Senior Electrical Designer (Dr/Des) (Altamira)

Company Overview

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Job Overview

Perform Electrical conceptual and detailed analyses of engineering as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards. Prepare detailed shop drawings of high technical quality and professional consistent presentation ensuring clarity and ease of construction. Develop 3D models and ensure clash free with all other disciplines. Ensure deliverables are completed and issued as per project specifications, MDR, and project Level 2 & 3 procedures, and within agreed schedules. Prepare clear and accurate reports and procedures.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Be fully familiar with the project scope of work, specifications, schedule, and all inter‑discipline requirements; including identifying concerns as early as practicable and taking appropriate initiatives to address the issues.
• Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications, including providing any necessary supporting documentation and estimates. Provide similar support for Variation Orders.
• Interface with all disciplines to identify clashes in designs and to obtain input for Discipline shop drawings.
• Liaise with other discipline support groups to ensure clearly defined interfaces, deliverables, and schedules are met.
• Maintain close coordination with other engineering disciplines, Planning, Fabrication, Marine, and Project Management teams, as required. Document substantive communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of actions and forward copies to the Principal Electrical Designer and Construction Support Manager.
• Assist in the preparation of estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, work schedules, execution statements, and man‑hour estimates.
• Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred McDermott procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirements.
• Attend project kickoff meetings, vendor/supplier meetings, and PMT team meetings as required.
• Participate in the development of deliverables lists.
• Research customer standards and procedures to prepare project-specific discipline procedures and standards for submission to the customer for approval, as required.
• Assist in providing necessary inputs to other disciplines to enable them in proceeding with their deliverables.
• Set up and maintain the Discipline Master shop drawing and document files, including final archiving.
• Review drawings issued by other disciplines to incorporate the required data into discipline drawings.
• Prepare sketches of details to prepare shop drawings.
• Review vendor drawings and documents and incorporate required vendor data into discipline shop drawings and documents, as required.
• Review vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary.
• Assist fabrication as required in the resolution of construction difficulties relating to design problems, clashes, etc.
• Prioritize, organize, and manage own time and work to meet agreed‑upon deadlines and budgets, and develop plans for short‑term work activities in own area or project.
• Monitor progress and maintain the discipline deliverables register on an ongoing basis.
• Keep the Principal Electrical Designer apprised of all activities and concerns, technical, budgetary, and manpower related.
• Capturing lessons learned and entering MDR's Lessons Learned system.
• Prepare electrical discipline deliverables such as:
  • As‑built drawings, as required.
  • Filing of project drawings and documents.
  • Equipment support sheets.
  • Bulk support sheets.
  • Service support sheets.
  • Design change notifications.
  • Conduit and cable schedules.
  • Cable drum schedules.
  • Data analysis reports.
  • Technical evaluations.
  • Load lists.
  • Installation detail shop drawings.
  • Single line diagram shop drawings.
  • Electrical support detail shop drawings.
  • Layout of facility shop drawings.
  • Wiring diagram.
  • Electrical drawing list.
• Assist procurement personnel in procuring discipline equipment, materials, and services. Procurement assistance includes evaluating technical quotations and preparing queries and recommendations, as directed by the Principal Electrical Designer.