What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Designer position at Cornerstone Energy Services Inc.?
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Hold expert knowledge of industry standard design software (AutoCAD family of products) and apply best practices to project requirements as needed.
- Responsible for ensuring that the company is current on the latest industry technology and using the best tools available for each application. Senior designer should make recommendations to the company when necessary.
- Maintain close liaison with clients to resolve all project questions, such as design requirements, standards, completion requirements, extra work, billings, future work, etc.
- Ensure suitable communication/updates are being provided by the design team to internal and external clients on project status.
- Train, coach, or mentor as appropriate including researching and coordinating training for the design family.
- Recommend policies and procedures and ensures that Company policies are clearly communicated to the design team.
- Work with the Human Resources Coordinator to hire new design talent and conduct performance reviews with existing employees.
- Report escalation of any issues to the Principals where necessary.
- Review with the Principals all project design changes, pending or anticipated alterations to the contract, extra work requests, and all other factors which may significantly affect manpower requirements.
- Review work in progress by other team members and/or outside consultants to ensure that it is being performed satisfactorily.
- Compile and prepare information requested by the Principals to determine if the work is in accordance with the requirements of the contract, on schedule, etc.
- Establish drafting criteria and procedure for each assigned project consistent with Company standards.
- Review drafting personnel needs and reports such to the Principals in a timely fashion so that assignment of drafting personnel can be accomplished in a manner which meets both project and division goals.
- Assist engineering and project management staff with day to day project functions, as needed, including researching product specifications, contacting vendors, and other support functions as needed.
- Although not the primary responsibility of this position, when needed, a Senior Designer has the ability to perform the responsibilities identified in the Designer job description.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Duties are largely performed in an office.
- Office work may include prolonged seated tasks, extended keyboarding, and use of computer screen.
- May be requested to work overtime and weekends.
- Position requires travel (expected to be less than 20%); valid driver's license and acceptable DMV record required.
- The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use stairs, use hands, reach, talk and hear.
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrate the ability to perform all key qualifications of a Designer.
- The ability to make decisions and find alternative solutions to problems.
- Ability to provide clear & concise direction to assigned staff
- Ability to communicate within a dynamic design team, often with contacts external to home office location.
- Ability to solve complex problems and strive for innovative approaches to the design maturity process.
- Ability to establish & maintain standards, processes & systems within a design team.
- Capacity to conduct and participate in meetings with senior management.
- Technical degree or certificate of completion from an accredited designer/drafter curriculum; Associate of Arts and Science preferred.
- Five or more years of experience developing design processes and inspiring innovative approaches.
- Demonstrated proficiency in AutoCAD & CADWorx
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