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 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
– When acting as Lead Designer, in addition:- 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
– Lead the design team of the assigned work area and completed within the planned schedule and budget, in accordance with standards, MDR, and project-specific procedures and to а high professional standard
– Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule, and all Discipline manpower resources – agree 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 Project Team, Customer, vendor/supplier and/or subcontractor counterparts; and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.
– When acting as Design Coordinator, in addition:- Coordinate large Design team
– Coordinate project Design interdisciplinary activities to ensure timely and organized distribution of information amongst all Lead Designers
– Ensure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified
– Become fully familiar with the project scope of work, specification, schedule, and all inter-discipline requirements; identify concerns as early as practicable and take the appropriate initiative to address the issue
– Identify changes to the scope and promptly raise change notifications and provide any necessary supporting documentation and estimates
– Provide similar support for Variation Order
– Interface with all disciplines to develop a clash-free design
– Interface with other department to obtain input for Discipline design and drawing
– Liaise with other discipline support groups to ensure clearly defined interface, deliverables, and schedule are met
– Document substantive communication (communication that results in a significant decision or assignment of action) and forward copies to Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager
– Assist Discipline Lead Designer in preparing estimates for proposal and job scope change, which include execution statement, work schedule, and manhour requirements, identify software requirements and any other project-specific requirement
– Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred Company procedure, specification, standard, practice, and operational requirement
– Participate in finalizing deliverable list and deliverable, ensure compliance with specification and functional integrity
– Review project schedule and fabrication schedule in relation to construction sequence, milestone, and design scope
– Attend project kickoff and review meeting, vendor/supplier meeting, engineering and design meeting, and offshore site survey, 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
– Develop and maintain the project job book
– Prepare and review discipline deliverables such as:- 3D model
– Detailed design drawing
– Develop conceptual layouts based on experience and good offshore engineering practice & develop these through detailed design
– Assist the lead designer to supervise in the preparation of key discipline drawing
– Liaise with the Engineer responsible for the timely expediting of Vendor Data to efficiently progress the project according to schedule requirement
– Review drawings issued by other disciplines and incorporate the required data into Discipline drawing
– Review vendor drawings and documents and incorporate required vendor data into discipline drawings and document
– Assist in providing necessary design inputs to other disciplines to enable them to proceed with their deliverable
– Generate IDC design documentation for the project
– Perform design verification through single discipline checks (SDC)and/or inter-discipline checks (ID), provide comments to Lead Designer
– Review all project IDC design documentation for detailed technical interface
– Maintain single discipline and inter-discipline check drawings and filing, that include final archiving
– Assist fabrication as required in the resolution of construction difficulties relating to design, problems, clash, etc.
– Monitor progress and maintain the deliverables register on an ongoing basis
– Ensure compliance with the project execution plan and the timely completion and archive of drawings and document
– Keep the Discipline Supervisor/Engineering Manager apprised of all activity and concerns, technical, budgetary, and manpower related
– Assist in providing inputs for actual, plan, and forecast progress report that include associated productivity
– Prepare forecast schedule of delayed deliverables
– Advise the Lead Designer and Design Supervisor/Engineering Manager of problem areas and/or manpower concern
– Report an error and suggest a resolution for the same
– Participate in design review and audit
– Highlight knowledge concepts and ensure learning is entered into the system
– Act as a technical resource to others in their own discipline
– Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to others
– Assist in the maintenance of departmental technical guidelines and standards
– Participate in the development and maintenance of Global Procedures, Software, Guidelines, and Standards
– Incorporate approved lessons learned into level 2&3 drafting procedures and standards, as applicable
– Develop an understanding of the business and process
– Identify and provide training to staff in specific techniques and proprietary software
– Assist the Department Manager in identifying departmental needs including the development of personnel and technical capability
– Participate in forums and represent the company as subject matter expert (SME)
– Provide information on employee performance to the Discipline Supervisor/Engineering Manager
– Assist discipline supervisor/engineering manager in interviewing a job applicant
