Principal Designer

**Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.**

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs, planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.

This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

**_ Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?_**

**JOB TITLE: PRINCIPAL DESIGNER - ELECTRICAL**

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Review the ITT (Invitation To Tender) documents provided in the proposals, evaluate the drafting scope and prepare / review the Bill of material, identify technical queries (TQs) as applicable.
- Prepare and review various estimates like Bill of quantities, Man-hours, Software requirements during proposals /projects.
- Provide engineering input to proposals like risk register, project execution plan, manning levels / histograms, identify probable optimizations during proposals / projects etc.
- Collate inputs from all concerned and compile Technical Document Register (TDR) and align it with the scope of work.
- Review basis of design, design guidelines, specifications, Data Sheets, equipment layout, Hazardous area classifications, typical installation standards and other relevant documents.
- Verify and conceptualize the most optimum work route. Identify a clear scope of work/deliverables and accordingly plan/schedule the designing, drafting and modeling activities and manpower resource. Identify and quantify total number of engineering deliverables, man-hour allocation, format of delivery, time schedules and other requirements for execution of the work.
- Develop optimum scope split matrix for the design and drafting work between home office & Satellite office. Coordinate with projects / planning as well as with engineering team of Satellite office on project time schedules, establish target completion dates, ensure target dates are achieved.
- Develop Manpower Histograms assign and distribute manpower for the execution of detail design, drafting and modeling activities within the approved project man-hours. Recommend cost effective measures to reduce overall manpower costs.
- Perform and / or review design calculations like lighting Lux level distribution, cable sizing, cable tray loading, MCT layout using vendor software or standard spreadsheets and validate the calculations.
- Organize and direct preparation of design and drafting deliverables like SLD, Load lists, Load schedule, cable and drum schedule schematics, Interconnection diagrams, Block Diagrams, cable and tray routing, LER/ switch gear room / Battery room / control room layouts, inputs to Cause and Effect diagrams, Cable and tray layouts JB schedules and other specific deliverables as outlined in the contract.
- Ensure compliance of design based on sound engineering practices, company standards, client contract requirements and based on international codes and standards for assigned projects.
- Review preparation of equipment layout, organize the issuance of engineering drawings and technical documents for Inter-Discipline Checks (IDC’s) coordinate with other engineering discipline in the mitigation of comments.
- Review vendor drawings / documents and ensure that the data from the current revision is captured and design changes are captured and documented. Ensure that vendor equipment specifications meet with client equipment specifications.
- Coordinate with projects and planning departments on schedule related to drafting deliverables issues. Update TDR progress reports with PETROCEPT software as required.
- Interface regularly with client representatives and, ensure the progress of project is in accordance to schedule, allotted man hours and budgeted costs.
- Facilitate and aid with milestone-based design and model review with Client and timely close out all action points.
- Participate in HAZOP review meeting, design review and model review meetings, Constructability reviews with client and representatives of other engineering disciplines.
- Interact with Quality Assurance for quality issues, strictly ensure compliance with Company’s ISO Quality procedures. Coordinate Internal and Client audit requests, facilitate audit procedures of design, drafting and modeling systems within the department.
- Direct and monitor Mat