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Job Summary
In this role, you will supervise junior and senior level designers and be responsible for producing NFPA 70 code compliant facility designs for different facilities that are a part of the Sentinel program. You and your team will produce design drawings both in AutoCAD and SmartSketch as well as maintain a clash free 3D model in SmartPlant 3D. These designs will include layout, elevation, detail, and bill of material drawings for systems such as grounding, lighting and receptacles, lightning protection, raceway (conduit and cable tray), cable routing, underground conduit/ductbank, equipment arrangements.
Major Responsibilities
Maintaining a project schedule and ensuring the team’s design deliverables are completed on time.
Managing a team of up to 10-12 designers to include approving time records, expense reports, performing quarterly reviews
Perform technical reviews of the design deliverables and ensure customer requirements and code requirements are met
Participate in facility model reviews and ensure clashes in the 3D model are coordinated with the appropriate engineering disciplines and resolved in a timely manner
Providing training/mentoring to less experienced designers
Coordinate designs between different engineering disciplines and functions (construction and startup)
Coordinate model changes with the client when impacting client provided equipment
Providing detailed “pre-job” explanations of work to employees including technical requirements, lessons learned, design inputs, and schedule expectations.
Resolving differences of professional opinion between staff and the client
Education and Experience Requirements
Requires AA/AS or Certificate in Engineering/CAD with 10-12 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience
Must be a United States citizen
Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check
Required Knowledge and Skills
Previous experience leading a team of designers
Must be able to collaborate well with other disciplines
Previous experience providing technical reviews of designs and identifying code compliance issues
Previous experience on the physical design of industrial and/or nuclear facilities
Knowledge & application of NFPA 70 and other applicable codes/standards
Hands-on and advanced experience using Smartplant 3D, SmartSketch, and AutoCAD
Strong knowledge of electrical raceway and equipment layouts
Ability to resolve design issues independently and collaboratively with other engineering disciplines, construction, and the client
Ability to cope with conflicting deadlines, frequent interruptions, and multiple tasks
Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
Total Rewards/Benefits
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