Piping Design Technician Specialist

About the role

Your impact The Piping Design Technician Specialist serves as a senior technical design professional responsible for developing complex piping system layouts, 3D models, construction deliverables, and multidisciplinary coordination for industrial, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, life sciences, and process facility projects. This position provides technical leadership, mentoring, and design direction while ensuring compliance with project requirements, industry standards, and Jacobs quality procedures.

Primary Responsibilities

• Piping Design & Layout
• Develop complex piping layouts and equipment arrangements.
• Perform detailed routing of process, utility, and specialty piping systems.
• Analyze design requirements from PFDs, P&IDs, specifications, and vendor documentation.
• Ensure piping systems are safe, operable, maintainable, and constructible.
• Support design optimization and value engineering initiatives.
• 3D Modeling & BIM Coordination
• Create and maintain intelligent 3D piping models.
• Develop LOD 300 and LOD 400 design models.
• Cookordination with structural, mechanical, process, instrumentation, architectural, and electrical disciplines.
• Participate in model reviews and clash detection activities.
• Resolve interferences and design conflicts.
• Design Deliverables
• Produce Piping General Arrangement Drawings.
• Isometric Drawings.
• Equipment Layout Drawings.
• Pipe Support Information.
• Construction Work Packages.
• Material Take-offs (MTOs).
• Field Installation Drawings.
• Technical Leadership
• Mentor junior and intermediate designers.
• Provide technical guidance on piping design standards and best practices.
• Participate in discipline reviews and constructability reviews.
• Support project staffing and work-share coordination.
• Assist discipline leads with schedule and resource planning.
• Construction Support
• Evaluate and respond to construction RFIs.
• Support field walkdowns and site assessments.
• Develop solutions to field installation issues.
• Review as-built documentation.
• Coordinate implementation of design changes during construction.

Here's what you'll need

• Associate degree in Design Technology, Drafting Technology, Engineering Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Typically 10+ years of piping design experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Industrial piping systems, Process facility design, Construction practices, Pipe routing and layout principles.
• Proficiency with CADWorxAutoCADPlant 3DNavisworksBluebeamMicrosoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Semiconductor or electronics manufacturing experience.
• Advanced manufacturing facility experience.
• Experience supporting EPC and EPCM projects.
• LOD 400 modeling experience.
• Point cloud and laser scan integration experience.
• Construction support experience.
• Lead Designer or Area Lead experience.

Technical Knowledge

• Codes & Standards: ASME B31.3 Process Piping, ASME B31.1 Power Piping, ISA Standards, OSHA Requirements, Client Engineering Standards, Jacobs Design Procedures.
• Systems Experience: Process Piping, Utility Piping, Chemical Distribution Systems, High Purity Piping, Facility Support Systems, HVAC Piping Interfaces, Fire Protection Interfaces.

Core Competencies

• Advanced piping layout skills.
• Strong 3D modeling capability.
• Technical problem solving.
• Design coordination.
• Constructability awareness.
• Communication and leadership.
• Quality focus.
• Client service orientation.

Typical Deliverables

• 3D Design Models.
• Piping Plans and Sections.
• Isometrics.
• Equipment Layouts.
• MATERIAL TAKE-OFFS (MTOs).
• Piping Support Information.
• Construction Packages.
• Redline Updates.
• As-Built Documentation.

Benefits

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off (allocated plans start date 17 days per calendar year), seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount as well as legally mandated benefits.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $98,300.00 to $148,610.00; though will be paid hourly based on hours worked. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schedule

Employees have the option to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations, enabling them to deliver their best work.