CAD Designer, Senior

CB&I; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CB&I is seeking a Senior Plate Structures Designer to create and review 2D/3D drawings and bills of material for plate structures, foundations, and piping within Storage Solutions products. The role operates in a fast-paced, production-focused environment, with independent work and potential supervision of junior designers.

The designer reports to the Project Engineer and collaborates with Plate Structures Designers/Engineers and Managers to ensure accuracy, safety, and efficiency across project

Qualifications

• 2D and/or 3D CAD experience with Microstation and/or AutoCAD.
• Experience with steel detailing practices and standard industry conventions.
• Strong geometry, trig, unit conversions, and BOM take-offs.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Accurately produce detail drawings for customer approval, fabrication, and construction per design codes, standards and specs.
• Ensure drawing details are safe for field erection and constructability.
• Review and sign off on drawings and BOMs for customer approval and construction.
• Compare drawings and BOMs to as-sold estimates and flag discrepancies to the project team.
• Run programs to produce and check detail drawings and BOMs.
• Forecast task durations and commit to deadlines.
• Mentor and transfer knowledge to less experienced plate structures designers.
• Make project-specific decisions and advise the project team.
• Generate tool/workflow improvements for efficiency.
• Use document management and project collaboration tools effectively.

Skills

CAD software (Microstation/AutoCAD)

Tekla

Steel detailing

Geometry and trig

Verbal and written communication

Forecasting deadlines

Mentoring/leadership

Education

2-year technical diploma in Mechanical/Civil Engineering or Construction Technology

Tools

Tekla

Job description

Company Overview

CB&I delivers integrated storage and asset‑management solutions that help customers operate safely, reliably, and efficiently across the lifecycle of their facilities. Through our two global business units - Storage Solutions, the world leader in tanks, terminals, and storage systems, and Asset Solutions, a leading provider of operations, management, wells and decommissioning services - we combine technical excellence with execution capability to extend asset life, optimize performance, and maximize value.

Company Overview

CB&I delivers integrated storage and asset‑management solutions that help customers operate safely, reliably, and efficiently across the lifecycle of their facilities. Through our two global business units - Storage Solutions, the world leader in tanks, terminals, and storage systems, and Asset Solutions, a leading provider of operations, management, wells and decommissioning services - we combine technical excellence with execution capability to extend asset life, optimize performance, and maximize value.

Overview

The Senior Plate Structures Designer is responsible for utilizing 2D and/or 3D CAD skills, CB&I engineering and drafting templates and tools to produce and/or check design deliverables; including drawings and bills of material for plate structures and associated foundations, structural, and piping associated with CB&I Storage Solutions' products and services. The role includes working in a fast-paced, production-oriented environment where speed and accuracy is essential. Senior Plate Structures Designer is expected to work independently with minimal supervision and may be asked to train or supervise the work of less experienced designers on specific tasks. The role directly reports to the Project Engineer and routinely interacts with other Plate Structures Designers, Plate Structures Engineers and Managers.

Responsibilities

• Accurately produce assigned detail drawings for customer approval, fabrication, and/or construction per applicable design code, company standards and customer drawings and specifications.
• Ensure drawing details are safe for field erection and use, with constructability in mind.
• Reliably check and sign off on detail drawings for customer approval, fabrication, and/or construction per applicable design code, company standards and customer drawings and specifications.
• Compare detail drawings and bills of material to as-sold estimate and advise project team of discrepancies and potential changes.
• Run programs to produce and check detail drawings and bills of material.
• Forecast how long it will take to do a task - commit to definitive deadlines.
• Provide mentoring and knowledge transfer to less experienced plate structures designers.
• Make decisions on project-specific details and advise project team.
• Generate improvement ideas for tools and workflow associated to the role.
• Effectively use document management system.
• Effectively use project team or department collaboration and productivity apps and tools.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• 2-year technical diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering or Construction Technology required.
• Proficient in 2D and/or 3D CAD using platforms such as Microstation and/or AutoCAD.
• Experience in Tekla is preferred
• Knowledgeable of steel detailing practices and applicable standard industry conventions.
• Possesses skills in geometry, trigonometry, unit conversions, quantity take-offs and basic bills of material.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skill.

Common Performance Metrics

• Quality - Consistent accuracy of drawings and bills of material.
• Efficiency - Meeting deadlines and staying within budget, leading teammates by example.
• Teamwork - Communicating pertinent information and questions to project team including technical content, workflow, scheduling with advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Forecasting - Making accurately forecasted commitments to the project team and upholding those commitments. Being reliable.
• Priorities - Understanding priorities and working to them; asking Project Engineer for guidance.
• Continuous Improvement - Looking for improvement areas, taking initiative, receptive to new ideas.

Skills and Behaviors

• Business presence and polish
• Knowledge of CB&I products and markets
• Proactively identifies and solves complex problems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Mentally agile and ability to multi-task and manage tight deadlines
• Proven negotiating ability with high emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated business partnering skills with the ability to influence the organization
• Adaptability and agility to learn and contribute in varying and complex environments
• A mature business and technical acumen coupled with a drive to achieve results
• Exceptional communication and presentation skill, both written and verbal
• Ability to work and build credibility across the business, up to and including senior management level
• Proactively embraces and promotes the company's values and culture, including diversity & inclusion and a healthy and safe work environment