Natural Gas Designer - #3081
About The Position
Wade Trim is seeking a Natural Gas Designer to join its Industrial Commercial Energy team, supporting infrastructure projects in Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, or Houston. The role involves preparing and reproducing natural gas facility drawings, supporting project teams, coordinating design requests and field information, and maintaining client relations and a safe work environment. A flexible hybrid-remote schedule may be available after 30 days of employment. Wade Trim is an employee-owned engineering firm that emphasizes collaboration, mentoring, professional and leadership development, innovation, and work/life balance. Its hybrid schedule brings team members together in the office at least three days per week and allows virtual work from home on other days.
Requirements
- High school diploma.
- One to three years of design or drafting experience in natural gas distribution systems, utility infrastructure, or natural gas or other utility facilities such as regulator stations or pump stations.
- Experience with Autodesk Civil 3D.
- Knowledge of personal computer hardware and software configurations.
- Excellent technical writing, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to work well with others and be self-motivated.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree in any technical discipline.
- Extensive drafting or design experience in land development, surveying, or water development projects.
- Natural gas facility design or drafting experience.
- Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) modeling experience.
- Experience with CadWorx or Autodesk Plant 3D.
Responsibilities
- Prepare computer-drafted natural gas facility designs, as-builts, and mechanical detail drawings.
- Reproduce historic pipeline drawings in AutoCAD.
- Generate bills of materials.
- Work independently as needed.
- Print working drawings using a plotter.
- Attend project-specific meetings to determine CAD schedules.
- Save project-specific data daily and weekly.
- Complete 811 design requests and coordinate responses to obtain information about third-party infrastructure.
- Verify and organize field visit survey notes.
- Assist Project Managers and Engineers as needed.
- Attend meetings as needed.
- Maintain excellent client relations.
- Maintain a safe working environment.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Education reimbursement
- 401(k)
- Performance bonuses
- Employee stock program
- Employee Resource Groups and programs, including Young Professionals Group, Women at Wade Trim, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Professional Development, Leadership Development, Mentor Program, Sustainability Program, and Wellness Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
