Lead Piping Designer

KBR Careers; Fox Woods (DE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR Lead Piping Designer within Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) seeks an experienced professional to lead a group of designers on piping layout, material selection, and related analyses across projects. The role emphasizes technical direction and development of junior staff.

The position involves overseeing budgets, schedules, and quality for the piping group, with opportunities to collaborate across offices and travel to client sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of applicable industry piping/mechanical experience within the chemical and industrial industry.
• Proficiency with 3D piping software (E3D preferred) & 2D MicroStation or AutoCAD is required.
• Experience in navigating 3D models with Navisworks.
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) is required.
• Ability to travel and work at client sites is required.

Responsibilities

• Design, specification and services related to piping systems and piping layout including material selection and analysis.
• May lead a team of designers on multiple independent projects.
• Oversee overall budget, schedule, and quality of the piping group on assigned projects.
• Assist in piping reviews of project packages prior to IFC to ensure quality procedures.
• Review project design estimates and work scopes for new projects.
• Coordinate scope in a multi-office environment.

Skills

Piping design

Piping layout

3D design software

Navisworks

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Willing to travel

Tools

E3D

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Navisworks

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary

Title: Lead Piping Designer KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets. KBR is looking for a Lead Piping Designer under broad direction, supervises and leads a group of designers. Provides technical direction over a group and is responsible for employee performance appraisals and for coaching and developing lower-level professionals. Plans, budgets, organizes, and controls an important segment of a very extensive and highly diversified engineering program or an entire engineering program of moderate scope. Job role is responsible for a measurable asset such as an assigned staff and budget.

Functional Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for design, specification and services related to piping systems and piping layout including piping material selection, piping material line classes, standard and specialty piping components, pressure, weight and thermal analysis of piping systems, vibration analysis and piping support systems.
• May lead of team of designers on multiple independent projects.
• Will be responsible for the overall budget, schedule, and quality of the piping group on assigned projects.
• Assist in conducting Piping reviews of all project packages prior to IFC to ensure that quality procedures were followed.
• Review project design estimates and work scopes for each new project.
• Coordination of scope in a multi office environment.

Required Education, Experience & Skills

• Minimum 15 years of applicable industry piping/mechanical experience within the chemical and industrial industry
• Proficiency with 3D Piping software (E3D preferred) & 2D MicroStation or AutoCAD is required.
• Experience in navigating 3D models with Navisworks.
• Experience in Microsoft (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc...) is required.
• Ability to travel and work at client sites is required.

Physical Qualifications

• Work may be required to be performed at client sites and may require exposure to ambient temperature extremes
• Work may require using and wearing personal protective equipment such as fire-retardant clothing, hearing and eye protection, hard hat and steel-toed boots
• Day-to-day physical requirements involve standard office activities including sitting/standing for extended periods of time, attending meetings, use of keyboard and mouse repetitively, lifting and carrying less than 20 lbs frequently, etc
• Work may require moderate physical exertion including walking to operating areas and walking up stairs
• May require walking the plant property

Decarbonization, Energy Transition, Sustainability

KBR Benefits

• 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule.
• We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team's philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.

Equal Opportunity Employer

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Values

• We Value Our People We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.
• We Deliver We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
• We Are We
• We Are People of Integrity We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity.
• We Empower We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.
• We Are a Team of Teams We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments.
• Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.

KBR Delivering Solutions, Changing the World

ESG & Sustainability

We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Company Overview

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. At KBR, We Deliver.