Senior Mechanical/ Piping Designer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Benefits & discounts platform

Professional memberships coverage

18 weeks maternity leave + superannum

Job summary

Lycopodium is seeking experienced Senior Mechanical/Piping Designers for our Perth-based team. You will support piping design across projects, ensuring schedules and budgets are met and liaising with clients, vendors and internal teams.

The role requires experience with OpenPlant, Modeller and PID, and a strong construction-focused mindset. Join a global company delivering high-quality engineering and project services.

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience in design/drafting within the resources sector
• Piping design experience in mineral processing plants
• Experience in OpenPlant, Modeller and PID
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement
• Attention to detail and meeting deadlines

Responsibilities

• Provide professional support to the piping design team for project deliverables
• Ensure project schedules and man-hour budgets are met
• Demonstrate understanding of fabrication and construction techniques in the materials handling industry
• Produce plant layouts from preliminary project data and design information
• Review vendor drawings and design data
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to meet design criteria
• Travel on an ad-hoc basis as required

Job description

With offices in Australia, Canada, USA, South America, Southern Africa, Ghana and the Philippines, 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.

Due to the Company’s involvement in a number of new projects and studies, we are currently recruiting for experienced Senior Mechanical/ Piping Designers to join our Perth based team.

Reporting to the Design Coordinator, this position will involve but not be limited to the following responsibilities:

• Provide professional support to the piping design team in the preparation of project deliverables.
• Ensuring project schedules and man-hour budgets are met for areas of assigned work.
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of fabrication and construction techniques in the materials handling industry.
• Producing Company and industry standard models and design drawings from the design engineer calculations and sketches.
• Follow and implement all relevant Company standards and procedures and ensure design drawings comply with all relevant Australian and International Standards.
• Produce plant layouts from preliminary project data and design information.
• Register and file all relevant project documentation in accordance to the Company approved procedures.
• Review of vendor drawings and design data.
• Ensure project design data of work is disseminated to other project team members in an efficient and timely manner.
• Work in conjunction with a range of internal and external stakeholders to meet project design work criteria and deliverables.
• Proactively support other team members as required to ensure Project deliverables are met.
• Suggest methods to improve operational efficiency.
• Ensure a high level of communication is attained within the design team.
• Provide leadership, guidance and direction to the 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

• 6+ years’ experience in Design/Drafting with relevant industry experience.
• Piping design experience in mineral processing plants
• Experience in OpenPlant, Modeller and PID
• Experience in gold, base metals and iron ore is advantageous
• Ability to build and sustain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including Clients, vendors and co-workers
• Solid technical aptitude, analytical and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail and exceptional knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
• Proven time management and organisational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication

The benefits we’ll provide

Lycopodium 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.
• Provide access to a benefits, rewards and recognition platform that also offers great discounts to hundreds of retailers in Australia.
• Provide employees with a variety of additional benefits such as coverage for professional memberships, 18 weeks paid maternity leave + superannuation continuance, discount and rewards programs, and much more.

Lycopodium is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity and maintaining a discrimination free workplace, guided by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Diligence.

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you the candidate, we commit to respond to every applicant.