Principal CAD Designer Permanent Staff London – Hybrid working of 4 days per week in the office and 1 day per week working from home Oil & Gas sector Are you an experienced CAD Designer with a strong background within the subsea sector and looking to step up into your next role? This role could be for you A Principal CAD Designer is required on a permanent staff basis to be based in London that will provide a hybrid working set up of 4 days per week in the office and 1 day per week working from home. What will you be doing? Prepare design/fabrication drawings of steel structures and piping using Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD software. Under broad direction assign, oversee, check and approve the work of a team on a project or in the Drawing Office. As the Principal CAD Designer, you will provide focal point for all project communication and activities and ensure the delivery of quality work and services in line with project plans. Identify and communicate project resource requirements to the Deputy Discipline Manager or Discipline Manager. Assess project resource requests and provide feedback on feasibility in terms of deliverables and timescales given resources available. Independently evaluate, organise and prioritise work for self and others. As the Principal CAD Designer, you will participate in technical audits of projects and studies. Actively participate in relevant training and development to pursue continuing professional development. Actively help to guide, train, and develop more junior personnel. Participate in reviews and development of departmental procedures and work methods. As the Principal CAD Designer, you will assist Fabrication as required in the resolution of construction difficulties relating to design problems, clashes, etc. Provide input for project CTR estimates for project drafting team when required. Interface with project discipline leads to ensure CAD deliverable schedule is being met and budget is on track. Ensure project team comply with company QA and HSE procedures. As the Principal CAD Designer, you will be responsible for ensuring that design services comply with company standards and processes in line with appropriate legislation. Manage internal and external Drawing Office project interfaces. What experience would we like you to have? Technical education related to mechanical or structural engineering. As the Principal CAD Designer, you will have relevant previous design and drafting experience in producing subsea structural fabrication within the Marine and/or Oil and Gas industry, including work at Lead/Senior level. Ability to assign, oversee, check, and approve the work of a team on a project or in the department. Ability to prioritize own workload and manage time accordingly to meet time/budget constraints. Produces work of presentable quality. Well versed in industry codes, standards, and design guidelines. Advanced experience in the use of Autodesk Inventor. As the Principal CAD Designer, you will be proficient in the use of Autodesk AutoCAD. Good working knowledge of other non-technical software e.g. MS Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Sound communication skills in English, both verbally and written. Desirable Experience, Skills and Knowledge Prepare offshore installation method sketches, deck layouts, installation aids and rigging drawings using Autodesk AutoCAD software. As the Principal CAD Designer, you will prepare field layout, approach drawings and alignment sheets using Autodesk AutoCAD or Autodesk Civil 3D software. Experience in Autodesk Inventor iLogic Experience in Offshore Wind installation/structures. Experience with Autodesk Vault for data (drawings/models) management. Experience using Siemens Teamcentre product lifecycle management (PLM) system. First Recruitment Group are committed to finding the right candidates for our clients, and the right companies for our candidates to work for. We’re passionate about putting people first, and take pride in being able to offer an all-round service for candidates and clients with our payroll solution, MyPay and workforce management solution, Operam. As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.