levels considering short and long term requirements of the allocated projects.
- Adhere to procedures for document control and discipline design, e.g. creation of discipline design deliverables, use and retention of check prints / IDC prints.
- Responsible for checking discipline design deliverables, discipline design content of IDC prints and vendor documents.
- Review work processes of discipline design personnel ensuring Massy Wood Group Management Systems and Procedures are followed.
- Liaise with the Discipline Function Lead to identify and implement improvements in discipline working practices.
- Capture and communicate lessons learnt to the Discipline Function Lead.
- Coach / guide discipline design personnel on a majority of discipline applications.
- Keep a log of competencies gained through further education, external training and internal / on the job training.
- Deliver the discipline scope of work for allocated projects within man-hour budget and schedule.
- Deliver assigned tasks within man-hour budget and schedule.
- Identify increases or reductions in scope of work within own area of responsibility and advise the Discipline Lead Designer accordingly.
- Identify areas of concern during the course of any project to the Discipline Lead Designer and propose necessary corrective action.
- Identify discipline design scopes of work if delegated by the Discipline Lead Designer.
- Prepare discipline design CTR estimates, project execution plans and schedules if delegated by the Discipline Lead Designer.
- Communicate with Operations and Maintenance personnel to determine any opportunities where Massy Wood Group could provide solutions to existing problems or for improving the existing practice.
- Identify resource requirements for allocated projects to the Discipline Lead Engineer and ensure that demands are met.
- Assist Discipline Function Lead with competency assessments of discipline personnel working on allocated projects.
- Assist Discipline Function Lead with performance appraisals of discipline personnel working on allocated projects.
- Prepare timesheets accurately and timely.
- Approve timesheets for discipline design personnel allocated to the project.
- Perform all other job-related functions.