Sr Designer Piping

Zachry Group

The Role

Overview

Senior designer leads piping design projects, manages team, ensures code compliance.

Key Responsibilities

  • scheduling
  • design delivery
  • document control
  • cost estimating
  • team management
  • client coordination

Tasks

-Schedule work assignments while providing guidance, training and assistance to designers, checkers, and drafters on small to medium size projects. -Manage the completion of all required deliverables including construction drawings, design studies and bills of materials. -Maintain engineering document indices and drafting progress reports on projects. Confirm checking and approval for all vendor shop drawings. -Assist in the preparation of engineering and construction estimates, as well as additional documentation related to a project. -Direct and manage the activities of the drafters, designers, engineers and support personnel in the planning, scheduling, quality, and execution of projects. -Support the Department Manager (Discipline Supervising Engineer) with the execution of all design and drafting activities including managing the staff, providing vision and strategic leadership, monitoring schedules and budgets, evaluating productivity and quality and directing the complete technical operations of the project. -Under the direction of the assigned Group Supervisor, manage a segment of a large project. -Implement assignments and activities delegated from the Group Supervisor. -Assist in estimating project design and drafting manpower requirements. -Responsible for the final approval of drawings to ensure they conform with applicable codes and specifications and established discipline standards. -Coordinate with client and construction personnel to ensure the client's input and job requirements are adequately addressed and implemented consistently with the contractual requirements.

Requirements

  • plant 3d
  • cadworx
  • navisworks
  • autocad
  • 12+ years
  • bachelor’s

What You Bring

-Overall understanding of technical disciplines and project execution. -Preferred Plant 3D and/or Aveva E3D -Ability to clearly communicate information and ideas verbally and in writing. -Research skills, analytical and creative problem-solving skills, questioning and feedback skills, project, and time management skills. -Chemical/Refinery/Power/LNG background, power experience highly preferred. -Ability to independently organize and prioritize work assignments. Coordinate a variety of tasks with good attention to detail. Ability to deal with conflicting priorities and deadlines. -Proficient in CADWorx, Navisworks and Microsoft Office. -Certificate in Design/Drafting preferred. -Strong CAD skills with experience in AutoCAD, Microstation, or Revit with a willingness to learn the other platforms as required. -Minimum 12+ years of piping design/checking experience within the power and/or energy & chemicals industry. -Strong supervision skills with the ability to mentor, lead, train and motivate employees to produce quality work. -High School diploma or Associates Degree with adequate drafting courses. -Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

The Company

About Zachry Group

-It executes turnkey EPC and maintenance projects—from refinery revamps and petrochemical plants to power stations and ag-processing facilities. -The group’s engineering arm has built hundreds of processing units, including landmark olefins and polyethylene facilities. -It has played a lead role in thermal power, nuclear, and renewables including hydrogen, solar, biomass, and carbon capture programs. -Notably, it self-performs fabrication and fieldwork using a highly tenured craft workforce, often spanning multiple generations. -Headquartered in San Antonio, TX, the firm operates major regional centers in energy-rich areas like the Gulf Coast and Northeast.

Sector Specialisms

Energy

Chemicals

Power Generation

Manufacturing

Industrial

Refining

Food and Agriculture

Pulp and Paper

Rail Infrastructure

Cement

Mining and Minerals

Office and Warehouse

General Manufacturing

Sustainability Solutions

Energy Transition

Engineering

EPC Projects

Turnarounds

Fabrication