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They exchange ideas and information relating to Electrical Design effectively. The Principal Electrical Designer may work autonomously within established Electrical Design procedures and practices. They act as a lead, coordinating the work of others. The Principal Electrical Designer proposes improvements to processes and methods within the Electrical Design discipline.\nKey Tasks and Responsibilities:\nPrepare 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\nDevelop 3D models and ensure clash-free with all other disciplines\nEnsure design deliverables are completed and issued per project specifications, MDR, and project Level 2 & 3 procedures, and within agreed schedules and budgets\nApply knowledge and/or skills to a range of activities\nSet priorities, organize own work and time to meet objectives, and (as Lead Designer) forecast and plan resource requirements\nBecome fully familiar with the Contract Scope of Work, specifications, schedule, and all interdisciplinary requirements; including identifying concerns as early as practicable and taking appropriate initiatives to address the issues \nIdentify changes to scope and promptly raise change notification in the Change Management system, including providing any necessary supporting documentation and estimates \nProvide similar support for Variation Orders \nInterface with all disciplines to develop clash-free designs \nInterface with other disciplines to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings \nLiaise with other discipline support groups to ensure clearly defined interfaces, deliverables, and schedules are met \nDocument substantive communications (communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of actions), and forward copies to Discipline Lead Designer and Discipline Supervisor \nAssist Discipline Lead Designer in preparing estimates for proposals and job scope changes, including execution statements, work schedules, and man-hour requirements, identifying software requirements and any other project-specific requirements \nRaise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred McDermott procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirements \nParticipate in finalizing deliverables lists, deliverables, and philosophies to ensure compliance with specifications and functional integrity \nReview project schedule and fabrication schedule in relation to construction sequence, milestones, and design scope\nAttend project kickoff and review meetings, vendor/supplier meetings, engineering and design meetings, and offshore site surveys as required \nResearch Customer standards and procedures in order to prepare project-specific design procedures and standards for submission to the Customer for approval\nSet up and maintain the Discipline Master design drawing and document files\nDevelop and maintain project job books\nPrepare and review Discipline deliverables such as:3D model\nDetailed design drawings\n\nDevelop conceptual layouts based on experience and good offshore engineering practice & develop these through detail design\nAssist the Lead Designer in supervising the preparation of key Discipline drawings\nLiaise with the responsible Engineers for the timely expediting of Vendor Data to efficiently progress the project according to schedule requirements\nReview drawings issued by other disciplines and incorporate the required data into Discipline drawings\nReview vendor drawings and documents and incorporate required vendor data into Discipline drawings and documents\nAssist in providing necessary design inputs to other disciplines to enable them to proceed with their deliverables\nIdentify all items for which insufficient data is available to allow the drawing or model to be completed (HOLDS), and list these on the drawing and on the standard 'HOLDS' list form; Notify the Discipline Lead Designer when there are updates to the Holds list\nGenerate IDC design documentation for the project\nPerform design verification through single discipline checks (SDC) and/or inter-discipline checks (IDC), providing comments to the Lead Designer\nReview all project IDC design documentation for detail technical interfaces\nMaintain single discipline and inter-discipline check drawings and filing, including final archiving\nPrepare, issue, and update material and weight data take-offs\nAssist Fabrication as required in the resolution of construction difficulties relating to design problems, clashes, etc.\nMonitor progress and maintain the deliverables register on an ongoing basis\nEnsure compliance with the Project Execution Plan and the timely completion and archiving of drawings and documents \nKeep the Lead Designer apprised of all activities, progress, and concerns, including manpower and budgetary-related\nAssist in providing inputs for actual, planning, and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity\nPrepare forecasting schedules of delayed deliverables\nAdvise the Lead Designer of problem areas and/or manpower concerns\nReport errors and suggest resolution for the same\nParticipate in design reviews and audits\nCapture lessons learned and enter into MDR's Lessons Learned system\nAct as a resource for colleagues with less experience\nAct as a technical resource to others in their own discipline\nGuide less experienced Designers on MDR and Discipline procedures, standards, worksheets, design calculations, software, technical queries, etc.