Project Design Engineer

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Contract:

Permanent

Location:

Worcestershire

Salary: up to £50,500 (depending on experience) plus performance bonus (paid twice yearly in June & December payslip), Plus Flexitime (employees can choose their working pattern)

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
• 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

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

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

• 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.

• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Job function
  
  Engineering and Manufacturing
• Industries Oil and Gas, Oil and Coal Product Manufacturing, and Oil, Gas, and Mining

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