Designer III Piping

Zachry Group•Houston, TX

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves leading teams of designers, coordinating daily workflows, and completing advanced Piping Design and Equipment Layouts using 2D CAD & 3D E3D Software. The position requires the ability to review proposals, complete estimates for small capital projects, and coordinate vendor document reviews. A strong understanding of instrument design, installation requirements, and field constructability is essential. The role also includes creating detailed project schedules, facilitating model reviews, tracking project hours, and managing scope changes. Familiarity with laser scanning and working with laser scans in 3D models is also a requirement.

Requirements

High school diploma or Associates Degrees with drafting courses; Bachelor’s Degree preferred with design experience.
20+ years of experience and knowledge in the design requirements for respective discipline as they apply to petrochemical, refining, pharmaceutical, confectionary/food processing or power plant construction projects.
Consult others as a qualified expert and capable of making key technical decisions on a low to medium complexity project.
Advanced ability to clearly communicate information and ideas verbally and in writing.
Advanced knowledge on FEL/FEED project execution staged gate process including understanding differences on execution between early FEL/FEED and detailed design. This includes a detailed understanding of precursor/successors with respect to activities, deliverables, and project milestones as well as expected progress/detail for key deliverables at each phase.
Advanced understanding of the overall Project Execution and Multi-Discipline project workflow and execution especially as it pertains to interdisciplinary workflow and coordination expectations.
More advanced ability and understanding of recognizing project change and basic understanding of change management. procedure with ability to convey to Project leads.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s Degree preferred.
Certificate in Design/Drafting preferred.

Responsibilities

Ability to lead larger teams of designers and coordinate all required day to day workflow.
Complete advanced/complex Piping Design and Equipment Layouts in accordance with Industry Practices using 2D CAD & 3D E3D Software and/or other 3D Design software.
Ability to review new proposals/RFQs and complete estimates for small caps work.
More advanced ability to mark up and coordinate vendor document review for major and minor equipment and coordinate logistics on the vendor document review process.
Advanced understanding on standard instrument design and installation requirements and differences in technology with ability to navigate those design and installation challenges without supervision.
Advanced field constructability and knowledge of fabrications means/methods to be a qualified checker for small to medium complexity jobs.
Ability to create detailed project schedules and review schedules for coordination with respect to Piping workflow expectations and durations as well as required interactions with other disciplines and parties.
Facilitate model reviews, including ability to collect and manage comments.
Ability to track project hours, progress reporting to conduct earned value analysis, accurately forecast project completion dates.
Ability to understand and identify scope of work from initial exposure, create project change notices from deviations of scope of work.
Ability to manage global and domestic workshare.
Familiar with laser scanning and working with laser scans in 3D models.