Intermediate/Senior Mechanical Layout Designer - Vancouver

If you’re like us, you don’t have much time for the way things are.

Ausenco is a global company redefining what’s possible. Our team is based across 26 offices in 14 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide. Combining our deep technical expertise with a 30-year track record, we deliver innovative, value-add consulting studies, project delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions to the mining & metals, oil & gas, and industrial sectors.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Layout Designer to be based in our Vancouver office. We are looking for someone with passion and drive, who is highly organized and can ensure that our high standard of quality is maintained. With varied engineering, procurement and construction options, your skilled guidance in influencing project plan execution is crucial to the delivery of sustainable and successful outcomes for our clients.

About The Role

• Deliver design drafting according to mechanical and layout design criteria developed specifically for the project as well as the defined regulations, codes, and standards
• Control and monitor layout budget hours and manpower loading and provide forecast
• Comply with all Ausenco corporate policies and procedures by adopting Ausenco Quality Assurance and Occupational Health, Safety, and Environment policies, procedures and requirements
• Produce layout relevant deliverables such as design criteria, design drawings and reports
• Maintain consistent design drafting standards across projects by communicating expectations and holding project members to account for standards
• Prepare mechanical layout: conceptual and detail drawings in line with project requirements
• Work in 3D model environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Manage a team of layout designers against project schedule and budgeted hours
• Support proposal managers in providing input into the proposal estimates
• Facilitate and ensure interdisciplinary co-ordination when developing the model
• Detailed-oriented, a self-starter, organized, and able to work independently to produce drawing within a strict deadline schedule

About You

• Able to work well, either as lead, part of a team or independently
• Able to design in AutoCAD, SP3D and AutoPLANT software; experience with other software would be looked on favourably (Microstation)
• Knowledge of industry or regulatory standards, regulations and codes relating to site and plant design
• Experience in brownfield, greenfield & international projects.
• Experience in Industrial projects will also be considered an asset
• Experience in layout design for studies and projects
• Gold and Copper commodities experience.
• Mechanical Engineering Technician diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in mechanical design of chutes and platework preferred
• Well-developed written and oral skills
• 5 - 10 year’s relevant experience in Mechanical Layout and design drafting of Mineral Processing Plants within a large project, multidisciplinary EPC/EPCM environment.
• Able to use vendor data, drawings and information to develop and verify the model.

Working for Ausenco means you won’t settle for the status quo – you’ll be part of a forward-thinking, culturally diverse organisation. We expect our people to deliver outstanding results and will give you the licence to find a better way forward for your clients and stakeholders.

In addition to a competitive remuneration package, we provide employees with a wide range of growth opportunities and training programs to build your skills and pursue your career path.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense – gender, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.

COVID-19 The healthy and safety of our employees and candidates is our first priority. We closely monitor local, regional, and global conditions related to the pandemic, and your working location and/or roster as advertised in this advert may be temporarily subject to change to adhere to recommendations by health authorities and government regulations.

If this role sounds like you, please submit a detailed application directly to this posting. We thank you for your submission and will contact you if we need further information, or if we wish to progress to interview.

Primary Location

CA-BC-Vancouver

Job Posting

Mar 28, 2023