– Prepare/review and (as lead designer) approve instrument design deliverables such as: – 3D model instrument scope
– Layout drawing
– Instrument hookup/installation detail
– Wiring/loop diagram
– Panel and console drawing
– Instruments drawing list
– Logic diagram
– Shutdown hierarchy drawing
– Schematics and blocks diagram
– Material schedule
– Participate in the clash resolution meeting, as required
– Travel to the fabrication yard or offshore to assist in mechanical completion, hookup, and/or commissioning, as required
– When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition: – Act as project-based Discipline point of contact in communications and meetings with Customer counterpart
– Ensure substantive communication is documented
– Prepare bid and project Discipline engineering budget and execution plan, update as required
– Identify project staff needs based on knowledge of individual engineers’ skill sets and provide requests to the Discipline manager
– Plan, organize, and assign tasks, responsibilities, and manhour budget to the discipline team, and verify tasks are completed within budget
– Plan Discipline Level 4 detail deliverable schedule/ register compliant with the overall execution plan
– Prepare work forecast to identify change management plan, corrective action, and real-time schedule
– Provide Discipline input for actual, plan, and forecast progress reports that include associated productivity
– Alert the project team of any deviation from the scope or a need to change the order
– Monitor KPI measurement results and take corrective action as necessary to improve Discipline performance, which includes performance at interface with other
– Coordinate with other Discipline Lead Engineers and Designers to ensure timely receipt of necessary design input
– Ensure discipline designer 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, practice, and operational requirement
– Review and approve discipline project
– Schedule
– Execution plan
– Deliverable list
– Deliverable
– Forecast
– Estimate
– Progress and productivity report
– Procedure
– MTOs
– Single discipline check (SDC)/inter-discipline check (IDC)
– Review comments from customers & other agencies on documents and drawing produced by the team, and resolve and give guidance on their update and incorporation
– Lead the Discipline team during project audit (internal, Customer, and third-party technical audit) and Design Review
– Assist the Discipline Supervisor/Engineering Manager in the preparation of quarterly forecast and manpower planning
– Anticipate project engineering needs and plan accordingly
– Assist the Discipline manager and Project Engineering Manager or Project Manager in the Performance Evaluation of project team member
– Ensure instrument item clash identified in the 3D model are addressed and resolved
– Participate in 3D model review, and ensure instrument review comments are close
– Travel to the fabrication yard or offshore to assist in mechanical completion hookup, and/or commissioning as required
– When acting as design coordinator:- Coordinate the timely flow of information and data between design discipline
– Manage lead designer interface to ensure there are no scope of work gaps or overlaps, and work is being completed in accordance with an agreed schedule
– Become familiar with the contract scope of work, specification, and schedule, and fully familiar with all inter-discipline requirements: including identifying concerns as early as practicable and taking appropriate initiatives to address the issue
– Liaise with discipline lead designers to ensure interface responsibilities are clearly defined and understood
– Monitor changes to scope and ensure changes are communicated to all impacted discipline design lead
– Ensure affected interface responsibilities are clearly defined and understood
– Provide similar support for a variation order
– Ensure substantive communication is documented
– Coordinate the development of estimates for proposal and job scope change, which include execution statement, work schedule, and manhour requirements, identify software requirements and any other project-specific requirement
– Participate in finalizing deliverable list and deliverable, ensure compliance with specification and functional integrity
– Review project schedule and fabrication schedule in relation to construction sequence, milestone, and design scope
– Attend project kickoff and review meeting, vendor/supplier meeting, engineering and design meeting, and offshore site survey, as required
– Liaise with the Engineer responsible for the timely expediting of Vendor Data to efficiently progress the project according to schedule requirement
– Liaise with the responsible designers to expedite discipline design information and data as necessary to meet the agreed schedule
– Review IDC design documentation for the project for a detailed technical interface
– Keep the Discipline Supervisor/Engineering Manager apprised of all activity, progress, and concern
– Participate in design review and audit as required
– Highlight knowledge concepts and ensure learnings are entered into the system
– Participate in the development and maintenance of Global Procedures, Software, Guidelines, and Standard
Reports to:
Project: Lead Designer, Project Engineering Manager or Project Manager
Functional: Supervising Designer or Engineering Manager
Liaises With: Lead Designers, Engineers, Project Managers, Project Engineers, and all other Engineering and Design
disciplines, Material Control Team, Document Control, HSE, Vendor, and Customer representatives
Supervises: Design team assigned to different projects during the detailing and production phases
