Short Description / Purpose of Job:
We are seeking a Lead Draughtsman responsible for ensuring drafting deliverables comply with health and safety standards and company specifications. This role involves managing a team of draftsmen, providing technical direction, maintaining Engineering Information Governance Standards, ensuring quality control, and liaising with project stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review drafting deliverables for compliance with health and safety standards (ASME B31.3, ASME B31.1, EN 13480).
- Perform flexibility analysis on piping systems.
- Ensure compliance with company specifications and standards.
- Develop and optimize quality management practices.
- Manage interfaces between engineering disciplines, maintenance, projects, and external technical communities.
- Implement best practices and capture lessons learned.
- Ensure deviation management and identify corrective actions.
- Respond to technical queries and recommend concessions.
- Manage and develop team members, facilitating knowledge sharing and innovation.
- Maintain effective Engineering Information Governance Standards and processes.
- Serve as a technical expert for Engineering Information Draughting Services.
- Continuously improve processes and implement improvement solutions.
- Build positive relationships with stakeholders and evaluate against SLAs.
- Manage team performance, development, and safety training.
- Report on budget utilization, forecasting, and changes.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree or Bachelor of Technology.
- Minimum of 6+ years of experience.
- ECSA Registration (preferred).
Competencies:
- Analytics: Systematic analysis of data or statistics.
- Business Leadership: Commercial acumen and global mindset.
- Compliance: Understanding of statutory requirements.
- Continuous Improvement: Enhancing business process effectiveness and efficiency.
- Critical Reasoning: Logical and sensible thinking.
- Data Management: Managing organizational data.
- Partnership Leadership: Building relationships for win-win outcomes.
- People Leadership: Engaging people inclusively and leading cultural transformation.
- Problem Solving: Defining, searching, and testing solutions systematically.
- Project Management: Planning and managing tasks and resources to achieve objectives.
- Self-Mastery: Personal growth through self-awareness and feedback.
- Strategic Leadership: Providing vision, direction, and leading change.
