What are the responsibilities and job description for the Piping Design Group Supervisor position at Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc?
This job description is a general description of the essential job functions and is not intended to be an employment contract. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. maintains its status as an at-will employer. Position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the position. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. reserves the right to increase, waive or reduce these minimal standards. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements described be interpreted as all-inclusive. All employees of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. are expected to perform the duties as assigned by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. To perform this job successfully, an individual is expected to be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability expected. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which imposes undue hardship on Eastern Shipbuilding. Purpose Responsible for the design of piping systems and piping layouts. Provide technical direction/assistance to the assigned group and be accountable for managing the assigned staff, man-hour budget, and project schedule. Functions Provide system integration and design technical support for the Piping Detail Design of the assigned project design. Assist Mechanical Engineering Manager in resolving issues regarding day-to-day operations. Assist the Mechanical Engineering Manager in meeting the production schedule and maintaining resources and training needs within the Engineering Department. Evaluate and analyze data regarding integrated Piping systems and recommend improvements to arrangement and integration, especially regarding signal and cable restrictions. Perform detailed calculations to facilitate manufacturing, construction, and installation and to secure approvals by classification societies and government clients using standards, rules/regulations, and specifications. Review Mechanical and Piping documents, diagrams, and analyses; making changes/corrections as needed. Supervise the design, development, and revision of detailed drawings and 3D modeling products development and guidance to production. Provide technical direction, serve as a point of contact or liaison, prepare briefings for senior management, and assist in problem resolution specific to the project. Provide detailed plans of action and deficiency reports to support the project objectives and schedules. Prepare construction planning support activities. Oversee the integration of the Piping design in Production and work closely with the Company’s Project Managers and Superintendents. Interact knowledgeably with vendors and sub-contractors to perform and/or support systems integration. Conduct onboard surveys and ship checks and monitor Piping configuration in the Production Facility (PF). Maintain OPC Piping development in accordance with contract specifications, ABS, NVR and ESG design specifications. Perform other duties as instructed. Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays. Supervisory Responsibilities Supervise 2D or 3D Designers and other employees assigned to the Piping group. Engineering Dept. Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work. Provide guidance and mentorship to junior Piping Designers. Ensures Accountability – Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments. Collaborates – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet all objectives. Optimizes Work Processes – Constantly assuring quality and process improvement. Ensures that all supervised employees follow ESG Safety policies. Ensures that the self and supervised group follow ESG applicable policies. Reporting Relationship This position will report to the Engineering Group Manager Qualifications Bachelor’s or Associate degree in an engineering-related field and 5 years of piping design supervisory experience. Related experience should include a strong and proven knowledge of FORAN, Ship constructor or other 3D Design Software, AutoCAD, MSC Nastran, and Rhino. Integrity, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, diligence, and multi-tasking. Required Deep understanding of shipboard piping systems. Ability to determine the arrangement of piping systems Ability to determine the appropriate size and type of pipe systems onboard a ship. Intermediate to Advanced level proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as general business periodicals, professional documents, classification society rules, coast guard regulations, and other standards, contract requirements, and specifications. Must have accurate written and verbal communication skills to conduct and understand assignments, and/or convey or exchange routine information. Rapidly obtain, sort, filter, and analyze large volumes of data. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment as a team player. Maintain the confidentiality of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group. Desired Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship or a Permanent Resident Card is required. Working Conditions This position is considered Office Work Physical Activity/Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position is considered LIGHT work. We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law. Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to success, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it’s our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hardworking, curious, trustworthy, humble and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in our area.
