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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
IBHS translates science into action to inform the insurance industry, prevent avoidable suffering, strengthen our homes and businesses, and support thriving communities.
Technical Project Designer
- Job Title
- Technical Project Designer
- Job ID
- 27700098
- Location
- Richburg, SC 29729
- Other Location
- Description
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Job Purpose
Manages the drafting and design functions of the Institute, provides input on potential design constraints, and presents solutions. Produces drawing packages, performs quality checks on the installation or erection of those drawing packages, and identifies gaps and tasks that need to be addressed to ensure progress continues. Provides quality project management and has an open line of communication with project leaders to ensure that research objectives are accomplished on time and at a high rate of success with appropriate attention to detail and quality assurance. Manages the drawing management system.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.- Manage Product Data Management Professional (PDMP) system for creating, approving, storing and updating all drawing files.
- Update or oversee updates to facility drawings and migrate them into the IBHS vault.
- Create 2D and 3D models/plans of structures, equipment, and systems (mechanical, electrical and other specialties) in accordance with project specifications.
- Produce design/construction drawing packages, technical specifications, and bid documents under the supervision of engineers to ensure that science objectives are met.
- Assist engineers by
- identifying possible physical constraints and/or interferences through 3D modeling
- recommending material selections and specifications
- assisting with purchasing
- documenting design revisions and preparing design calculations
- identifying missing pieces or specifications needed and finding solutions for problems
- Maintain relationships with external fabricators, ensuring quality and schedule expectations are met.
- Work with Product, Media and Engineering groups to transform engineering drawings/documents into 3D renderings and models to illustrate expected test conditions.
- Assist IT and facilities staff and consultants during troubleshooting as well as routine maintenance activities by providing on-site help to locate and identify equipment condition/status.
- Act as an integral member in the hail field team. Manage and post-processes all 3D scan data collected in the field.
Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses
intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures.
Attention to Detail – The ability to process detailed information effectively and consistently with excellent output.
Builds Relationships – Relates to internal and external customers in an open and friendly manner. Values teamwork and collaboration.
Critical Thinking & Decisiveness – Ability to define problems or obstacles, consider alternatives and consequences and offers workable solutions. Seeks appropriate advice when necessary.
Focus on Quality – Sets high quality standards and strives for continuous improvement and quality assurance.
Insight - Having and gaining insight into situations, problems and processes. Deconstructing problems and systematically investigating the various components. Having a complete picture of the context and overview of the whole problem. Uses relationships to achieve objectives for the specific situation.
Adaptability – Handles day-to-day challenges confidently, adjusts to multiple demands, shifting priorities, shows resilience in adversity, flexible and manages tough decisions.
Problem Analysis - The ability to detect problems, recognize important information, and link various data; to trace potential causes and look for relevant details.
Learning Ability – The ability to absorb new information from a variety of sources in a short time frame. Can use new information to improve processes and decision making.
Planning and Organizing – The ability to determine goals and priorities. Assesses actions, time and resources to achieve goals. Complete assigned work within defined time frames and competing priorities.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Education/Experience – Associate degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, electromechanical, etc.) or a related field required. Three to five years of experience in: design, drafting and model creation. Additional advanced education can be substituted for years of experience if relevant skills and experiences can be demonstrated. Position competencies and skills are typical of a person with 3-5 years similar experience.
Computer Skills – Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office products. Intermediate proficiency with AutoCAD, Sketchup, Solid Works or other 3D modeling program. Ability to learn proprietary software and/or statistics or analytical software.
Language Skills – Advanced ability to read and comprehend complex written and verbal communications in English. Ability to read, analyze and interpret research papers.
Mathematical Skills – Ability to work with higher mathematical concepts, such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Skills – Ability to exercise good judgment under limited supervision. Can apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but uncomplicated written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving few concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to deal with “best-of” decision making when choices aren’t always black and white. Ability to multi-task and be persuasive. Natural curiosity of how things work and how to solve problems.
Conflict Management and Negotiation Skills – Ability to navigate, negotiate and resolve tough issues. Dealing with intense emotions or deeply held beliefs; ability to deescalate controversial topics or conversations; desire and approach to achieve a win/win resolution if possible.
Eye-hand Coordination – Advanced ability to work with small parts, such as circuits and wires, soldering and sensors, etc., and install precisely according to written schematics, documentation or verbal instructions.
Construction Methodology – Advanced knowledge and comfort level with power tools, instrumentation techniques and construction methodologies.
Working conditions
Work is primarily performed in a laboratory setting. High level of probability of obstacles in pathways, working indoors or outdoors; working with or around heavy machinery as well as highly sensitive data collection and analytics equipment. Environment involves testing construction related materials. High probability of coming in contact with heavy objects, high powered construction equipment; nails; roofing supplies and materials. Area may be littered with construction or testing debris – use of safety PPE is mandatory in the laboratory area.
Physical requirements
Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat, cold weather, or exposure to chemicals.
The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
- Visual Acuity – close visual acuity to perform an activity such as computer typing, extensive reading, preparing and analyzing reports, documenting minutes of a meeting.
- Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
- Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Fingering - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
- Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
- Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
- Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
- Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
- Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
- Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
- Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
- Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
Direct reports
This position does not supervise others.
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