Mechanical and Piping Draughtsman

SUMMARY:
We are looking for a dedicated professional to review and approve drawings produced by external design houses or drawing office.

POSITION INFO:

Duties

• Provide Marine Engineering technical advice and design support as required within the business.
• Provide Marine Engineering design services to projects across a range of engineering fields.
• Prepare design proposals including the production of technical reports and feasibility studies.
• Review and approve drawings produced by external design houses/drawing office.
• Verify selection and prepare engineering drawings of mechanical, piping systems and fitting out equipment for projects.
• Check piping drawings (design and verification of P&ID drawings & layouts) and calculations as required for the project.
• Provide marine engineering advice for classification society and statutory compliance.
• Prepare conceptual design development when required.
• Generate and manage CAD library and drawing office standards.
• Liaising with stakeholders on design details and project requirements.
• Assist Consulting Engineers and draughtsman to manage and ensure timely workflow.
• Review, comment and approve basic design documents from design consultants.
• Review, verify and comment/approve technical documents from system integrators, sub- contractors, and suppliers.
• Work with production team to resolve technical issues and site queries.
• Work with Class/Client Authorities to resolve and close any of their observations/comments.
• Check arrangement/layout drawings avoiding clashes between mechanical/electrical/piping and HVAC systems.
• Prepare material estimate (BOM/MTO), drawing lists and schedules for new build projects.
• Research and development of new products.
• Delivery of design calculations and design studies using appropriate software, including mechanical and electrical.
• Provide marine engineering advice on ship construction, repair or modification and marine repair methodology.
• Participate in the development and refinement of design and process FMEA’s (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis).
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities.

Minimum Requirements

• 5 – 8 Years’ marine experience in new builds and ship repair projects.
• Experience in 2D and 3D AutoCAD, Inventor and Micro Station Design Draughting.
• Grade 12 (Matric)
• Relevant technical qualification National Certificate – Mechanical Engineering (T3/NTC 6) or equivalent.

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