Sr. Piping Designer (2936)

Job Summary

The Sr. Piping Designer will lead a drafting team in preparing layouts and designs of complex offshore/onshore piping systems using Company 2D and 3D modeling software. They may also function as a Project Lead or Coordinator on projects.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Prepare man-hour estimates, budgets and schedules for their respective discipline
• Manage project work flow to ensure project completion and adherence to project schedules
• Lead, supervise and mentor the drafters assigned to their project
• Coordinate with client and engineering on determining and addressing project priorities
• Principal designer involved in resolving piping design issues
• Prepare layouts and overall project execution plans for assigned projects from Scope of Work (SOW) and/or verbal instructions with little or no guidance
• Ensure that all drawings adhere to client, company drafting standards
• Ensure that all drawings adhere to client, company and/or industry design standards
• Design and draft clean effective piping systems that adhere to safety and maintenance specifications
• Periodically serve as Piping Checker; QA/QC project design lead
• Responsible for keeping the Project Engineer and Project Manager updated on any and all concerns relating to their respective assignments
• Track and report progress for assigned project drawings
• Create weight estimates
• Create material estimates
• Perform site and vendor visits as required
• Other various project responsibilities as required
• Work and communicate with other discipline leads on projects

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills And Abilities)

• Minimum of ten (10) years of piping layout and design experience relating to the Upstream / Downstream Oil & Gas market
• Associate Degree in Drafting and Design or equivalent preferred
• Past experience in a lead role supervising drafters and designers
• Knowledge and ability to work with MS Office Suite of products (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access)
• Proficiency in AutoCAD
• Advanced knowledge of piping 2D and 3D software (AutoDesk Plant 3D, PDMS, AVEDA E3D, Navisworks)
• Advanced knowledge of designing in E3D using laser scan data
• Advanced working knowledge of P&ID’s, General Arrangements, Piping Plans Sections and Details, Pipe Supports and Isometrics
• Able to layout process equipment with nozzle locations and interconnecting piping
• Field experience in gathering information for retrofit purposes
• Strong working knowledge of ASME, ANSI, API RP 14C, API RP 14E, API Spec 6A, NFPA and OSHA standards
• Working knowledge with AWS Welding Symbols and AISC Manual