Design Specialist Storage Solutions

Job Summary:

The Design Specialist – Storage Solutions leads and performs drafting and design activities for storage tanks, vessels, piping spools, accessories, and related products manufactured from steel, composite, or other applicable materials. The role converts engineering inputs, customer requirements, specifications, calculations, and manufacturing constraints into accurate and manufacturable AutoCAD 2D drawings and 3D CAD models. The position plans and coordinates drafting work, allocates tasks to drafters, checks and approves drawings and bills of material, maintains revision control, and personally develops complex drawings and models. The specialist works closely with Engineering, Project Management, Sales, Manufacturing, QA/QC, Procurement, and Operations to deliver complete, error-free documentation on schedule.

RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILTY & AUTHORITY:

Main Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day drafting and design activities for storage-solution projects and guide drafters in producing accurate deliverables.

• Prepare and develop tank general-arrangement drawings, fabrication drawings, nozzle-orientation drawings, piping spool drawings, layouts, detail drawings, 2D & 3D models, and associated documentation.

• Review customer specifications, datasheets, engineering inputs, P&IDs, calculations, vendor information, and project requirements before starting design work.

• Assign and prioritize drafting tasks, monitor progress against the schedule, identify constraints, and provide timely status updates to the Engineering Supervisor and project stakeholders.

• Check and approve drawings, models, bills of material, material take-offs, and drawing revisions prepared by drafters for accuracy, completeness, manufacturability, and compliance with requirements.

• Apply NOV drafting practices, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, drawing standards, document-control requirements, and revision-management procedures consistently.

• Coordinate design interfaces with Engineering, Manufacturing, QA/QC, Procurement, Project Management, Sales, and Operations; resolve clashes, missing inputs, and drawing-related issues.

• Ensure tank and piping designs reflect practical fabrication, assembly, transport, installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements.

• Participate in design reviews, model reviews, constructability and manufacturability reviews, and close out review comments in a controlled and traceable manner.

• Maintain drawing registers, design files, standard details, templates, and databases to ensure traceability, version control, and efficient reuse of approved designs.

• Support manufacturing and site teams by clarifying drawings, resolving shop-floor queries, incorporating approved changes, and preparing as-built documentation when required.

• Mentor and train drafters and junior designers, provide technical guidance, perform quality checks, and promote continuous improvement in drafting productivity and quality.

Qualifications:(Education/No. of Years of Experience).

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Design, Drafting, or equivalent. 

• Minimum 8 years of relevant mechanical/product drafting and design experience involving tanks, vessels, piping, spools, or fabricated equipment.

• At least 5 years of checking drawings and coordinating or leading drafters/designers.

• Hands-on AutoCAD 2D drafting is mandatory.

• Hands-on 3D CAD modelling and drafting is mandatory using AutoCAD 3D, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, or equivalent software.

• Must personally produce complex drawings and models in addition to leading and checking others.