Senior Structural Designer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 14 August 2025
LOCATION
Great Yarmouth
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Oil & Gas
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SKILLS

2D/3D AutoCAD PDMS E3D Structural Design Offshore Design Calculations Survey Reports

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

A Senior Structural Designer is required to work primarily offshore on barge campaigns to Southern North Sea and Dutch sector assets, on a variety of brownfield modifications and integrity related repairs. As the Senior Structural Designer you will be working on a 2/2 rotation with the possibility of some onshore working days. You will be required to have experience of 2D/3D AutoCAD aswell as PDMS software, ideally E3D.

    Key Responsibilities/Duties:

    • Carry out engineering survey of structural elements identified as requiring replacement or repair;
    • Provide engineering sketches for reinforcement/replacement/modification of steelwork in accordance with standards;
    • Input into lift plans;
    • Report progress to barge supervisor & participate in weekly progress meetings;
    • Coordinate with material coordinator to order required supply of loose material for offshore fabrication;
    • Raise site queries to ensure visibility by all team members of scope growth;
    • Provide support as required for other disciplines, mechanical & piping, rigging, E&I, etc.
    • Issue signed off sketches/drawings to Shell DCC.
    • Ensure scopes are executed offshore in accordance with the design drawings.
    • Provide technical expertise for the structural design of new infrastructure and modifications to existing infrastructure for the energy sector.
    • Interface with other disciplines, clients and third parties on emerging issues
    • Compliance with company engineering procedures, industry, international and client codes and standards
    • Ensure that all work complies with the Contract Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality policies and procedures as appropriate

    Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills:

    • Experience of 2D/3D AutoCAD
    • Experience of PDMS software
    • Experience of E3D

    Role

    Senior Structural Designer

    Initial 6 Month Contract

    Outside IR35

    2/2 rotations – Offshore from Great Yarmouth

    *A Senior Structural Designer is required to work primarily offshore on barge campaigns to Southern North Sea and Dutch sector assets, on a variety of brownfield modifications and integrity related repairs.*

    *As the Senior Structural Designer you will be working on a 2/2 rotation with the possibility of some onshore working days.*

    *You will be required to have experience of 2D/3D AutoCAD aswell as PDMS software, ideally E3D.*

    Scope of Services

    • Carry out engineering survey of structural elements identified as requiring replacement or repair;
    • As the Senior Structural Designer, you will provide engineering sketches for reinforcement/replacement/modification of steelwork in accordance with standards;
    • Input into lift plans;
    • Report progress to barge supervisor & participate in weekly progress meetings;
    • As the Senior Structural Designer, you will coordinate with material coordinator to order required supply of loose material for offshore fabrication;
    • Raise site queries to ensure visibility by all team members of scope growth;
    • Provide support as required for other disciplines, mechanical & piping, rigging, E&I, etc.
    • Issue signed off sketches/drawings to Shell DCC.
    • Ensure scopes are executed offshore in accordance with the design drawings.
    • As the Senior Structural Designer, you will provide technical expertise for the structural design of new infrastructure and modifications to existing infrastructure for the energy sector.
    • Interface with other disciplines, clients and third parties on emerging issues
    • Compliance with company engineering procedures, industry, international and client codes and standards
    • Ensure that all work complies with the Contract Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality policies and procedures as appropriate

    Deliverables

    • Survey reports
    • Structural design sketches
    • As the Senior Structural Designer, you will input to project execution plans
    • Construction workpack input
    • Presentations sketches etc. to assist in scope communications

    Design Deliverables to Check

    • Structural general arrangement drawings
    • Structural detail drawings
    • Structural destruct drawings
    • Installation methodology drawings / documents
    • Rigging drawings
    • Survey reports
    • As the Senior Structural Designer, you will have experience of structural design calculations
    • Structural design and analysis reports
    • Requisition (including SDRL)
    • Construction workpacks
    • Weight control reports
    • Brownfield Project Experience desirable
    • As the Senior Structural Designer, you will Experience within the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical Industry ideally
    • Suitable design experience within other engineering industries will be considered where appropriate
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