Position: Project Design Engineer (Design & Projects)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Worcestershire
Salary: up to £52,000 (depending on experience) plus performance bonus (paid twice yearly in June & December payslip), Plus Flexitime (employees can choose their working pattern)
Industry: Oil & Gas (Pressure Vessel experience is a must)
PRS Engineering has engaged with a key client and a leading Oil & Gas Equipment manufacturer based in the Worcestershire area. Due to team expansion and booming industry, we are seeking a Project Design Engineer on a permanent basis.
Summary of Job:
- Responsible for various ongoing projects including the cost-effective design, material procurement, instigation, control and compilation and submission of all associated engineering documentation
Staff relationship:
- Directly responsible to the Engineering Manager and Lead Engineers in their absence
- Direct supervision of sub-ordinates; may have the services of Junior Engineers, Draughtspersons and Trainee Engineers
- Liaises internally with all departments
- Liaises externally with clients, certified authorities, third party inspection bodies, suppliers, sub-contractors, etc.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Shall be fully committed to the achievement of the company policies and objectives with attention to quality, safety & environment
- Will undertake reasonable instructions from senior personnel in the best interests of the company
- Special respect shall be paid to quality and safety and include but not be limited to the
following:
- Assisting Sales in the preparation of quotation drawings/documentation (workload permitting)
- Assisting in the development of new equipment/new product ranges (workload permitting)
- Assisting in the creation of standard 3D models and library parts (workload permitting)
Design
- Creating cost effective designs by integration of common parts and standardisation of components
- Producing General Arrangement drawings, Manufacturing drawings and Technical Specifications
- Producing 3D models for estimating weights, volumes, interferences, determining complex geometry, etc.
- Verification of designs by calculations and/or FEA/CFD (analysis to be carried out under supervision)
- Designing products that are safe and in accordance with Health & Safely legislation
- Designing products that comply with applicable design codes, e.g. ASME VIII, ASME B31.3, etc.
- Designing products that comply with applicable governing legislation, e.g. 2014/68/EU (PED)
Material Procurement
- Producing material requisitions to ensure all material/quantity/technical requirements are identified
- Using standard components and referencing part numbers from the company system, where possible
- Instigation and ongoing control of projects/contracts from Sales hand-over through to delivery.
- Organisation of the duties, tasks & workload of engineers assisting on larger contracts.
- Liaison with Quality/Production to ensure ‘sub-contract’ and ‘in-house’ activity is considered and controlled
- Supervising workshop personnel and/or sub-contractors, as required
- Organisation and preparation of all engineering documentation requirements, as required by the contract
- Submission of required contract documentation to client/third party, via the Documentation department
Relevant Active Procedures:
All other duties and responsibilities are detailed in the relevant quality and working procedures – follow link
Qualifications/Experience
Minimum GCSE Grade 5 (equivalent grade C) or higher in Maths & English HNC in Mechanical Engineering or similar
Essential knowledge of Microsoft packages (Outlook, Word, Excel) and Adobe Acrobat
AutoCAD experience essential
SolidWorks & 3D Modelling
ASME PV code knowledge required (i.e. ASME VIII)
Knowledge of manufacturing, welding, piping and materials essential Experience of working within the Oil & Gas industry preferred
Experience of fabricated & cast filters, strainers and pressure vessels required
Benefits
- Company bonus
- Company pension scheme
- Life insurance (death in service)
- 23 days holiday (19 floating days, 4 fixed towards Christmas shutdown) +extra service days +Bank
Holidays +Birthday Leave (after 2 full calendar years’ service)
- Training opportunities
- Free on-site parking
- Free eye tests and contribution towards lenses/spectacles for VDU users, if appropriate
Hours of work
Office hours enable flexi-time working, covering a 37-hour week. Flexible start and finish times are available with core hours which must be covered each day. Monday to Thursday covers an 8-hour shift and Friday covers a 5-hour shift.