Job Description

:The Civil & Structural Design Coordinator holds a supervisory position and supports the Lead Civil & Structural Engineer and to Project Design Coordinator in planning and coordinating deliverables and activities related to civil & structural design and modelling in medium to large-scale minerals and metals projects. The primary objective of the design coordination function is to ensure consistency across project engineering disciplines and design deliverables, by establishing standards and norms, managing activities and practices, facilitating effective communication and reporting for technical drawings and 3D models.Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance, direction, mentorship and support to the project design team by:

• Setting goals, assigning tasks (where necessary), reinforcing roles and responsibilities, and monitoring progress
• Ensuring that 3D modelling progress management has been planned and implemented according to procedure
• Proactively driving 3D model maturity for scheduled internal and client stage gate model reviews.
• Ensuring that design concepts, drawing deliverables and 3D models are being prepared, reviewed and approved according to the project management plan
• Ensuring that the site and plant plot plans are updated and issued according to the project management plan
• Coordinating and reviewing discipline deliverable estimates and drawing registers during project planning and re-planning
• Implement quality assurance to achieve the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of design deliverables by:

• Ensuring that drawing standards and procedures are adhered to, to maintain consistency across engineering disciplines. This ensures that deliverables are presented in a standardized manner
• Ensuring that actions and issues arising from design and model reviews are recorded, assigned and closed-out
• Coordinating and expediting 3D model clash management
• Manage issues and risk related to design layout and deliverable production during the design phase by:

• Identifying design layout and interface threats and opportunities
• Developing mitigation strategies to minimize their impact on project success
• Ensuring that all design reviews are scheduled and implemented according to the project management plan
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among project team members, and stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution by:

• Monitor and effectively communicate all design changes, design holds, and design decisions across disciplines. Additionally, it is crucial to accurately indicate the relevant design holds on the 2D deliverables and ensure their correct representation in the model.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and reference information by

• Ensuring that designers maintain drawing history files, whether virtual or physical
• Ensuring that all design input and receivable information (client data, vendor data, survey data, etc.) is up to date and can be relied upon
• Documenting, communicating and following up on design changes
• Contribute to continuous improvement and enhancement of efficiency and effectiveness of both the project and the business unit to by:

• Strict control, monitoring and reporting of resource man-hours
• Identifying opportunities for procedural improvement
• Implementing best practices and standard industry practices
• Embedding a strong of safety by design culture
• Proactively driving the use of past lessons learned and intellectual property re-use

Qualifications:Qualifications:

• Minimum of a national diploma in mechanical or civil engineering
• Formal BIM qualification would be advantageous.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Minimum 10 years of experience working within an EPCM environment.
• Minimum 10 years of experience with mining, minerals and metals projects
• Able to demonstrate experience with both greenfield and brownfield projects
• Strong understanding of plant design and equipment layout and ability to coordinate with other discipline design groups to progress integrated plant design
• High-level of competency with AutoCAD and Navisworks
• High-level of competency with data-driven 3D modelling design applications and workflows

Personal attributes:

• Excellent planning and administration skills
• Able to adapt to changing priorities
• Self-starter and an ability to identify, intervene and resolve interface problems with little input or guidance
• Good written and interpersonal communication skills
• Good understanding with respect to applicable international codes and standards and their application

About Us:Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.Diversity StatementWe are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

John Wood Group