Senior Designer

What You'll Do

• Lead complex facility layout
• Develop Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and General Arrangement (GA) drawings, including equipment placement, tonnage paths, head spacing, and operator access
• Place and integrate Mid-States material handling equipment into site layouts, coordinating with our Material Handling Engineering Lead
• Work the trade-offs between site constraints, customer operations, code requirements, and budget, and stand behind the call you make
• Serve as the technical authority
• Review and sign off on general arrangement and layout work before it reaches the Engineer of Record or the customer
• Critique designs for safety, constructability, operability, code compliance, and lifecycle cost
• Research and confirm compliance with applicable federal, state, and municipal codes, permits, and standards, including OSHA, MSHA, IBC, IFC, and NFPA requirements
• Represent facility design in customer technical reviews and EOR coordination meetings
• Own the standards
• Build and maintain a knowledge base of facility types, code references, and reusable layout patterns
• Drive design reuse and methodology improvements across projects
• Mentor designers and detailers, and raise the technical floor of the group over time
• Lead internal training on facility layout, process flow, and equipment arrangement
• Coach people along the designer career path, including the path to credentialed engineer where it fits

What You Bring

• Average of 6+ years of facility, plant, or site design experience in grain, bulk handling, or industrial settings
• Proficiency in Revit
• Strong layout, planning, and equipment arrangement judgment across multiple facility types
• Experience mentoring designers and owning scope, schedule, and budget on projects
• Willingness to travel up to 15% to customer sites, project sites, and partner engineering offices
• Equipment commissioning and startup experience (preferred)

Work Environment

• This is primarily an office-based design role in Nevada, Iowa
• During site visits and project travel, which run about 15% of the time, expect an active industrial environment
• Active industrial environment: climbing ladders, scaffolds, and stairs, working around operating equipment, occasional confined spaces such as pits and tunnels, uneven terrain, and hot or cold conditions depending on the season
• Personal protective equipment is required while on site, and the role includes occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on experience
• 100% company-paid health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Profit-sharing program
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Company-provided PPE and safety equipment for site visits
• Ongoing training and career development