The Lead PipingDesigner will be responsible for leading a drafting team whose responsibilitywill be preparing layouts and designs of complex offshore/onshore piping systemsutilizing Company 2D and 3D modeling software. They may occasionally be calledupon to function as a Project Lead, Drafting Checker and or Coordinator onProject(s).
JobDuties and Responsibilities:
• Prepare man-hourestimates, budgets and schedules for their respective discipline;
• Manage project work flowto ensure project completion and adherence to project schedules;
• Lead, supervise andmentor the drafters assigned to their project;
• Coordinate with clientand engineering on determining and addressing project priorities;
• Principal designersin resolving piping design issues;
• Prepare layouts and overall project executionplans for assigned projects from Scope of Work (SOW) and/or verbal instructionswith little or no guidance;
• Ensure that alldrawings adhere to client, and/or company drafting standards;
• Ensure that alldrawings adhere to client, company and/or industry design standards;
• Design and draftclean effect piping systems that adhere to safety and maintenancespecifications;
• May be asked to periodicalserve as Piping Checker;
• QA/QC project designlead;
• Responsible for keeping the Project Engineer andProject Manager updated on any and all concerns relating to their respectiveassignments;
• Track and reportprogress for assigned project drawings;
• Create weightestimates;
• Create materialestimates;
• Perform site and vendor visits as required;
• Other various projectresponsibilities as required.
Qualifications(Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):
• Requires aminimum of fifteen (15) years' experience of piping layout and designexperience with engineering projects in the offshore oil and gas industry;
• Up to five(5) years' experience in onshore oil & gas or related industry may beconsidered toward the total fifteen (15) years of required experience;
• Requires pastexperience in a lead role supervising drafters and designers;
• Requiresknowledge and the ability to work with MS Office Suite of products (Excel, Word,Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access);
• Must beproficient in AutoCAD;
• Must have advancedknowledge of piping 2D and 3D software. (Autodesk Plant 3, Navisworks and E3D);
• Must haveadvanced working knowledge of P&ID's, General Arrangements, Piping PlansSections and Details, Pipe Supports and Isometrics;
• Must have theability to layout process equipment with nozzle locations and interconnecting piping;
• Must havefield experience in gathering information for retrofit purposes;
• Must have strongworking knowledge of ASME, ANSI, API RP 14C, API RP 14E, API Spec 6A, NFPA andOSHA standards;
• Must haveworking knowledge with AWS Welding Symbols and AISC Manual.
WorkingConditions:
• Work is primarily conducted in an officeenvironment (Private or Semi-Private office) but may require occasional travelto off-site work locations;
• Field duties may require outdoor work in aplant or offshore platform atmosphere;
• Interaction with other team members, as wellas supervisors and client personnel;
• Working offshore or in plant and/or shop areasaround production machinery with extreme noise levels;
• Must be able to wear safety equipment asrequired by the safety department for personal protection;
• May be at more than one job site in a day andmust be able to tolerate climate changes;
• May be required to travel out of town on aperiodic basis.
Must be able to lift and carry twenty (20) pounds;
Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities which permits employee to communicate effectively;
Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time;
Sufficient vision or other powers of observation which permits employee to conduct analysis and investigations;
Sufficient manual dexterity which permit the employee to perform routine office duties;
Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations.
Other
DrugFree Workplace:
EDG Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to a drug freeworkplace. Applicants are subject toboth pre-employment hair and urine drug screens.
Post-hire, employees are subject to random, periodic,post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug testing which may include bothhair and urine drug screens. In addition to the requirements of EDG's drug freeworkplace program, employees may be required to sign, acknowledge and complywith drug free workplace policies or programs required by clients.
Weare an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receiveconsideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status,or any other characteristic protected by law.
