Instrument Designer

Lead Instrument Designer required for long term contract role, to lead and manage a design team on greenfield projects, for a global oil & gas engineering contractor based in Surrey. 

The Lead Instrument Designer role involves leading a team of designers and preparing a wide range of Instrumentation and Telecommunication engineering deliverables, including block diagrams, instrument indexes, location layouts, hookups, installation drawings, cable schedules, cable routing layouts, material take-offs, bills of material, and layouts for control and rack rooms.

The Role:

• Lead and manage a design team on greenfield projects.
• Prepare and review design deliverables in compliance with project standards.
• Collaborate with other disciplines (Electrical, Piping) to provide instrumentation and telecom inputs.
• Support the Lead Engineer in design deliverables development of specifications.
• Ensure adherence to company and project standards, procedures, and specifications.

Skills & Experience:

• Proficient in 3D drafting software packages.
• Experienced with Smart-Plant Instrumentation Database application.
• Hands-on experience in 3D modelling and extracting drawings from 3D models.
• Skilled in developing cable tray layouts and location layouts using MicroStation.
• Familiarity with material take-offs and bills of material preparation.

Job Details:

Start date: ASAP

Contract duration: c. 8months

Rate: £50p/h (Ltd Co), role expected to fall Outside of IR35

Location: Surrey, 5 days a week office based.

All applicants must possess the permanent right to work in the UK.