Senior Mechanical Designer – Plant Layouts & Team Lead

Lycopodium; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Discounts platform

Professional membership coverage

18 weeks paid maternity leave + super2

Job summary

Lycopodium in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Mechanical Designer to join our growing local team. You will lead the drafting and design effort on projects, develop conceptual designs for plant implementations, and guide a small group of designers.

Reporting to the Manager of Design, you will produce plant layouts, review vendor drawings, ensure standards compliance, and manage budgets and schedules while collaborating across business units.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years’ experience in Mechanical Design/Drafting.
• Ability to manage a small project team of Mechanical Designers.
• Proficiency in plant layout design for materials handling and process plants.
• Understanding of fabrication and construction techniques in the materials handling industry.

Responsibilities

• Produce project drawings from design engineer calculations and sketches.
• Lead a small project team of designers within budget and schedule.
• Ensure drawings comply with Australian and international standards.
• Produce plant layouts from preliminary project data and design information.
• Review vendor drawings and design data.
• Ensure project schedules and man-hour budgets are met.
• Maintain progress details for drawings produced by the team.
• Collaborate with personnel across business units.

Skills

Mechanical design

Team leadership

Materials handling

Fabrication knowledge

Education

Engineering Design Drafting degree

Tools

MicroStation 2D/3D

AutoDesk Plant 3D

Job description

Lycopodium in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Mechanical Designer to join our growing local team. You will lead the drafting and design effort on projects, develop conceptual designs for plant implementations, and guide a small group of designers.

Reporting to the Manager of Design, you will produce plant layouts, review vendor drawings, ensure standards compliance, and manage budgets and schedules while collaborating across business units.