E&I DESIGNER (CS)

About the Role

Duncan & Ross is seeking an experienced E&I Designer (CS) to join their team. This full-time role focuses on providing construction support for marine and shipbuilding projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering design and technical support to shipyard production teams, resolving design issues, and ensuring compliance with project specifications and marine standards.

Role Overview

The E&I Designer (Construction Support – CS) will play a critical role in supporting shipyard production by addressing electrical and instrumentation-related design challenges. This involves updating production drawings, verifying design accuracy and constructability, and ensuring adherence to all applicable marine standards. The position requires 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide construction and production support for Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) design activities in marine and shipbuilding projects.
• Prepare, review, and revise E&I design deliverables.
• Review shop drawings and production information to identify discrepancies and resolve E&I design-related issues.
• Offer technical support to shipyard production teams for electrical and instrumentation installation, assembly, and construction activities.
• Resolve technical queries (TQs), drawing discrepancies, cable routing conflicts, and installation-related design problems.
• Incorporate engineering changes, production feedback, and redline mark-ups into drawings, cable schedules, and 3D models.
• Coordinate with Hull Structure, Hull Outfitting, Machinery Outfitting, Piping, HVAC, and other engineering disciplines to ensure proper integration and avoid design clashes.
• Verify cable routing, equipment locations, installation clearances, and interfaces with marine equipment and structural arrangements.
• Review vendor drawings, equipment specifications, and technical documentation for compatibility with project design requirements.
• Ensure E&I design deliverables comply with project specifications, applicable marine standards, classification requirements, and shipyard construction practices.
• Support constructability reviews and identify potential installation constraints before execution.
• Maintain updated production drawings, cable schedules, design records, and technical documentation in accordance with project procedures.
• Coordinate with engineering teams, equipment vendors, and production personnel to ensure timely resolution of design issues.
• Support as-built drawing updates and incorporate final production modifications, where required.
• Ensure design deliverables are completed within agreed project schedules and quality requirements.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Hands-on experience in Construction Support (CS), shipyard production support, and production drawing modifications.
• Strong experience in electrical and instrumentation layouts, cable routing, equipment installation, and associated production drawings.
• Proficiency in marine 3D design software, preferably AVEVA Marine / Hull & Outfitting, or other client-accepted shipbuilding CAD software.
• Experience preparing and modifying 2D production drawings, 3D models, cable routing layouts, termination drawings, and installation details.
• Good understanding of marine electrical systems, instrumentation installation, cable trays, cable glands, junction boxes, earthing, and bonding arrangements.
• Ability to interpret electrical and instrumentation drawings, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, equipment specifications, vendor documentation, and production mark-ups.
• Experience resolving technical queries and supporting shipyard production teams during electrical and instrumentation installation activities.
• Familiarity with marine electrical standards, applicable IEC requirements, classification society rules, and project specifications.
• Experience coordinating with Hull Structure, Hull Outfitting, Machinery Outfitting, Piping, HVAC, and other engineering disciplines.
• Experience in new-build shipbuilding projects, offshore vessels, FPSOs, or similar marine engineering projects is preferred.
• Exposure to international shipyards, marine EPC contractors, or multidisciplinary engineering environments is preferred.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong technical problem-solving, drawing interpretation, coordination, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a project-driven engineering and shipyard production environment.