Senior Structural Designer

Overview / Responsibilities:
Wood is currently recruiting for a Senior Structural Designer to join our multidiscipline and multi-client Aberdeen based Engineering Hub to support various scopes on a short term contract basis.

This role requires extensive experience in oil and gas petrochemical industry.

This role will be based within Aberdeen office with hybrid working arrangements in place.
- Prepares engineering drawings in their discipline area from rough sketches or from general engineering and design information according to established standards and procedures
- Create designs and sketch out detailed plans for projects such as commercial, industrial, and civil sector structures and plant and/or manufactured products and systems
- Plans and carries out technical assignments of substantial variety and complexity
- Capable of handling assignments which involve a variety of procedures and techniques
- Undertakes technical assignments that are a significant part of an ongoing engineering program
- Prepares mechanical or digital drawings, diagrams or blueprints and/or models of various products or structures, using computer-aided drafting (CAD) and/or computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) software

Key Responsibilities:

- Develops working drawings, within company and industry standards and codes, from equipment specifications and detailed drawings to support completion of engineering deliverables
- Creates drawings involving plans, layouts, calculations and bills of material
- Works on assignments involving a variety of design procedures and techniques
- Records observations, performs calculations and prepares reports on assignments
- Performs layouts, design and checking work from the basic data supplied
- Establishes project drafting standards and monitors their conformance
- Identifies cost effective solutions to design problems
- Assists in the preparation of bid evaluations
- Designs and constructs models, prototypes, processes or equipment; compiles and evaluates data, makes recommendations, prepares reports
Prepares estimates of time, quantities, materials and labour required for activities related to testing, installation, manufacture, design or construction.
- Generates bill of materials from finished designs
- At more experienced levels, may act as coordinator on small projects, prepares specifications for complex equipment, processes, etc
- Ensures quality in design, technical accuracy in the preparation of drawings, material quantities, etc including reviewing others work at more senior levels.
- Plans assigned work effectively and obtains/provides information liaising with the project team and line manager, in time to control man-hours and achieve targets
- Carries out site visits / surveys and provides inputs to site visit reports

Skills / Qualifications:
Qualifications:

- Minimum ISCED level 5 short-cycle tertiary education in engineering discipline

Knowledge, skills and experience:

- An understanding of related engineering principles and practices, plus training and diversified experience in the field of activity is required
- Capable of interpreting key documents including; engineering standards, piping material specifications, P&IDs and Line Lists
- Technically oriented, mechanically inclined, good at mathematics and talented at translating intangible concepts into hands-on project plans
- Competent user of CAD/D software

Personal attributes:

- Self-motivated and completes given tasks to enhance the overall team performance
- Continuously develops own knowledge and abilities
- Good at problem-solving, logical and methodical
- Strong attention to detail
- Good communicator

Company Overview:
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.