Project Design Engineer

Position: Project Design Engineer
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Worcestershire (Hybrid Working Available)
Salary: up to £50,500 (depending on experience) plus performance bonus (paid twice yearly in June & December payslip), Plus Flexitime (employees can choose their working pattern)
Industry: Oil & Gas

Summary of Job:

• Responsible for various ongoing projects including the cost-effective design, material procurement, instigation, control and compilation and submission of all associated engineering documentation.

Staff relationship:

• Directly responsible to the Engineering Manager and Lead Engineers in their absence.
• Direct supervision of sub-ordinates; may have the services of Junior Engineers, Draughtspersons and Trainee Engineers.
• Liaises internally with all departments.
• Liaises externally with clients, certified authorities, third party inspection bodies, suppliers, sub-contractors, etc.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Shall be fully committed to the achievement of the company policies and objectives with attention to quality, safety & environment.
• Will undertake reasonable instructions from senior personnel in the best interests of the company.
• Special respect shall be paid to quality and safety and include but not be limited to the following:
• Assisting Sales in the preparation of quotation drawings/documentation (workload permitting).
• Assisting in the development of new equipment/new product ranges (workload permitting).
• Assisting in the creation of standard 3D models and library parts (workload permitting).

Design:

• Creating cost effective designs by integration of common parts and standardisation of components.
• Producing General Arrangement drawings, Manufacturing drawings and Technical Specifications.
• Producing 3D models for estimating weights, volumes, interferences, determining complex geometry, etc.
• Verification of designs by calculations and/or FEA/CFD (analysis to be carried out under supervision).
• Designing products that are safe and in accordance with Health & Safety legislation.
• Designing products that comply with applicable design codes, e.g. ASME VIII, ASME B31.3, etc.
• Designing products that comply with applicable governing legislation, e.g. 2014/68/EU (PED).

Material Procurement:

• Producing material requisitions to ensure all material/quantity/technical requirements are identified.
• Using standard components and referencing part numbers from the company system, where possible.
• Instigation and ongoing control of projects/contracts from Sales hand-over through to delivery.
• Organisation of the duties, tasks & workload of engineers assisting on larger contracts.
• Liaison with Quality/Production to ensure 'sub-contract' and 'in-house' activity is considered and controlled.
• Supervising workshop personnel and/or sub-contractors, as required.
• Organisation and preparation of all engineering documentation requirements, as required by the contract.
• Submission of required contract documentation to client/third party, via the Documentation department.

Relevant Active Procedures:
All other duties and responsibilities are detailed in the relevant quality and working procedures.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Minimum GCSE Grade 5 (equivalent grade C) or higher in Maths & English HNC in Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• Essential knowledge of Microsoft packages (Outlook, Word, Excel) and Adobe Acrobat.
• AutoCAD experience essential.
• SolidWorks & 3D Modelling.
• ASME PV code knowledge required (i.e. ASME VIII).
• Knowledge of manufacturing, welding, piping and materials essential. Experience of working within the Oil & Gas industry preferred.
• Experience of fabricated & cast filters, strainers and pressure vessels required.

Benefits:

• Company bonus.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life insurance (death in service).
• 23 days holiday (19 floating days, 4 fixed towards Christmas shutdown) +extra service days +Bank Holidays +Birthday Leave (after 2 full calendar years' service).
• Training opportunities.
• Free on-site parking.
• Free eye tests and contribution towards lenses/spectacles for VDU users, if appropriate.

Hours of work:
Office hours enable flexi-time working, covering a 37-hour week. Flexible start and finish times are available with core hours which must be covered each day. Monday to Thursday covers an 8-hour shift and Friday covers a 5-hour shift.

Daniel Warby