Senior Designer

Short Description

Subsea7 is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Designer to join our dynamic team in Perth. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality design solutions for subsea engineering projects, supporting both front-end studies and detailed design phases. You’ll collaborate closely with engineers and project teams to develop innovative, safe, and cost-effective subsea systems.

All personnel are expected to contribute to creating a positive HSEQ culture within Subsea 7 and ensure familiarity with and adherence to local HSEQ codes and practices.

REPORTS TO: CAD Discipline Manager

LOCATION: Perth, Australia

What will you be doing?

• 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 Drawing Office Supervisor or Manager.
• Assess project resource requests and provide feedback on feasibility in terms of deliverables and timescales given resources available.
• Undertake checking of others work in a project or department environment.
• Independently evaluate, organise and prioritise work for self and others. Ensure project team adhere to the Business Management System (BMS) and PM7.
• Participate in technical audits of projects and studies.
• Actively participate in relevant training and development to pursue continuing professional development.
• Participate in reviews and development of departmental procedures and work methods.
• 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.
• 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. Assist development of standard project deliverables and efficiencies.
• Ensure adequate Drawing Office input to applicable procurement activities.
• Support induction and training programme for junior employees and new starts through mentoring.
• Support development and management of apprentice recruitment and training where applicable.
• Encourage awareness of department capabilities and competencies.
• Support development of department structure and succession planning.
• Encourage awareness and reporting of project variations amongst all department employees.
• Encourage recording of lessons learned and Opportunities for Improvement (OFIs) to assist in improved company systems and services.
• Help ensure efficiency and quality by producing drawings and sketches consistent with good engineering practice.
• Operate within standardised engineering policies, processes and systems.
  
  

KEY RELATIONSHIPS/ STAKEHOLDERS

External

• Clients for Technical Reviews, and input into tenders and studies
• Relevant professional bodies and institutions of learning
  
  

Internal

• Project Managers
• Project Engineering Managers
• Engineering Department
• Engineering Compliance Manager
• Drawing Office Supervisor
• Drawing Office Personnel
  
  

What experience would we like you to have?

• Ability to lead and function within a design team and across multiple projects.
• Ability to prioritise own and others’ workload, manage time accordingly and inform team members where constraints will affect a project in terms of programme or budget.
• Ability to manage interfaces within a project structure, including other disciplines, drawing office, document control, project management, client and suppliers.
• Ability to manage change control within own remit on a project.
• Inform team members where constraints will affect a project in terms of programme or budget.
• Demonstrable ability to work within time/budget constraints