Designer (Instruments)

Designer (Instruments)

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

(Hybrid)

Job Description

Technical Design Ability – Under supervision completes technical design work using company and client design methods, standards and data in line with Project requirements. Provision of support to designers.
Technical Expertise – Possesses proficient levels of technical expertise required to do the job, however continuously work towards improving and updating technical abilities. Will personally seek out opportunities to develop technical knowledge base.
Cross Discipline Project and Team Interaction – Appreciation of project set up and team structure across disciplines. Under guidance working with other discipline designers.  
Understanding and meeting schedule and schedule dependencies – Awareness of personal targets for deliverable production and deliverable schedule.
Commercial Awareness and Customer Focus – Under direction develops the engineering requirement.
Interpretation of Engineering Requirements – Under direction develops the engineering requirement.

Responsibilities

Produce air distribution schedules and indicate positions of air manifolds on plot plans for drafting by the CAD operator.
Design the instrument cable block diagrams for drafting by the CAD Operator.
Produce a cable drum schedule.
Produce the design guidelines for the cable racking / routing drawings for drafting by CAD Operator.
Produce a cable schedule from the cable block diagram and project specifications / standards.
Produce sketches for control room and equipment room layouts for drafting by the CAD Operator.
Develop the instrument design index based on EFD’s and Instrument Index.
Produce hand sketches of earthing philosophy diagrams, based on engineering input for drafting by CAD Operator.
Using the instrument database and project specifications / standards, produce guidelines for the instrument hook-up drawings which are then generated by CAD Operator.
Using the instrument database and project specifications / standards, produce guidelines for the instrument installation detail drawings.
Produce instrument location drawings based on the instrument database, EFD’s and plant layout drawings.
Develop / provide input on the 3D Model to clarify instrument requirements on the model inclusive of cable racking, junction boxes, air headers and field instrument placements.
Produce instrument loop diagrams and termination schedules utilising the In-Tools database.
Produce hand drawn power distribution diagrams for back drafting by CAD Operator.
Provide hand drawn mark-ups for CAD Operator to generate panel layout detail drawings.
Incorporate instrument supplier data received into instrument design database, termination schedules and loop diagrams.
Provide mark-ups on mechanical / instrumentation interface drawings for back drafting.
Provide mark-ups on electrical / instrumentation interface drawings for back drafting.
Maintain the instrument design database and drawing register in a current project state.
Produce enquiry requisitions for instrument cable and junction boxes.
Assist in the preparation of the Instrument contract indirect BOM. 
Perform equipment, panel and cable inspections.
Liaise with engineers to ensure design intent is implemented.
Liaise closely with CAD Operator for the creation and validation of instrument design drawings.
Resolve site queries relative to the instrument design, obtain redline markups and backdraft documents to As-built status.
Assist in the preparation of Instrument ‘End of Job’ documentation.
Perform any other duties assigned within reason by the Principle Instrument Designer / Chief Instrument Engineer

Qualifications

Qualifications:

In-Tools 6.0 or Higher
Smart Plant Review
Microsoft Packages
5 Years minimum experience

Personal attributes:

Initiative – Grasps new or unfamiliar concepts quickly and can effectively deal with complexity and ambiguity. Identifies issues in a constructive manner and recommends solutions. Uses innovative and novel approaches to find solutions 
Change and Adaptability – Gains awareness for, and an understanding of, the position of stakeholders.  Readily adapts to changing circumstances 
Interpersonal Communications – Actively listens and seeks to understand others’ points of view.  Communicates openly and honestly to all levels of the organization.  Expresses ideas and exchanges information clearly and persuasively
Problem Solving – Grasps new or unfamiliar concepts quickly and can effectively deal with complexity and ambiguity. Identifies issues in a constructive manner and recommends solutions.  Uses innovative and novel approaches to find solutions
Planning, Organising & Execution Prioritizes and plans work activities.  Uses time efficiently networking ability.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement 

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.