Spectra Tech is seeking a Piping Designer to serve as an Area Lead Designer or staff designer, performing assignments of advanced complexity. You will provide essential technical knowledge, perform design work, and offer guidance and supervision to other designers within the team.
What You'll Do
- Serve as an Area Lead Designer providing guidance and supervision to designers under the general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer or Design Supervisor.
- Prepare and check designs of advanced complexity utilizing 3D modeling and 2D CADD automation tools.
- Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors, and clients.
- Execute work in compliance with the Project Quality Plan and procedures and in accordance with approved project scope, cost, and schedule baselines.
- Perform bulk material take-off analysis and tabulations.
- Provide technical support for equipment and material procurement and subcontracting, including vendor submittal reviews.
- Provide technical support for construction administration, including responding to requests-for-information and field changes.
- Read, interpret, and generate design drawings with minimal input from engineering staff.
- Prepare 3D layouts and/or schematics for conceptual and detailed designs of advanced complexity.
- Produce and check complex piping drawings including plot plans, piping plans, isometrics, and sketches.
- Provide assistance to construction and pipe fabrication personnel.
What We're Looking For
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Associate degree in a related technical field of study.
- Minimum of fifteen (15) years of work-related experience.
- Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards.
- Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards.
- Ability to communicate effectively with project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors.
- Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes, and guidelines.
- Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner.
- Intermediate computer and software skills including proficiency with word processing, email, spreadsheet, and presentation programs.
- Significant experience providing EPC services on large industrial projects.
- Proficiency executing large engineering projects utilizing 3D modeling and 2D CADD automation tools in a multi-discipline environment.
- Background and experience must include drafting/designer experience in engineering fields such as piping, electrical, mechanical, structural, communications, architectural, fire protection, or civil.
- Proficiency in computer-aided design utilizing Bentley MicroStation with demonstrated experience originating and producing drawings with minimum supervision.
- Proficiency in 3D modeling using Intergraph Smart3D (S3D) with a minimum of 3 years of experience.
Nice to Have
- Experience with design of systems, structures, and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of ASME NQA-1.
- Knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials.
- Practical field experience.
- EPC project experience for industries including: U.S. Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agencies, Nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program, Manufacturing, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology.
- Knowledge of piping components, commercial availability, and cost of materials.
- Working knowledge and ability to interpret Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID), other discipline drawings, and vendor equipment documentation.
- Advanced knowledge of Intergraph SmartPlant Review software.
- Advanced knowledge of piping design requirements (equipment arrangement, piping layout, stress requirements, and material requirements).
- Working knowledge and ability to interpret P&IDs, update master P&IDs, and pipe line lists.
Technical Stack
- Bentley MicroStation
- Intergraph Smart3D (S3D)
- 3D modeling
- 2D CADD automation tools
- Intergraph SmartPlant Review software
Team & Environment
This role reports to the Discipline Lead Engineer or Design Supervisor. You will serve as an Area Lead Designer providing guidance and supervision to other designers.
Spectra Tech is an equal opportunity employer.
