Mott MacDonald is Hiring | Discipline Lead – Piping | Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering |

Position – Discipline Lead – Piping
Mott MacDonald
Location – Mumbai, Maharashtra
Exp. – 20 years

Job description

• Lead a team of about 25 Piping Engineers, Modelers and CAD Designers for project deliveries
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the Piping team in conceptual, basic and detail design, P&ID, layout, stress analysis, 3D model review, quantity and cost estimation, quality plans, etc.
• Responsible to provide operational leadership and direction to maintain a high quality of technical performance through deliverables and successful overall project delivery.
• Support Industry practice as technical lead
• Provide and seek various approach and means for productivity improvement
• Provide technical guidance in design optimization, value engineering, design innovation, automation and digital technologies
• Roll out company-new initiatives – digital delivery, innovation, connect business etc.
• Lead checking and review process of design deliverables and ensure high-quality standards
• Promote technical excellence through right design at the first time and all the time
• Ensure Safe by Design approach in all design at all time
• Manage inter-discipline conflicts and technical issues with clients
• Manage change control/variation process internally and with clients
• Devise and lead efficiency improvement methodologies through engineers, designers, and modelers
• Measure and monitor the performance of the team and motivate for increasing productivity
• Promote standardization and workflow/sequences across the disciplines.
• Assess team competency and skills, identify specific training and development required, plan and implement
• Ensure career development plan and talent management of the staff
• Manage recruitment through HR selecting right candidate on board ensuring pyramid organization structure
• Promote/enhance Ownership and Accountability culture
• Lead technical clinics to enhance technical skills and encourage technical presentation by the team for sharing knowledge and lessons learned
• Champion knowledge management through Standardization, SOP, Work Instruction Manual, Checklist, Design guidelines, Design calculation, standard specification, drawings and schedules, standard technical bid analysis templates, etc.
• Manage design model review at 30%, 60% and 90% levels effectively ensuring no inter-discipline clash/interference
• Lead professional excellence and increase profile through participation in technical symposiums and conferences, writing technical papers in journals, presenting in national/international conferences, participating in technical competitions and awards, etc. by self and team
• Drive Customer Feedback in all projects, work on the gaps and ensure Customer Satisfaction
• Support Business Development and Proposal team through providing technical and commercial inputs, identifying technical and commercial risks and providing mitigation in Proposals to win projects, meet clients for demonstrating technical expertise and creating clients’ confidence
• The support Project team in identifying technical and commercial risks and providing feasible mitigation

Candidate Specification

• Qualified Mechanical Engineer from reputed university/institute preferably with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering
• Experience: 20 years of basic and detailed design and engineering experience in developing P&ID, piping layout, pipe sizing, stress analysis, specification, technical bid analysis, preparation/review of MTO/BOQ, cost estimate, 3D modeling, model review in Navis works, etc.
• Sound knowledge in local and international standards IS, ASME and API codes
• Knowledge and experience with soft wares such as MS Office, PDS, PDMS, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Plant3D, SmartPlant 3D and Open Plant3D
• Proven track record of technical leadership with managerial and administrative capabilities
• Well versed with Indian and International Standards and local statutory norms
• Strong commercial understanding in terms of increasing staff productivity and efficiency and managing deliverables and completing projects within budgeted cost
• Provide leadership on the approach to Sustainability.
• Managed more than 6-10 direct reports and a total team of more than 50 engineers and designers.
• Delivered project for the industry/manufacturing sectors in chemical, pharmaceutical, and industrial plants.
• Member of the relevant institutions with strong networking amongst fraternity.
• Proactive and quality-oriented, with a client-centric outlook, together with a high sense of accountability.
• A demonstrable track record of meeting exacting technical standards
• Good commercial awareness and communicator.
• A team player with good communication, analytical, and negotiation skills.
• Strong client and stakeholder relationship building skills
• Decisiveness and problem-solving ability
• High professional ethics and integrity
• Flexibility and adaptability to change.
• Good coaching and mentoring skills
• Strong communication, analytical understanding, and visualization skills.
• Strong team-building skills