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.
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