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Senior Principal Electrical Designer

McDermott Middle East - Qatar Branch

Job Type

Full-time

Work Type

On-Site

Location

Doha, Qatar

Experience

15 - 25 years
  • 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 and budgets.
  • Apply knowledge and/or skills to perform complex work.
  • Set priorities, organize own work and time to meet objectives, and (as Lead Designer) forecast and plan resource requirements.
  • Become fully familiar with the Contract Scope of Work, specifications, schedule, and all interdisciplinary requirements; including identifying concerns as early as practicable and taking appropriate initiatives to address the issues.
  • Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications 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 the 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, 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 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 project job books.
  • Prepare and review Discipline deliverables such as:
  • 3D model.
  • Detailed design drawings.
  • Develop conceptual layouts based on experience and good offshore engineering practice & develop these through detailed design.
  • Assist the Lead Designer in supervising the preparation of key Discipline drawings.
  • Liaise with the responsible Engineers for the timely expediting of Vendor Data to efficiently progress the project according to schedule requirements.
  • 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 in proceeding with their deliverables.
  • 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, including final archiving.
  • Assist Fabrication as required in the resolution of construction difficulties relating to design problems, clashes, etc.
  • Monitor progress and maintain the 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 Discipline Supervisor/Engineering Manager 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.
  • Prepare forecasting schedules for delayed deliverables.
  • Advise the Lead Designer and Design Supervisor/Engineering Manager of problem areas and/or manpower concerns.
  • Report errors and suggest a resolution for the same.
  • Participate in design reviews and audits.
  • Capture lessons learned and entered them into MDR's Lessons Learned system.
  • Act as a technical resource to others in their own Discipline.
  • Provide leadership, mentoring, 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 MOR Level 2 & 3 drafting procedures and standards, as applicable.
  • Further develop an understanding of MDR's business and processes.
  • Identify and provide training to staff in specific techniques and proprietary software.
  • Assist Department Manager in identifying departmental needs including the development of personnel and technical capabilities.
  • Participate in McDermott forums and represent McDermott as a subject matter expert (SME).
  • Provide information on employee performance to the Discipline Supervisor/ Engineering Manager.