Mechanical Designer

Job description / Role

Wood is recruiting for a mechanical designer

Wood is recruiting for a mechanical designer to join its projects team focusing on delivering across FEED and detail design scopes of work. In this role, you will be responsible:

• Prepares engineering drawings in their discipline area from rough sketches or from general engineering and design information according to established standards and procedures.
• Creates designs and sketches out detailed plans for projects such as commercial, industrial, and civil sector structures and plant and/or manufactured products and systems.
• Plans and carries out technical assignments of substantial variety and complexity. Capable of handling assignments which involve a variety of procedures and techniques.
• Undertakes technical assignments that are a significant part of an ongoing engineering program.

Position is based in Oman for a long-term assignment.

Responsibilities

The mechanical designer will be responsible:

• Develops working drawings, within company and industry standards and codes, from equipment specifications and detailed drawings to support completion of engineering deliverables.
• Creates drawings involving plans, layouts, calculations and bills of material.
• Works on assignments involving a variety of design procedures and techniques.
• Records observations, performs calculations and prepares reports on assignments.
• Performs layouts, design and checking work from the basic data supplied.
• Designs and makes detail drawings from rough sketches involving intricate calculations and the application of fundamental engineering principles.
• Establishes project drafting standards and monitors their conformance.
• Identifies cost effective solutions to design problems.
• Assists in the preparation of bid evaluations.
• Designs and constructs models, prototypes, processes or equipment; compiles and evaluates data, makes recommendations, prepares reports.
• Prepares estimates of time, quantities, materials and labour required for activities related to testing, installation, manufacture, design or construction.

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Experience:

• Minimum ISCED level 5 short-cycle tertiary education in engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in upstream oil and gas engineering.
• An understanding of related engineering principles and practices, plus training and diversified experience in the field of activity is required.
• Capable of interpreting key documents including engineering standards, piping material specifications, P&IDs and line lists.
• Technically oriented, mechanically inclined, good at mathematics and talented at translating intangible concepts into hands-on project plans.
• Competent user of CAD/D software.

About the Company

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.