Senior Piping Designer
About The Position
Worley is hiring a Senior Piping Designer to support its Mechanical and Piping team on power generation, industrial, energy, and infrastructure projects across North America. Based in Denver, Colorado, the role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on projects ranging from brownfield facility upgrades to large-scale capital developments. The Senior Piping Designer provides advanced piping design expertise through all project phases, from conceptual design and detailed engineering to construction support and commissioning. The role develops and reviews piping models, layouts, and related deliverables, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, project specifications, industry standards, and Worley quality processes. It also serves as a technical resource for the piping design team, providing guidance, mentoring designers, coordinating across disciplines, and supporting efficient project delivery. The position is based in Worley’s Denver office and supports a hybrid work environment that combines office collaboration, customer engagement, and project delivery activities. Travel and field assignments may be required as project needs dictate. Colorado compensation is listed as $106,168–$152,715 annually, or $52–$70 per hour, commensurate with experience.
Requirements
- Two- or three-year technical diploma with piping design-focused training, an Associate’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- At least 8 years of progressively responsible piping design experience supporting industrial, power generation, energy, or infrastructure projects.
- Extensive experience developing piping layouts, piping models, equipment arrangements, and related design deliverables.
- Strong knowledge of engineering drawing practices, drafting principles, piping design methodologies, and interdisciplinary design coordination.
- Demonstrated proficiency with AVEVA E3D, including 3D modeling, design reviews, clash detection, and deliverable generation.
- At least 5 years of experience using AVEVA E3D for model development, design review, and project execution.
- Experience working in existing operating facilities, including field verification, tie-in design, and brownfield project execution.
- Experience checking and verifying piping deliverables in office and field environments.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor junior designers and provide technical leadership within multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills for engaging engineering teams, project stakeholders, customers, and contractors.
- Commitment to safety, quality, innovation, continuous improvement, and customer service excellence.
- Willingness to travel and support field assignments as project requirements dictate.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with laser scanning technologies and integration of scan data into 3D design environments.
- Experience with AutoCAD, MicroStation V8i, and other related design software applications.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
- Deliver piping design services that meet Worley, customer, statutory, and regulatory requirements while maintaining schedule, budget, safety, and quality objectives.
- Develop detailed piping models, piping layouts, equipment arrangements, pipe supports, and associated design deliverables using AVEVA E3D and related design tools.
- Determine line counts, isometric quantities, and piping design requirements using P&IDs, engineering data, and project specifications.
- Review and interpret customer standards, project procedures, design criteria, and technical specifications.
- Identify design information requirements and proactively manage design inputs to maintain schedules and deliverable commitments.
- Provide technical guidance, design direction, and work assignments to work-share teams, CAD technicians, and less experienced designers.
- Lead model reviews, interference checks, clash detection, and design coordination sessions using AVEVA E3D and Navisworks.
- Review and approve design deliverables before issuance, ensuring technical accuracy, completeness, and compliance with quality standards.
- Coordinate piping design activities with process, mechanical, civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, and project management teams.
- Develop general arrangement drawings, piping layouts, equipment arrangements, and constructability-focused facility designs.
- Perform field investigations, site walkdowns, tie-in verification, and existing facility assessments for brownfield and revamp projects.
- Integrate field data, laser scan information, and existing facility conditions into 3D models and design deliverables.
- Support constructability evaluations and develop practical solutions that consider operational constraints, maintenance requirements, and installation considerations.
- Participate in internal, customer, and multidisciplinary design reviews.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives, design standards development, and best-practice implementation across the piping design team.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Holiday pay (usually 8 per year in the US)
- Eligibility to participate in medical insurance plans
- Eligibility to participate in life insurance plans
- Eligibility to participate in dental insurance plans
- Eligibility to participate in vision insurance plans
- Eligibility to participate in a 401(k) plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
