Principal Mechanical Designer (Minerals Plant Layout)

With offices in Australia, Canada, USA, Southern Africa, Ghana, Philippines, Argentina and Peru, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.
Lycopodium
is currently recruiting for a Lead Designer to join our growing Drafting & Design team in Vancouver, BC.
Reporting to the Chief Designer the Lead Designer will producing high quality, cost effective, detail 3D designs and general arrangement drawings.The designer will work under the supervision of the Principal Designer, Lead Discipline Design Engineer or the Project Lead Engineer.
The tasks you'll perform
Assist with the development of man-hour budgets and design schedules for Study /EPCM estimates.
Facilitate design reviews through the development stages of the project design.
Demonstrate a sound understanding of fabrication and construction techniques in the materials handling industry.
Review and interpret vendor certified drawings and design data.
Manage subordinates’ review of vendor certified documentation and the dissemination of vendor information to discipline engineers / drafting resources for interface checking.
Management of and responsibility for multi-discipline design and drafting resources assigned to allocated tasks to achieve agreed deliverable dates and manhour budgets.
Responsible for resolving disputes in their given discipline.
Follow and implement all relevant Company standards and procedures and ensure design drawings comply with all relevant Australian and International Standards.
Compile project reporting requirements in accordance with Company and Client standards to a high level of accuracy and professionalism.
Proactively support other team members as required to ensure Project deliverables are met.
Register and file all relevant project documentation in accordance to the Company approved procedures.
Contribute to engineers in trainings professional development by providing consistent mentoring and identify avenues of development.
Monitor the progress and performance of the project design team and give input and provide feedback and support where necessary.
Develop and contribute to the delivery of improvement initiatives which support business priorities for continuous improvement.
Suggest methods to improve operational efficiency.
Ensure a high level of communication is attained within the Engineering - Design team.
Provide leadership, guidance and direction to the Engineering - Design team as required.
Travel on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and its operations.
The expertise you'll bring
Degree or Diploma with a focus on Design and Drafting
15+ years’ experience in a similar role with relevant industry experience.
The benefits we'll provideLycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.
We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we:
Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
Provideemployeeswitha variety ofadditionalbenefits such as coverage for professional memberships, RRSP matching, healthcare spendingaccount,discountand rewards programs, andmuchmore.
The expected salary range for this role is $165,000 to $180,000.This range is based on the role’s job family andlevel and reflects a good faith estimate for the role at the time of posting.Your final offer will depend on factorssuch as market conditions, internal equity and candidateexperience,skills,andqualifications relevant to the role.We believe in fair,competitivepay that reflects the valueyoubring to the team.
Lycopodium is an equalopportunity employer committed to fostering diversityandmaintaininga discrimination free workplace,guidedbyour core values of Respect,Integrityand Diligence.
We arecommitted to providing the best possible experience for every candidate by responding to every application.We do not use AI to screen,assess,or select candidatesandto ensurefairness;
Every application is personally reviewed by a member of our team.If you require accommodation at anystage,pleasecontact our Recruitment Teamand we will work with you to provide the support you need.
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