Design Draughtsman

SUMMARY:

The Design Draughtsman will prepare all the required drawings and associated drawing office documents for the completion of Tenders, Contracts and Engineering Studies associated with Water, Waste and Energy applications.

• Drawing up of Process Flow Diagrams (PFD’s) and Piping Instrumentation Diagrams (PID’s).
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  POSITION INFO:
  

  The Design Draughtsman will prepare all the required drawings and associated drawing office documents for the completion of Tenders, Contracts and Engineering Studies associated with Water, Waste and Energy applications.

  • Drawing up of Process Flow Diagrams (PFD’s) and Piping Instrumentation Diagrams (PID’s).
  • Generate General Arrangement (GA) Drawings in conjunction with Process, Mechanical and ECI engineering disciplines. Drawings to show main plant dimensions, equipment tags and positions, general arrangement and elevation views.
  • Generate Civil Guideline drawings based on the approved GA drawings, showing plinth coordinates and design loads, building and civil structure requirements, for civil costing and detail design by others.
  • Assist Mechanical Engineers with regards to mechanical design costing (structural steel, equipment supports, platforms walkways, etc.) and piping design costing (piping systems, piping supports, cladding insulation, etc.) through the generation of Bills of Materials (BOM), Isometric Drawings etc.
  • Assist ECI Engineers with regards to ECI design and costing, including cable racking positioning and generation of the relevant Bill of Materials (BOM)
  • Responsible for the writing of piping specifications relevant to client specifications.
  • Programming of piping specifications into 3D modelling software and ensuring accuracy of Bills of Material and automated drawings generated from software.
  • 3D modelling on AutoCAD 3D Plant software.
  • Conversion of 3D models from other software packages (e.g. AutoCAD CADWorx, Autodesk Inventor) into recognised AutoCAD 3D Plant format.
  • Generation of basic and detail engineering design drawings as per the Engineering Procedures.
  • Provide assistance to Mechanical Engineer to verify that mechanical construction by subcontractors comply with detail design specifications, sign off on vendor and subcontractor drawings, incorporate detail equipment drawings into design, and verify that correct as-built drawings are issued.
  • Responsible for the stamping, filing and archiving of hard copies and archiving of electronic copies of equipment used in model generation, as well as all project drawings.
  • Responsible for drawing control, the recording of drawing histories and the stamping requirements of drawings issued.
  • Responsible for the generation of as-built drawings after project completion, based on redlined drawings produced during construction, or based on actual site measurement by the draughtsman.
  • Responsible for the adherence of drawing office to any and all internal and client specifications applicable for all work.
  • Ensure work is executed on time, within draughting man-hour budget and is cost effective in accordance with Group procedures and standards.
  • Communicating progress, problems and solutions to your line manager.
  • Keep up to date with latest developments, design tools guidelines inside the company, in the field of draughting and from local / international draughting software suppliers
  • To ensure the application and maintenance of departmental systems and procedures
  • Provide project-specific input to Project Manager to resolve construction issues during site work.

  Quality, Health Safety

  • Ensure health and safety legislation and contractual obligations pertaining to health safety are adhered to throughout the project.
  • Read and understand the ISO9001:2008 manual for the procedures pertaining to the Tendering, Engineering and Projects Division.

  External Relations

  • Liaise with clients, suppliers, consultants and contractors on technical and commercial aspects
  • Interacts with partners and other companies in the group
  • Produce presentations and/or represent the company at trade fairs and seminars

  Other

  • Attend all training seminars pertaining to this position.
  • Perform any other duties required by the General Manager: Engineering.
  • Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, or suitable training from a certified institution in basic CAD Draughting.
  • Minimum of 5 years 3D Modelling and Piping experience on AutoCAD 3D Plant.
  • Training on AutoCAD, CADWorx, AutoCAD Plant and/or Autodesk Inventor will be an advantage.
  • General working knowledge of piping systems and structural steel design.
  • Detail orientated.
  • Proven leadership and mentoring skills
  • Communication and Organizational skills
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Computer Literacy (Google Suite or equivalent)
  • Good organisational skills
  
  
  

   

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