To manage a team of draughtspersons in producing drawings to achieve project objectives.
- Drawing Office (DO) set-up on projects per Company standards and procedures
- Budget management forecast and reporting on design office resource requirements
- Identify Project Drawing Office resource forecast requirements and communicating these requirements to Project, and Functional Management
- Compilation and maintenance of the Drawing Register
- Drawing office administration
- Forecast and monthly reporting on progress in accordance with the project execution plan, and advising deviations and corrective actions to the Project Engineer
- Generate and issue monthly reports listing key drawing office metrics
- Undertake actual draughting work where/when required
- Project change management:
- Register all deviations to standard budget through change control procedure
- Revise project plan to reflect time changes in project scope and deliverables
- Project close-out and arranging for archiving
- Provide input into man-hour/register generation for tenders complete with a write-up on strategy, assumptions, inclusions and exclusions
Perform tasks in compliance with Company Systems, Standards and Procedures
Promote the company’s image and team cohesion through effective communication and liaison
- Actively promote the Company's professional image, both internally & externally.
- Maintain effective inter-departmental communication.
Communication
- Maintain effective DO departmental and inter-project communication by:
- Ensuring DO departmental representation at relevant internal project and inter-departmental meetings
- Encouraging inter-departmental communication
Innovation
- Review industry norms/practices and technologies from time-to-time
- Identify and implement continuous improvements initiatives
Manage administration
- Maintain personal administration.
- Compile and manage man-hour budgets for discipline
- Issue data to relevant parties on request
- Distribute and expedite information coming into and out of Project DO
- Generate final Project DO records and close-out report
- Assist with Project DO Clerical duties where necessary
Manage design office personnel
- Develop job specs and generate call forward schedule
- Control DO resourcing of project daily
Ensure personal performance for technical responsibilities
- Perform site visits.
- Obtain feedback from Project Engineer and Lead Engineers
- Check engineering 2D drawings or 3D models
- Give feedback to draughtsperson for changes
- Ensure drawings that are generated are fit-for-purpose while containing the appropriate amount of detail