Principal Instrumentation Designer

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The Principal Instrumentation Designer directly impacts the effectiveness of their team and related team. They exchange ideas and information relating to Instrumentation Design effectively. The Principal Instrumentation Designer may work autonomously within established Instrumentation Design procedures and practices. They act as a lead, coordinating the work of others. The Principal Instrumentation Designer proposes improvements to processes and methods within the Instrumentation Design discipline.

• 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:
  • 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 interfaces with other disciplines
  • Lead the design team of the assigned work area and complete within the planned schedule and budget, in accordance with standards, MDR, and project-specific procedures, and to a 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 on 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 the Project Team, Customer, vendor/supplier, and/or subcontractor counterparts; and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.
• Become 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 manhour 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 in order to prepare project-specific design procedures and standards for submission to the Customer…