Senior Electrical Designer

Do you enjoy a challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Are you ready to engineer change within the industry and wider community? 

At PD&MS, we’re determined to help drive the change that our world needs to see. To support current and new customers to be part of the energy transition, through future-friendly solutions.  

You can be part of our vision! 

Working Pattern: Permanent / Full Time 

As the Senior Electrical Designer, you will 

• Work as part of a design team and produces engineering design deliverables. The Designer is responsible for ensuring that designs meet project requirements. This role is required to execute Electrical discipline design activities within budget and schedule.
• Carry out work in accordance with PD&MS and project Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality systems.
• Maintain the required technical quality of work.
• Identify scope and schedule changes in accordance with the MoC Process.
• Ensure that designs comply with the relevant procedures and regulations.
• Ensure, as far as practically possible, that all assigned work is carried out in compliance with agreed budget and schedule.
• Keep up to date with technical developments, National and International standards and legislative requirements related to discipline workscope.
• Encourage and provide lateral learning within the discipline.
• Provide technical assistance to staff as required.
• Assist the Lead Designer and others when requested in the execution of their responsibilities and duties.
• Perform offshore / onsite surveys as and when required.

The role offers  

• Development opportunities: the opportunity to develop within the Electrical department, to be appreciated, to work with people who have the same goals and are driven to succeed.
• Varied workload: you’ll have the chance to transfer your skills and develop in our industry and deliver on projects across the fully energy sector, from conventional to renewable energies.
• Opportunities for transferable skills: if you’re experience isn’t traditional oil & gas, we still want to hear from you!  If you’ve EPC experience in nuclear, rail, utilities, petro-chemical, renewables, marine and pharmaceuticals then please apply.
• Salary: Competitive Salary depending on knowledge and experience plus a range of benefits that support your finances, wellbeing, and family.
• Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, Income Protection, Private Medical Cover, Private Dental Cover, 33 days holiday, Holiday Buy, Flexible Working and Employee Assist Programme and CashPlan.
• Location: Aberdeen or Glasgow – hybrid working 3 days in the office with flexibility to work from home for 2 days. 

You’ll have experience of:

• Selection of cabling and bulk materials for use in offshore / marine environments – to include cable glands, cable containment, transits and construction consumables.
• Technical review and acceptance of cabling and bulk material quotations.
• Site surveys (onshore and offshore) (preferably).
• Engagement with other engineering disciplines to resolve interfaces and in undertaking (Inter discipline Checks) IDC’s.
• Brownfield modification experience varied industries.
• The use (highly competent) of Autodesk design products including AutoCad, Plant 3D, Navisworks (Mandatory) and Bentley design products including Microstation (preferred).
• Preparing design drawings including Block Diagrams, SLD’s, Load Lists, Schematics, Inter-connection Diagrams and Bill of Materials (BOM’s).
• Understanding of Close-out activities and as-building procedures.
• Use of proprietary software packages for lighting and trace heating design calculations.
• Hazardous area equipment selection.
• Document management systems archiving and retrieval. 

Personal attributes 

Our GENES, our core values, define who we are, what we stand for and how we deliver.   

• Go the extra mile 

• Empower our people 

• Never get complacent 

• Engage our partners 

• Step up and deliver

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If this sounds like you, then you could be a perfect fit. 

Qualifications

• HNC/HND in relevant engineering discipline (Preferred)
• Previous demonstrable experience in detailed design (Preferred)
• Knowledge and understanding of various relevant industry codes and standards
• Understanding of all engineering disciplines
• Proven highly competent in the use of Autodesk design products
• Survival BOSIET/FOET with CA-EBS with MIST (essential) 

PD&MS has been engineering solutions in the energy industry and beyond since 2002, our ability to combine innovative ideas with technical expertise sets us apart. A flexible, full-service provider committed to supporting the energy transition, we deliver high-quality project work across the entire lifecycle of assets within the oil and gas, renewables and nuclear sectors. But whoever we work with, it’s the energy, professionalism and purpose of our people that really makes the difference. 

Be who you’re meant to be, with PD&MS 

We firmly believe in a work culture in which: individual differences are a source of collective strength and pride; everybody can perform to the best of their abilities and on a level playing field; and all colleagues feel they’re part of our team and their voices will be heard.  We’re already heartened by the diversity within our organisation, but we recognise that there’s always more we can do to improve further.  We welcome applications from all persons regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status. 

We’re energised by the prospect of operating successfully today, tomorrow and far into the future. But we’re also driven to ensure that our business activities are conducted in socially responsible, morally acceptable and sustainable ways.