Job Overview:
The Electrical Designer provides solutions to problems in the Electrical Design discipline without supervisory approval and will evaluate and select solutions from established operating procedures and/or scientific procedures.
Lutech Resources has over 25 years experience providing tailor made recruitment and integrated resource management to leading Engineering, Energy and Manufacturing sector companies worldwide. We set ourselves apart from others in the industry by building long term relationships with both our clients and candidates based on a mutual understanding of their targeted industry and a passion for excellence. With every engagement, our goal is to quickly place qualified talent with the best suited employer. We have a genuine understanding of candidates and clients needs. Along with a dynamic and effective service, we strive for positive outcomes for everyone, every time.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Prepare and develop arrangement and detail FEED, studies, and detail design drawings of high technical quality and professional consistent presentation ensuring clarity and ease of construction
- Assist in the preparation of 3D models
- Ensure work complies with MDR and project QA and/or QC systems and procedures
- Apply basic technical skills and knowledge to complete assigned work
- Continue developing skills to efficiently complete repetitive tasks
- Manage own time to meet deadlines set by others
- Become fully familiar with including the identifying Contract Scope concerns of as Work, early as specifications, practicable, schedule, and all inter-discipline
- Recognize changes to scope and notify the Discipline Lead Designer
- Interface with all disciplines to develop clash-free designs
- Interface with other disciplines to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings
- Liaise with other discipline support groups to ensure clearly defined interfaces, deliverables, and schedules are met
- Document substantive communications (communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of actions), and forward copies to the Discipline Lead Designer and Discipline Supervisor
- Assist Discipline Lead Designer in preparing estimates for proposals and job scope changes
- Review all project design documentation for detailed technical interfaces
- Research Customer standards and procedures to prepare project-specific design procedures and standards for submission to the Customer for approval
- Set up the Discipline Master design drawing and document files
- Prepare Discipline deliverables such as:
- Detailed design drawings
- As-built drawings
- Review drawings issued by other disciplines and incorporate the required data into Discipline drawings
- Review vendor drawings and documents and incorporate required vendor data into Discipline drawings and documents
- Perform design verification through single discipline checks (SOC) and assist with inter-discipline checks (IDC), providing comments to the Lead Designer
- Prepare, issue, and update material and weight data take-offs
- Assist Fabrication as required in the resolution of construction difficulties relating to design problems, clashes, etc.
- Monitor progress and maintain the deliverables register on an ongoing basis
- Ensure compliance with the Project Execution Plan and the timely completion and archiving of drawings and documents
- Keep the Lead Designer and/or Senior Designer apprised of all activities, progress, and concerns
- Participate in design reviews and audits
- Capture lessons learned and entered them into MDR's Lessons Learned system
- Develop a basic understanding of MDR's business and the customers it serves
- Prepare Electrical Design deliverables such as:
- One-line diagrams
- Schematics
- Interconnection and wiring diagrams
- Block diagrams
- Area classification drawings
- Conduit and cable schedules
- Power layout drawings
- Earthing/grounding layout drawings
- Lighting layout drawings
- Electrical cable tray drawings
- Electrical building drawings
- Electrical support drawings
- Electrical drawing indexes
- Lighting design calculations
- Cable sizing
- Prepare bills of material and perform material take-offs for electrical items including cables, lighting fixtures, cable trays, cable glands, termination kits, and MCTs
Reports to:
Project: Lead Designer
Functional: Supervising Department Manager
Liaise With: Electrical Engineers, other Electrical Designers, and Senior Electrical Designers
Supervises: May be required to assist or provide guidance to trainee designers
Essential Qualifications and Education:
- High School graduate with a diploma in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Design, or Drafting in a related discipline or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 3 years with a major contractor or consultant
- Detailed knowledge of associated industry detailing standards
- Detailed knowledge of 2D and/or 3D drafting systems (AutoCAD and/or MicroStation)
- Knowledge of E3D and/or S3D
- Familiarity with 3D design systems E3D or S3D would be an advantage
- Knowledge of AutoCAD and/or Auto lisp Programming, 3D Model creation, Menu and/or Macro compilation skills
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