Design & Document Control Lead

Wood Group • Pasadena, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Wood is recruiting a Design & Document Control Lead with experience in the chemical manufacturing industry. This on-site role in Pasadena, Texas, leads a group of mixed-discipline designers and document control personnel supporting small facility-based projects in an active chemical manufacturing plant as part of the plant’s capital projects group.

The lead manages design and document control resources, aligns team priorities with project workloads, and develops strategies, schedules, and processes to support the site’s capital and service projects. The role also oversees design quality and document retention, develops staff capabilities, and drives continuous improvement in work processes, software, and tools.

Requirements

• 20+ years of industrial experience in the industrial design field, preferably in chemical manufacturing or oil or gas processing industries.
• Experience leading other designers.
• Experience estimating labor hours and scheduling design activities.
• Experience designing plant systems used in chemical manufacturing facilities.
• Outdoor design experience, ability to wear required PPE, and ability to drive safely to job sites for field measurements and as-built drawings.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Authorization to work permanently in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in MicroStation.

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed the company’s safety standards and comply with company procedures, engineering practices, and other standards.
• Manage the design and document control groups at the site.
• Work with staff, department management, and project managers to understand current and future workloads and assign design resources accordingly.
• Assist with resource schedules and long-term forecasts, and escalate the need for additional headcount when warranted by portfolio forecasts.
• Understand project priorities and ensure the team is focused on them.
• Develop and implement a strategy for the design and document control groups based on the site and its capital project workload.
• Review and gatekeep requests for design support.
• Develop design estimates and schedules for projects.
• Monitor the design process and create change orders when required.
• Identify and maintain metrics to drive continuous improvement of work processes.
• Onboard new designers and document controllers and train the design group in new processes and procedures.
• Guide the group on design approaches and work quality.
• Review, understand, and update existing practices, procedures, and tools used to manage design activities at the site.
• Identify needs and develop tools and methods to improve the group’s design efforts.
• Drive improvements to the document control work process.
• Ensure the design group supports capital and service projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Ensure the design team applies company and industry standards to produce high-quality construction packages.
• Evaluate work performed by members of the design group.
• Work with plant engineers, contractors, and team members to achieve project success.
• Manage digital and paper documents and retain them in an organized manner according to company retention policies.
• Partner with global resources to continuously improve document control and designer software and tools.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team, and individual needs, including onsite working.
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews.
• Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle.
• Commitment to continued professional development through plans tailored to individual needs and interests.
• Global connections with leading industry experts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed