Job Description
Designer IV
Location: Houston, TX
Description
As a Designer III, you will be responsible for design work and producing drawings for pipeline projects based on scope requirements provided by internal business partners.
Experience Desired in Designer IV:
- 5 to 10 years of drafting experience
- 3 to 8 years experience in the oil and gas Mapping/Survey industry is required.
- High School Diploma or GED is required
- Associate of Applied Science degree in Design and Drafting Technology is ideal
- Proficient with AutoCAD Civil 3D and principles with advanced drafting ability and basic design skills in at least one discipline
- Survey field experience is preferred but not required
- ESRI ArcPro experience is preferred but not required
Job Duties and Responsibilities for Designer IV:
- Process data for Mapping/Survey preliminary, construction and as-built surveys and projects to ensure accuracy and consistency
- Work alongside Mapping/Survey Leads to execute Growth and Tactical survey projects
- Gathers information from identified sources
- Monitors and reports on progress and quality
- Uses basic problem-solving techniques
- Coordinates multiple design and drafting projects to ensure timely and quality deliverables
- May provide general direction to junior-level staff and contract drafters/designers
- Monitors and reports on progress, performance, and quality
- Troubleshoots and solves complex problems guided by past precedence
- Creates designs for pipeline and related facilities based on scope requirements provided by internal business partners.
- Prepares working plans, detailed drawings, and diagrams according to standards and specifications
- Estimates the time required to complete assigned work products
- Coordinates multiple design and drafting projects to ensure timely and quality deliverables
- Prepare, load and maintain metadata for Survey/Mapping Department
- Use ESRI and Autodesk products to create, verify, re-project and modify vector and raster data
- Division of work is roughly 20% communication/coordination and 80% CADD work
- Job requires no travel, but may vary based on project assignments. No more than 5%
General Profile for Designer IV:
- Ability to handle highly complex drafting assignments as well as junior to intermediate level design work
- Completes work with minimal supervision.
- Troubleshoots and solves moderately complex technical or operational or infrequently occurring problems by using existing precedents or procedures
- Makes decisions related to own work; uses discretion to determine appropriate alternatives
Skills for Designer IV:
- Good work ethic: work attendance and collaboration with team members a must
- Initiates timely action to address important issues.
- Moves quickly to seize opportunities.
- Takes on difficult challenges without procrastinating.
- Takes action to resolve problems when they arise.
- Shares information with others so there are no surprises.
- Involves others as appropriate to accomplish individual and group goals.
- Encourages unity rather than “us vs. them” thinking.
- Welcomes and acknowledges the ideas and input of others.
- Clear, concise, and professional in communication.
- Listens with interest to what others have to say.
- Shares information and updates with others as needed.
- Is clear and thorough in reports, documentation, and other written information.
- Searches for ways to improve customer service.
- Follows up with customers to ensure problems are solved.
- Independently anticipates and meets customer needs.
- Internalizes customer feedback and provides innovative ideas to meet their future needs.
- Demonstrates a strong drive to achieve meaningful results.
- Drives tasks to successful completion and closure.
- Shows determination in the face of obstacles and setbacks.
- Sets high standards for own performance.
- Monitors progress of performance and changes approach accordingly.
- Takes ownership of own work.
- Takes responsibility for successes and failures in own work.
- Follows through on commitments.
- Is honest and straightforward when working with others.
- Honors agreements and commitments, even when working through competing priorities.
- Shows consistency between words and actions.
- Maintains integrity and professional codes of conduct.
Job Tags
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