Piping Designer

Piping Designer

Location: Hookstown, PA Job Type: Long-Term Contract with Potential for Direct Hire

Position Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced Piping Designer to support complex industrial projects within the power and energy industries. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated professional with extensive piping design experience who thrives in a collaborative engineering environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in producing high-quality design deliverables while coordinating with engineering, construction, and client teams throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute assigned design tasks under the direction of the Group Supervisor.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, drafters, and project support personnel to successfully meet project objectives.
• Develop and complete construction drawings, design studies, bills of materials, and other required project deliverables.
• Plan and schedule design assignments while providing technical guidance, mentoring, and training to designers, drafters, and checkers on small to mid-sized projects.
• Manage assigned portions of projects and ensure work is completed on schedule and within quality standards.
• Coordinate with client representatives and construction personnel to ensure project requirements are accurately incorporated into design deliverables.
• Assist with engineering and construction estimates, project documentation, and drafting estimates.
• Review and approve drawings to ensure compliance with applicable codes, specifications, and company drafting standards.
• Maintain engineering document indices, drafting progress reports, and verify proper review and approval of vendor drawings.
• Support project teams by identifying design improvements and resolving technical issues.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Associate's Degree with drafting coursework.
• Minimum 10 years of piping design experience within the power generation, energy, chemical, refinery, or industrial process industries.
• Strong understanding of piping design principles, engineering disciplines, and project execution processes.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, MicroStation, or Revit, with the ability to learn additional design platforms as needed.
• Experience with CADWorx, Navisworks, and Microsoft Office.
• Working knowledge of Plant 3D and/or AVEVA E3D is highly preferred.
• Experience supporting chemical, refinery, power, or heavy industrial facilities.
• Strong leadership abilities with experience mentoring and supporting junior designers and drafters.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and time management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments while meeting project deadlines with exceptional attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Design, or a related field.
• Design/Drafting Certificate.
• Experience leading design efforts on multidisciplinary industrial projects.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under the law. Assistance with the application process is available upon request.