Lead Project Designer

Babcock Power Services; Marlborough; On-site; NZD 157,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Babcock Power Services in Marlborough, NZ seeks an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to produce and check CAD drawings for complex equipment, piping, and frames. You will lead design work and coordinate with vendors and internal teams to meet project goals.

You will create 2D drawings and 3D models, ensure compliance with codes and customer specs, monitor vendor deliverables, and contribute to proposals and project execution. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent work experience.
• Navisworks experience (model integration, clash checks).
• AutoCAD 2D/3D and Plant 3D (including BOMs, isometric generation).
• AutoCAD Inventor and Vault experience.
• Proven experience with piping, ductwork, pressure parts, or related design.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally when required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare 2D drawings and 3D models for new and edited designs.
• Prepare accurate and cost-effective designs, layouts, and studies adhering to standards.
• Ensure drawings, BOMs, and designs meet codes, ISO instructions, and customer specs.
• Monitor vendor work product, schedule, budget, and deliverables.
• Review customer specs to ensure design compliance.
• Participate in meetings with customers and engineering consultants.
• Lead mechanical design efforts in proposals and contract design.
• Track hours and report expenditures per project.
• Discuss team performance and resources with managers and leads.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to junior designers.

Skills

Navisworks

AutoCAD 2D/3D

Plant 3D

Inventor/Vault

Piping & Ductwork

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

Navisworks

AutoCAD

Plant 3D

Inventor

Vault

Job description

Position Summary

At Babcock Power,we are a driving force in power, committed to shaping the future of energy solutions.Driven by our core values ofTeamwork, Integrity, and Performance,we enable our team to develop and deliver sustainable solutions for our customers. Join us in driving the science, technology and expertise that will serve the growing global demand for safe, reliable, clean energy.

Reports to the Supervisor of Mechanical Design. Produce and check CAD drawings of design items, parts, and components of complex equipment, assemblies, steel frames, connections, piping, and pressure parts using knowledge of basic engineering principles, and current manufacturing or fabrication methods and procedures. Provide general directions to designers and drafters as well as outsourced work products. Review drawings in process, checking for integrity of design, and cost effectiveness, considering fabrication and construction requirements. Communicate with fabricators, vendors, construction personnel and other internal or external groups as required.

Essential Responsibilities

• Prepare 2D drawings and 3D models for new and edited designs.
• Prepare accurate and cost-effective designs, produce arrangements, layouts, and studies adhering to company/industry standards and practices.
• Ensure drawings, bill of materials, and designs, meet applicable codes, standards, ISO instructions, and customer's specifications.
• Monitor the work product of vendors, including schedule, budget, scope requirements, technical review, and deliverables.
• Review and analyze customer specifications and documents to ensure design compliance.
• Participate in meetings with customers engineering consultants or other company affiliated units.
• Assume lead mechanical role in proposal/contract design and develop drawings in response to customer requests.
• Track hours to provide feedback to the team and manager on expenditures per project.
• Meet periodically with managers and other design leads to discuss team successes and failures, new design concepts, productivity enhancements, and the need for additional resources.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to less experienced members of the group.

• Associate’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Navisworks experience (including model integration, clash checks, etc.) a must
• AutoCAD 2D and 3D experience, Plant 3D experience (including spec generation, modeling, isometric generation, customer parts drawings, BOMs, etc.)
• AutoCAD Inventor and Vault experience
• Proven experience with piping, ductwork, pressure part, or equivalent design (overall layout and details)
• Proven experience generating piping layouts, pipe isometric drawings, and pipe support details.
• Excellent analytical and computer skills
• Must be organized and able to work under pressure to meet
• Must be able to travel (domestic and international) when required

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we include base pay ranges for all US-based job postings that encompass all potential locations and levels for the open position. Our base pay ranges are set based on the function, discipline, level and regional location and are benchmarked against companies in the same or similar industry. Final offers may vary based on multiple factors, including; education, depth and relevance of work experience, relevant licenses and certifications, and may vary from the amounts listed in the job posting.

The base pay range for this role is $89,000 - $130,000