\nProvide leadership, mentoring, and guidance to others\nAssist in the maintenance of departmental technical guidelines and standards\nParticipate in the development and maintenance of Global Procedures, Software, Guidelines, and Standards \nFurther develop understanding of MDR's business and processes\nIdentify and provide training to staff in specific techniques and proprietary software\nProvide information on employee performance to the Discipline Supervisor/ Engineering Manager\nAssist the Discipline Supervisor/ Engineering Manager in interviewing job applicants\nPrepare/ review and (as Lead Designer) approve Electrical Design deliverables such as:3D model Electrical scopes\nOne-line diagrams\nSchematics\nInterconnection and wiring diagrams\nBlock diagrams\nArea classification drawings\nConduit and cable schedules\nPower layout drawings\nEarthing/grounding layout drawings\nLighting layout drawings\nElectrical cable tray drawings\nElectrical building drawings\nElectrical support drawings\nElectrical drawing indexes\nLighting design calculations\nCable sizing\n\nPrepare/review and (as Lead Designer) approve bills of material and perform material take-offs for electrical items including cables, lighting fixtures, cable trays, cable glands, termination kits, and MCTs\nParticipate in clash resolution meetings, as required\nTravel to the fabrication yard or offshore to assist in mechanical completion, hookup, and/or commissioning, as required\nWhen acting as Lead Designer, in addition:Direct small or medium Design team\nLead projects as Lead Designer engaging the participation of other disciplines \nCoordinate all activities within own discipline and Discipline interfaces with other disciplines\nLead 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\nPlan, organize, and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule, and all Discipline manpower resources - agree allocations with the Engineering Manager\nEnsure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified\nMaintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action\nAct as project-based Discipline point of contact in communications and meetings with Project Team, Customer, vendor/supplier and/or subcontractor counterparts; and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.\nEnsure substantive communications are documented\nPrepare bids and project's Discipline design budget and execution plans, updating as required\nIdentify project staff needs based on knowledge of individual designer's skill sets and provide requests to the Discipline Supervisor / Engineering Manager\nPlan, organize and assign tasks, responsibilities, and man-hour budgets to the Discipline team, and verify tasks are completed within budgets\nPlan Discipline Level 4 detail deliverable schedule/ register compliant with the overall execution plan\nSupervise and guide assigned Designers for Discipline design and design deliverables\nEnsure Designers assigned to the project execute assigned tasks in a consistent manner\nPrepare working forecasts identifying change management plans, corrective and real­time schedule\nProvide Discipline inputs for actual, planning, and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity\nAlert the project team of any deviation from the scope or a need for a change order\nMonitor KPI measurement results, and take corrective action as necessary to improve Discipline performance, including performance at interfaces with others \nCoordinate with other disciplines' Lead Designers to ensure timely receipt of necessary design inputs\nEnsure Discipline Designers have sufficient input information for the drawing or model being undertaken\nRaise and approve technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred McDermott procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirements\nReview and approve Discipline project:Schedules\nExecution plans\nDeliverables lists\nDeliverables\nForecasts\nEstimates\nProgress and productivity reports\nProcedures\nMTOs\n\nSingle discipline checks (SOC) / inter-discipline checks (IDC)\nReview comments from Customers & other agencies on documents and drawings produced by the team and resolve and give guidance on their update and incorporation\nLead the Discipline team during project audits (internal, Customer, and third-party technical audits) and Design Reviews\nAssist the Discipline Supervisor/Engineering Manager in the preparation of quarterly forecasts and manpower planning\nAnticipate project engineering needs and plan accordingly\nAssist the Discipline Supervisor/ Engineering Manager, and Project Engineering Manager or Project Manager in the Performance Evaluation of project team members\nEnsure Electrical item clashes identified in 3D model are addressed and resolved\nParticipate in 3D model reviews, and ensure Electrical review comments are closed\nTravel to the fabrication yard or offshore to assist in mechanical completion, hookup, and/or commissioning, as required \n\nReports to:\nProject: Lead Designer, Project Engineering Manager or Project Manager\nFunctional: Supervising Designer or Engineering Manager\nLiaise With: Lead Electrical Designers, Electrical Engineers, all other Engineering and Design disciplines assigned to the project, Project Engineer, Material Control Team, Document Control, and Customer representatives\nSupervises: Design team assigned to a project or part of the project during the detailing and production phases\n Essential Qualifications and Education:\nHigh School graduate with a diploma in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Design, or Drafting in a related discipline or equivalent experience\n10 years min with major contractor or consultant of which 5+ years of experience in oil and gas\nDetailed knowledge of associated industry detailing standards & codes Detailed knowledge of 3D and 2D drafting and material control systems (AutoCAD and/or MicroStation) Minimum 1 or 2 projects working experience in E3D and/or S3D Capable of Leading projects\nKnowledge of QA Systems and a good communicator Working experience 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