Full-Time
Senior Piping Designer
Vestal Corporation
No salary listed
St. Louis, MO, USA
In Person
Associate's
Category
 Mechanical Engineering (1) |
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Required Skills
Microsoft Office
Requirements
- A minimum of 10 years of mechanical piping design experience is required.
- Experience with and understanding of engineering, architecture, and construction terminology is required.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, and AutoCAD, are required.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment is required.
- The role requires written and verbal communication, attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization, problem-solving, time management, personal conduct, and change management abilities.
- The ability to effectively interact with co-workers, clients, vendors, and other business contacts is required.
- The employee must comply with the company's core values and quality control and project management procedures.
- The employee must be able to sit for prolonged periods, operate a computer and office equipment, move about the office, and exchange accurate information through frequent communication.
Responsibilities
- Prepare mechanical piping scopes of work for selected projects.
- Assist with piping deliverables and man-hour budgets for engineering proposals and changes to active projects.
- Lead piping layout and general arrangement for assigned project areas or systems.
- Serve as Piping Lead when assigned, coordinating piping design activities and supporting project engineering staff.
- Execute and oversee piping design using AutoCAD Plant 3D and, when required, Revit.
- Track piping design progress and productivity and communicate status to project management.
- Perform field observations and document existing conditions on selected projects.
- Coordinate with owners, operators, and design-build contractors to gather functional and program requirements and develop piping layouts supporting operations, maintenance, and constructability.
- Apply piping codes, standards, and project specifications, including ASME B31.3, hygienic piping practices, and client standards, to layouts and deliverables.
- Develop piping layouts addressing cleanability, CIP/SIP requirements, maintenance access, thermal growth, and installation sequencing.
- Coordinate piping design with mechanical equipment, including boilers, ammonia refrigeration systems, cooling towers, pumps, and packaged process equipment.
- Coordinate with other disciplines to resolve design interfaces and layout conflicts.
- Develop conceptual pipe support strategies and coordinate support requirements with structural engineering.
- Review piping models, drawings, and isometrics prepared by other designers for quality, constructability, and compliance with project standards.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior piping design staff.
- Support responses to construction requests for information and review field change requests related to piping design.
- Lead the development and maintenance of corporate piping drafting standards, templates, and best practices.
- Coordinate proactively with other disciplines to support integrated project delivery.
- Perform other assigned duties.
Desired Qualifications
- An associate degree is preferred.
- The ability to read and understand both two-dimensional and three-dimensional drawings is preferred.