Detail Design Area Lead - North Vancouver, Canada - Tundra Launchpad

Tundra Launchpad

Verified Company

North Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

The Detail Design Area Lead (Area Lead) is responsible for managing and coordinating the design team's effort for 3D model development and extraction of complete Manufacturing Information (MI) to support production for an assigned area of the ship.

The Area Lead will manage and coordinate the Discipline Leads/teams, other Area Leads, and subcontracted teams to ensure that the 3D Model developed is complete, fully integrated and clash/error free and that the associated MI is generated following yard quality requirements for the assigned area.

This role will also be responsible for coordinating the 3D Model and MI Reviews for the assigned area.

These responsibilities ensure that the goals and objectives of the project are accomplished within the prescribed plans, schedules, and budgets.

The role exists within a matrix organization with the Area Lead working with the Detail Design Project Manager and has direct reports when assigned to projects.

What you'll do

Leads the overall definition of the design scope, resource demand, and budget for the assigned area working closely with the discipline leads and project manager.
Leads the multidiscipline design teams to produce an integrated 3D model, Manufacturing Information (MI), material specifications and/or BOM reports for the assigned design area.
Responsible for cost, schedule and quality of the scope execution, reporting up to the project manager.
Responsible for coordinating and integrating with other area leads to ensure a complete and integrated whole ship model.
Drives collaboration and integration with relevant collaborators (e.g., Functional Engineering, Detail Design Subcontractors, Planning, Procurement, Production, etc.)
Ensures the design teams overall alignment to yard quality requirements for 3D Model, MI content, configuration management, etc.
Responsible for overall multidiscipline technical coordination and design integration for assigned area. Liaison with Platform Integration Manager, Engineering Leads, Detail Design Area/Discipline Leads, and other relevant collaborators to resolve major and significant multidiscipline design issues.
Provides organizational leadership and technical direction for CAD modelling, design standards and overall process design improvements.
Actively engages in subcontractor management when required by monitoring monitors schedule performance, quality, and cost metrics and trends to identify and mitigate potential risks.
Travel required for onsite support and management at subcontractors' offices during the detail design phase of the project
Actively encourages and supports a safetyoriented culture.
Improves the work environment by promoting teamwork, wellness, actively embracing diversity, modelling inclusive behaviours, and increasing leadership engagement.

What you'll bring

Marine Engineering degree or equivalent required.
8 years of multidiscipline ship design experience. Experience leading and coordinating diverse multicultural design teams.
Strong multidiscipline technical knowledge
Knowledge of CAD software and document control systems. Cadmatic is an asset.
Familiarity with the National Shipbuilding Strategy program an asset