Lead Piping Designer

About the job: 
Kent is looking for a Lead Piping Designer to join our Engineering team in Calgary. The successful candidate will lead piping design activities, coordinate assigned designers, and oversee the delivery of safe, accurate, and constructible piping designs in collaboration with engineering and project teams. 
 

Skills and Responsibilities:  
Responsibilities:
•    Lead piping design activities for assigned projects, establishing design priorities, coordinating resources, and overseeing deliverable quality and schedule commitments.
•    Plan, assign, and monitor work within the piping design team, providing technical direction and guidance to senior, intermediate, and junior designers.
•    Oversee and contribute to the development of piping layouts, plot plans, equipment arrangements, isometrics, and related design deliverables.
•    Establish and maintain consistent piping modeling and drafting practices in accordance with project specifications, client standards, applicable codes, and Kent procedures.
•    Review and interpret P&IDs, line lists, equipment data, vendor drawings, specifications, and engineering information to guide coordinated design development.
•    Ensure piping designs address routing, accessibility, operability, maintainability, safety, flexibility, and constructability requirements.
•    Coordinate piping design interfaces with process, mechanical, civil/structural, electrical, instrumentation, piping stress, and construction teams.
•    Lead piping design participation in interdisciplinary reviews, model reviews, constructability reviews, and design assurance activities.
•    Coordinate field verification, site measurements, walkdowns, and the use of laser-scan information, as required.
•    Identify and resolve design conflicts and technical issues, escalating matters requiring engineering decisions or affecting scope, cost, or schedule.
•    Oversee drawing and model checking to ensure design deliverables are accurate, complete, coordinated, and compliant with project requirements.
•    Support estimates, resource planning, deliverable registers, progress measurement, and piping design schedules.
•    Monitor design changes, communicate their impacts, and ensure approved revisions are incorporated into models, drawings, and associated records.
•    Coordinate design activities with Kent global teams, communicating technical requirements, managing work handoffs, and reviewing deliverables for consistency and quality.
•    Provide mentoring and technical support to develop team capability and promote consistent design practices.
•    Support responses to construction queries and the resolution of piping design issues during fabrication and installation.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience: 
Knowledge/Qualification/Training/Certification: 
•    Diploma or certificate in engineering design and drafting, mechanical technology, or a related discipline; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
•    20+ or more years of progressive piping design experience, preferably in industrial, energy, petrochemical, refining, or related facilities.
•    Demonstrated experience leading piping design teams and coordinating design deliverables on multidisciplinary projects.
•    Strong working knowledge of piping design practices, applicable codes and standards, and the preparation and checking of piping drawings and models.
•    Proficiency with relevant 3D plant design and drafting software; experience with AutoCAD Plant 3D, E3D, S3D, or comparable systems is preferred.
•    Ability to interpret P&IDs, equipment layouts, piping specifications, vendor information, and engineering documentation, and translate these inputs into coordinated designs.
•    Experience planning design work, estimating design hours, allocating resources, and monitoring progress against project requirements.
•    Experience working within a global workshare environment is preferred. The successful candidate must be willing and able to collaborate closely with Kent global teams, including coordinating design activities, communicating technical requirements, supporting effective work handoffs, and participating in meetings across time zones as reasonably required.
•    Experience with brownfield modifications, field verification, laser-scan information, and constructability considerations is an asset.
•    Strong technical checking, problem-solving, organizational, and time-management skills.
•    Ability to exercise sound design judgment, work independently, and lead effectively within a multidisciplinary project team.

 

Communication:
•    Excellent command of English, with strong oral and written communication skills.
•    Communicates design requirements, technical direction, priorities, and expectations clearly to team members and global workshare partners.
•    Builds effective working relationships with engineering disciplines, project controls, construction, clients, vendors, and other stakeholders.
•    Communicates design progress, resource needs, technical concerns, and scope or schedule impacts promptly and professionally.
•    Leads constructive design discussions and supports timely resolution of interdisciplinary issues.
 

Behavior/Core Competencies:
•    Demonstrates leadership, accountability, sound judgment, and a strong commitment to quality.
•    Takes ownership of assigned piping design scope and follows through on team deliverables and commitments.
•    Plans and prioritizes team activities to meet project requirements and agreed schedules.
•    Coaches and mentors designers while encouraging collaboration and continuous improvement.
•    Supports an inclusive, respectful, and collaborative working environment.
•    Adapts effectively to changing priorities, resource demands, and project needs.
 

HSSEQ:
The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.

Details about the role: 
Location:  Calgary, AB 
Relocation required: No 
Travel required: Limited travel and site visits will be required 
Contract type: Full-time  
Experience level: 20+ years