**Job Overview**:
The Principal Civil/Structural Designer directly impacts the effectiveness of their team and related team. They exchange ideas and information relating to Civil/Structural Design effectively. They may work autonomously within established Civil/Structural Design procedures and practices. They act as a lead, coordinating the work of others. The Principal Civil/Structural Designer proposes improvements to processes and methods within the Civil/Structural Design discipline.
**Key Tasks and Responsibilities**:
- Take the lead role on the civil/structural design team
- Ensure the accuracy of the design drawings
- Work directly from calculations and vendor design drawings
- Check vendor documentation to ensure they comply with design drawings
- Attend internal progress meetings
- Assist the Project Lead Engineer in the preparation of the project engineering plan
- Handle the performance, coordination, and quality of all civil, structural, and architectural modeling and design/drafting work within the assigned project
- Ensure completion of the project tasks and deliverables within the approved budget and schedule
- Ensure deliverables and work processes meet department procedures and standards with minimum rework and design errors reported from the field
- Report status to upper management
- Ensure effective management of change and responsibility for schedule and quantities
- Design offshore and subsea hardware and subsea component
- Develop and modify 3D drawings, models, and specifications for civil and structural projects
- Work closely with engineering to complete and validate the offshore structures
- Provide technical support to the project team, including identifying and resolving design issues
- Prepare and deliver progress reports to management as needed
- Contribute to the development and implementation of design standards and procedures
**Essential Qualifications and Education**:
- Associate Degree in Design Drafting
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Accounting, or Finance degree or technical school certification and college is a plus
- Minimum of 10 years of work experience in Civil Design, Modeling & Drafting
- Minimum of 5 years of design lead or management experience in Heavy Industrial/ Oil & Gas type facilities
- Mastery of current engineering design and drafting software packages and plant layout design
- Familiarity with design codes such as AISC, ACI, NFPA, IBC, AASHTO, and ASCE
- Ability to maintain the design within our company methods and procedures
- Ability to independently organize and prioritize work assignments and deal with conflicting priorities
- Ability to negotiate issues with project engineers, clients, vendors, and partners
- Effective communication skills and professional ethics
- Experience using Intergraph S3D and Smart Sketch
- 3-D Modelling and design of Hardware and subsea components
- AutoCAD 2D, AutoCAD 3D, and Inventor
- Experience and designing offshore structural components and secondary structures
- Experience designing hardware and subsea components (such as PLETs/PLEMs, Manifolds, SUTAs, and Jumpers)
- Strong understanding of Smart Sketch workflow
- Demonstratable knowledge in the development of view styles, labels, drawings, and report templates
- Automation in Smart3D using NET
- Conceptual thinker with the ability to implement creative solutions
- Leadership or management experience
- Vessel drafting experience is a plus
**Company Overview and Core Values**:
McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. For more than a century, customers have trusted McDermott to design and build end-to-end infrastructure and technology solutions—from the wellhead to the storage tank—to transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today.
At McDermott, we hold all employees accountable to follow our 5 core values.
Integrity - we maintain a firm adherence to legal and ethical conduct
One Team - we are one company, where everyone is equally important
Go Beyond - we seek courageous and creative solutions
Well-Being - we promote all forms of well-being
Commitment - we are reliable and dependable in delivering a quality solution.
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