Design Specialist – Storage Solutions

Role Overview

Design Specialist – Storage Solutions at NOV. The role leads and performs drafting and design activities for storage tanks, vessels, piping spools, accessories, and related products manufactured from steel, composite, or other applicable materials.

Role Purpose

Convert engineering inputs, customer requirements, specifications, calculations, and manufacturing constraints into accurate and manufacturable AutoCAD 2D drawings and 3D CAD models. Plan and coordinate drafting work, allocate tasks to drafters, check and approve drawings and bills of material, maintain revision control, and personally develop complex drawings and models while working closely with Engineering, Project Management, Sales, Manufacturing, QA/QC, Procurement, and Operations to deliver complete, error-free documentation on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Drafting

• Prepare and develop tank general-arrangement drawings, fabrication drawings, nozzle-orientation drawings, piping spool drawings, layouts, detail drawings, 2D and 3D models, and associated documentation.
• Produce complex drawings and models personally in addition to leading and checking others' work.
• Apply NOV drafting practices, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, drawing standards, document-control requirements, and revision-management procedures consistently.
• Ensure tank and piping designs reflect practical fabrication, assembly, transport, installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements.

Planning & Coordination

• Lead day-to-day drafting and design activities for storage-solution projects and guide drafters in producing accurate deliverables.
• Assign and prioritize drafting tasks, monitor progress against the schedule, identify constraints, and provide timely status updates to the Engineering Supervisor and project stakeholders.
• Coordinate design interfaces with Engineering, Manufacturing, QA/QC, Procurement, Project Management, Sales, and Operations; resolve clashes, missing inputs, and drawing-related issues.

Review & Quality Control

• Review customer specifications, datasheets, engineering inputs, P&IDs, calculations, vendor information, and project requirements before starting design work.
• Check and approve drawings, models, bills of material, material take-offs, and drawing revisions prepared by drafters for accuracy, completeness, manufacturability, and compliance with requirements.
• Participate in design reviews, model reviews, constructability and manufacturability reviews, and close out review comments in a controlled and traceable manner.

Documentation & Knowledge Management

• Maintain drawing registers, design files, standard details, templates, and databases to ensure traceability, version control, and efficient reuse of approved designs.
• Support manufacturing and site teams by clarifying drawings, resolving shop-floor queries, incorporating approved changes, and preparing as-built documentation when required.

Team Development

• Mentor and train drafters and junior designers, provide technical guidance, perform quality checks, and promote continuous improvement in drafting productivity and quality.

Qualifications & Experience

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Design, Drafting, or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant mechanical or product drafting and design experience involving tanks, vessels, piping, spools, or fabricated equipment.
• At least 5 years of checking drawings and coordinating or leading drafters and designers.

Skills & Competencies

• Hands-on AutoCAD 2D drafting is mandatory.
• Hands-on 3D CAD modelling and drafting is mandatory using AutoCAD 3D, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, or equivalent software.