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They can solve unique and complex problems and act as a subject matter expert. They can work autonomously within established procedures and practices. The Sr Principal Instrumentation Designer can lead others to solve complex problems and use analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions. They directly impact the achievement of customer, operational, or service objectives.\n Key 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 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 a Lead Designer) forecast and plan resource requirements\nWhen acting as Lead Designer, in addition:Direct small or medium Instrument Design team as Lead Designer\nLead projects as Lead Designer engaging the participation of other disciplines Coordinate all activities within own discipline and Discipline interfaces with other disciplines\nLead the design team of the assigned work area and completed within the planned schedule and budget, in accordance with standards, MDR, and project-specific procedures and to а 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 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.\n\nWhen acting as Design Coordinator, in addition:Coordinate large Design team\nCoordinate project Design interdisciplinary activities to ensure timely and organized distribution of information amongst all Lead Designers\nEnsure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified\n\nBecome fully familiar with the project scope of work, specification, schedule, and all inter-discipline requirements; identify concerns as early as practicable and take the appropriate initiative to address the issue\nIdentify changes to the scope and promptly raise change notifications and provide any necessary supporting documentation and estimates\nProvide similar support for Variation Order\nInterface with all disciplines to develop a clash-free design\nInterface with other department to obtain input for Discipline design and drawing\nLiaise with other discipline support groups to ensure clearly defined interface, deliverables, and schedule are met\nDocument substantive communication (communication that results in a significant decision or assignment of action) and forward copies to Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager\nAssist Discipline Lead Designer in preparing estimates for proposal and job scope change, which include execution statement, work schedule, and manhour requirements, identify software requirements and any other project-specific requirement\nRaise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred Company procedure, specification, standard, practice, and operational requirement\nParticipate in finalizing deliverable list and deliverable, ensure compliance with specification and functional integrity\nReview project schedule and fabrication schedule in relation to construction sequence, milestone, and design scope\nAttend project kickoff and review meeting, vendor/supplier meeting, engineering and design meeting, and offshore site survey, as required\nResearch customer standards and procedures 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 the project job book\nPrepare and review discipline deliverables such as:3D model\nDetailed design drawing\n\nDevelop conceptual layouts based on experience and good offshore engineering practice & develop these through detailed design\nAssist the lead designer to supervise in the preparation of key discipline drawing\nLiaise with the Engineer responsible for the timely expediting of Vendor Data to efficiently progress the project according to schedule requirement\nReview drawings issued by other disciplines and incorporate the required data into Discipline drawing\nReview vendor drawings and documents and incorporate required vendor data into discipline drawings and document\nAssist in providing necessary design inputs to other disciplines to enable them to proceed with their deliverable\nGenerate IDC design documentation for the project\nPerform design verification through single discipline checks (SDC)and/or inter-discipline checks (ID), provide comments to Lead Designer\nReview all project IDC design documentation for detailed technical interface\nMaintain single discipline and inter-discipline check drawings and filing, that include final archiving\nAssist fabrication as required in the resolution of construction difficulties relating to design, problems, clash, etc.\nMonitor progress and maintain the deliverables register on an ongoing basis\nEnsure compliance with the project execution plan and the timely completion and archive of drawings and document\nKeep the Discipline Supervisor/Engineering Manager apprised of all activity and concerns, technical, budgetary, and manpower related\nAssist in providing inputs for actual, plan, and forecast progress report that include associated productivity \nPrepare forecast schedule of delayed deliverables\nAdvise the Lead Designer and Design Supervisor/Engineering Manager of problem areas and/or manpower concern\nReport an error and suggest a resolution for the same\nParticipate in design review and audit\nHighlight knowledge concepts and ensure learning is entered into the system\nAct as a technical resource to others in their own discipline\nProvide leadership, mentorship, 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\nIncorporate approved lessons learned into level 2&3 drafting procedures and standards, as applicable\nDevelop an understanding of the business and process\nIdentify and provide training to staff in specific techniques and proprietary software\nAssist the Department Manager in identifying departmental needs including the development of personnel and technical capability\nParticipate in forums and represent the company as subject matter expert (SME)\nProvide information on employee performance to the Discipline Supervisor/Engineering Manager\nAssist discipline supervisor/engineering manager in interviewing a job applicant\nPrepare/review and (as lead designer) approve instrument design deliverables such as: 3D model instrument scope\nLayout drawing\nInstrument hookup/installation detail\nWiring/loop diagram\nPanel and console drawing\nInstruments drawing list\nLogic diagram\nShutdown hierarchy drawing\nSchematics and blocks diagram\nMaterial schedule\n\nParticipate in the clash resolution meeting, as required\nTravel to the fabrication yard or offshore to assist in mechanical completion, hookup, and/or commissioning, as required\nWhen acting as Lead Engineer, in addition: Act as project-based Discipline point of contact in communications and meetings with Customer counterpart\nEnsure substantive communication is documented\nPrepare bid and project Discipline engineering budget and execution plan, update as required\nIdentify project staff needs based on knowledge of individual engineers' skill sets and provide requests to the Discipline manager\nPlan, organize, and assign tasks, responsibilities, and manhour budget to the discipline team, and verify tasks are completed within budget \nPlan Discipline Level 4 detail deliverable schedule/ register compliant with the overall execution plan\nPrepare work forecast to identify change management plan, corrective action, and real-time schedule\nProvide Discipline input for actual, plan, and forecast progress reports that include associated productivity\nAlert the project team of any deviation from the scope or a need to change the order \nMonitor KPI measurement results and take corrective action as necessary to improve Discipline performance, which includes performance at interface with other \nCoordinate with other Discipline Lead Engineers and Designers to ensure timely receipt of necessary design input\nEnsure discipline designer 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, practice, and operational requirement\nReview and approve discipline project\nSchedule\nExecution plan\nDeliverable list\nDeliverable\nForecast\nEstimate\nProgress and productivity report\nProcedure\nMTOs\nSingle discipline check (SDC)/inter-discipline check (IDC)\nReview comments from customers & other agencies on documents and drawing produced by the team, and resolve and give guidance on their update and incorporation\nLead the Discipline team during project audit (internal, Customer, and third-party technical audit) and Design Review\nAssist the Discipline Supervisor/Engineering Manager in the preparation of quarterly forecast and manpower planning\nAnticipate project engineering needs and plan accordingly\nAssist the Discipline manager and Project Engineering Manager or Project Manager in the Performance Evaluation of project team member\nEnsure instrument item clash identified in the 3D model are addressed and 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