Senior Designer – Instrumentation

Overall purpose of role

Carry out engineering design and prepare drawings while ensuring compliance with customer technical specifications, company standards, and the requirements of the production and user departments. Plan, distribute, monitor, and check work activities related to the development of electrical, instrumentation, and telecom drawings and documents. Oversee project activities to ensure timely production of accurate design deliverables.

Primary responsibilities, authorities & accountabilities

• Develop designs such as equipment layouts, EIT support drawings, single line diagrams (SLDs), schematics, termination drawings, hook-ups, 3D models, and lists with overall assistance from the Senior Engineer, Lead Engineer, or Lead Designer.
• Plan, schedule, and monitor team activities in coordination with the Senior Engineer or Lead Designer.
• Participate in bid engineering, including estimating man-hours and materials.
• Distribute, monitor, and check the work of the assigned team to ensure quality and accuracy.
• Review deliverables for overall completeness, general safety, access and egress, materials handling, maintenance, and operability.
• Perform inter-disciplinary checks to maintain design integrity.
• Ensure design deliverables, including material requisitions (MRs), comply with the project schedule.
• Prepare material take-offs (MTOs), material requisitions, and manage material allocation and reconciliation.
• Review and comment on vendor drawings, incorporate vendor data into document deliverables, and perform site surveys as necessary.
• Manage change control and risk identification throughout the project.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications and company procedures.
• Propose design improvements and document lessons learned.
• Assist the Lead, Senior Engineer, or Lead Designer in achieving departmental key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Act as a document checker, identify and control software requirements, and supervise project closeout activities including as-built documentation.
• Coordinate project activities across multiple office locations and supervise larger teams of drafters and designers.
• Determine training needs and plan the development of team personnel.
• Carry out 3D modeling and perform periodic overall model reviews to ensure content quality.
• Mentor and train draftsmen.
• Ensure compliance with HSES policies and procedures and all applicable information security policies.
• Contribute to bids and proposals as required.

Attainment

• Minimum education: Diploma or ITI in Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering.
• Minimum experience: 8 to 14 years in offshore, onshore, or drilling rigs within the design or construction industry.
• Proficient in PDMS, Aveva or equivalent software, AutoCAD, and skilled in S3D/E3D.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact effectively across multiple disciplines.
• Well-versed in electrical and instrumentation standards and materials.
• Possesses site experience and site deputation, including experience with Aramco and CRPO projects.