Senior Piping & Mechanical Designer

John Wood Group • Pasadena, TX

91d

About The Position

Wood's Operations business delivers solutions to an ever-broadening range of clients across the energy and materials industries globally. We deliver operations, maintenance, modifications, brownfield engineering, asset optimization and management, supporting our clients through the asset lifecycle. We are focused on developing strategic relationships with our clients, providing solutions that deliver efficiency, integrity and reliability.

Requirements

• 20+ years industrial experience working in the design field, preferably in the chemical manufacturing industry.
• Highly experienced in design of piping & mechanical systems as currently used in chemical manufacturing facilities.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Proficiency in MicroStation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to read and fully understand P&ID's and other documents which describe the scope of work to be done.
• Familiarity with industry codes such as ASME, API, and others which relate to piping and mechanical design in industrial environments.
• Willing and capable of operating in a self-directed manner to drive your design process forward.
• Able to understand and act when your part of the project hits a roadblock.
• Able to travel to and act independently at other plant sites in the gathering of needed information for your designs.
• Meet or exceed the company's safety standards.
• Comply with all company procedures, engineering practices and other standards.

Nice To Haves

• Outdoor design experience, able to wear required PPE and drive safely to jobsite for field measurement/as-built drawings.
• A pro-active approach to solving problems and getting the job done.
• Self-motivated/Self-directed.

Responsibilities

• Provide piping & mechanical design for capital and service projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Guide site employees through reviews of piping and mechanical designs to get their input prior to issuing these for construction.
• Issue complete construction packages.
• Field as-built, measurement, and design as project requires.
• Assist with material take-offs and construction estimating.
• Interface with engineers, operators, maintenance, environmental, and other personnel at the plant site to understand the design considerations for the site.
• Guide more junior piping and mechanical designers in their design work.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Support Activities for Mining