Senior Electrical Designer

Job Overview

The Senior Electrical Designer completes a variety of Electrical Design assignments as needed and can complete work with a limited degree of supervision. They are an informal resource for colleagues with less Electrical Design experience. They 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. The Senior Electrical Designer directly impacts 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
• Develop 3D models and ensure clash-free with all other disciplines
• Ensure design deliverables are completed and issued per project specifications, MDR, and project Level 2 & 3 procedures, and within agreed schedules
• Apply knowledge and/or skills to complete a variety of day-to-day activities within own area
• Continue developing skills to complete repetitive tasks efficiently
• Prioritize and organize own work to meet agreed-upon deadlines
• 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 man-hour 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 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
• 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 the 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  
• Further develop an understanding of MDR's business including processes and procedures  
• Prepare/review Electrical Design deliverables such as:
  • 3D model Electrical scopes
  • One-line diagrams
  • Schematics
  • Interconnection and wiring diagrams
  • Block diagrams
  • Area classification drawings
  • Conduit and cable schedules Power layout drawings  
  • Earthing/grounding layout drawings Lighting layout drawings  
  • Electrical cable tray drawings Electrical building drawings Electrical support drawings Electrical drawing indexes Lighting design calculations  
  • Cable sizing
• Prepare/review bills of material and perform material take-offs for electrical items including cables, lighting fixtures, cable trays, cable glands, termination kits, and MCTs  
• Participate in clash resolution meetings, as required
• Travel to the fabrication yard to assist in mechanical completion, hookup, and/or commissioning, as required

      Reports to: 
      Project: Lead Designer 
      Functional:  Supervising Designer or Engineering Manager 
      Liaise With: Electrical Engineers, other Electrical Designers, the Lead Designer, and assigned designers in other disciplines 
      Supervises: Assigned Designers and trainee designers

Essential Qualifications and Education

• High School graduate with a diploma in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Design, or Drafting in a related discipline or equivalent experience
• 6 years min with major contractor or consultant of which 2+ years of experience in oil and gas
• Detailed knowledge of associated industry detailing standards
• Detailed knowledge of 3D and 2D drafting systems (AutoCAD and/or MicroStation)
• Working experience in E3D and/or S3D
• Knowledge of QA Systems and a good communicator
• Detailed knowledge of AutoCAD and/or Auto lisp Programming, 3D Model creation, Menu and/or Macro compilation skills would be an advantage

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