Pipe Systems Design Lead

RK Industries, LLC•Henderson, CO

19d•$100,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Pipe Systems Design Lead at RK Industries, you’ll be responsible for transforming contract drawings into detailed, build-ready Revit and BIM models. This role involves collaborating with field and fabrication teams to review design intent and constructability, implementing quality control on shop drawings, and championing best practices. You will lead technical direction and training, ensuring projects meet schedule, budget, safety, and quality standards. This position is ideal for someone with a Pipefitting background, 3+ years of design experience (Revit, Navisworks, Tekla), strong decision-making skills, and a passion for construction innovation.

Requirements

5+ years Pipefitting or experience with Piping and Hydronics preferred
Collage/University graduate preferred with 5 years relevant experience or equivalent combination of skills and experience.
Indirect supervision.
Knowledge of project plans, scope, schedule, specs, submittits, budget, verify benefits of revised materials and systems, etc.
Firm understanding of drafting and design techniques and are able to convey all information in a clear, concise manner.
Able to makes decisions independently regarding complexities and methods.
Superior presentation, time management, and planning abilities.
Ability to critically think.
Strong teamwork/relationship management skills.
Regularly required to: stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and a variety of office equipment.
Occasionally may need to reach, stoop, or kneel.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.

Nice To Haves

Revit
Navisworks
Tekla

Responsibilities

Provide direction and leadership to the department team to achieve high quality, productivity, and safe standards.
Ensures compliance to production schedules, process quality, efficiency standards, budget, inventory, and data reporting.
Facilitate improvement through team involvement, training, and education on specific tasks, safety issues, and other company-related functions.
Administer corrective action as needed and maintains training matrix.
Assemble pricing comparisons for optimization and material selection opportunities.
Review Contract drawings for design intent as well as constructability prior to VDC/BIM Kick-off.
Evaluate appropriate applications for prefabrication, packaging, and delivery.
Review shop operations for best practices for shop work flow, materials handling, and productivity tracking tools.
Quality control reviews and corrections of VDC/BIM Drawings or models; compliance with contract documents.
Quality Control review of fabrication drawings prior to delivering to shop.
Regularly walk project sites with the Project Field Managers to document best practices, and field material preferences.
Other duties as assigned.