Senior Draftsman at Gordon Barrett

Description of Function

• The Senior Draftsman will report to the Lead Draftsman/Engineering Manager and be responsible for a team of engineers in undertaking design elements for major offshore, onshore and subsea projects.
• He/she will manage production of drawings and reports and coordinate drafting specifications, including calculations and other technical documents. He/ she will assist in ensuring that the team produces deliverables to agreed timelines and within budget and will also supervise and manage all Draftsmen in the Drafting department.
• The Lead Draftsman will be attending meetings and communicating with other teams on project specific issues, liaise with clients and provide leadership and mentoring to junior draftsmen.

Responsibilities
General:

• Leads and co-ordinates a team of draftsmen
• Can take the function as Designer (Head of Group), according to the complexity of the project
• Is responsible for delivering in part or in whole the drawings of a project depending on the volume and complexity and according to the data and instructions given by the engineer and/or Discipline Lead Drafting.
• Carries out projects, feasibility study and justify technical choices together with the engineer.
• Delivers fabrication drawings and/or drawings for aids to installation.
• Defines tasks and give instructions to the draftsmen who assist him.
• Ensures compliance with norms and specifications in use.
• Controls the drawings issued by the drafting office.
• Supervises the expediting of documents and updates the drafting office master
• Follows up progress on the project drawings
• Regularly provides activity progress reports to management and project leadership.

Resources Management:

• Assist in defining and maintaining drafting office organisation and layout.
• Specifying, maintaining and updating 2D and 3D CAD tools in liaison with the IT department, and assisting the management for new acquisitions.
• Ensuring that personnel are aware of the company’s HSE policy and that it is adequately considered in the deliverables which are produced.
• Ensure that personnel are aware of the company’s Quality Policy.
• Represent the company at relevant professional events.

Tenders:

• Prepare or validate preliminary studies for design and /or installation.
• Prepare or validate preliminary technical operating plan.
• Prepare or validate preliminary system description and MTO.
• Prepare and check estimation of engineering man-hours and time estimate for operations.
• Propose clarifications and qualifications.

Projects:

• Plan, prepare and deliver calculation notes for design and installation.
• Plan, prepare and deliver Installation procedures (including material and equipment list, planning,)
• Follow-up execution of projects drawings.
• Plan, Prepare and deliver requisitions and/or specifications.
• Provide technical assistance to supply chain management.
• Participate in operations.
• Responsible for the planning for his/her scope of work
• Carries out drawing of structural design and installation aids.

Capability Profile - Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Behaviours

• Qualification: A HND in Civil or Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of Upper Credit division or a Bachelor’s degree in Building or Architecture with a minimum of Second Class Upper Division. Applicants with Second Class Lower Division who possess a Master’s degree in the relevant field will be considered. COREN Certificate (certification in progress is accepted).
• Experience: Eight (8) - Ten (10) years relevant post qualification experience (which includes National Youth Service) in the Design Engineering function of a reputable Multinational or Professional Engineering Design organization.
• Good knowledge in BTS/DUT (Steel Construction) software
• Good knowledge in BTS ROC (Construction of welded works) software
• Good knowledge in DAO CAO programmes, AutoCAD 2D-3D, INVENTOR V10 and PDMS.
• Creativity and innovation
• Attention to detail
• Understanding of a range of technologies and engineering drawings
• Drawing / CAD drafting ability
• Knowledge of computer-assisted design software
• Ability to liaise effectively with colleagues in many other departments
• Communicate well diagrammatically and in writing.
• Strong mathematical skills.
• Sound technical skills.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts well diagrammatically, in speech and writing.
• Problem-solving to anticipate identify and resolve problems at any stage.
• Ability to maintain an overview of entire projects while continuing to attend to detailed technicalities.
• Negotiating skills.
• Management ability and supervisory skills.
• Team oriented.