Pipe Systems Design Lead

RK Industries, LLC; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

6 paid holidays

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee discount program

Relocation assistance

Job summary

RK Industries, LLC is seeking a Pipe Systems Design Lead to bridge design and installation on high-profile data center projects. You will review multi-trade pipe racks and chilled-water systems for constructability, ensuring models, spool drawings, and packages are accurate before fabrication.

You will lead design reviews, mentor field talent, and collaborate across Preconstruction, PMs, VDC/BIM, Field, and Manufacturing to optimize for prefabrication and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Hands-on field pipefitting experience (journeyman/foreman) with mechanical, hydronic or process piping.
• Knowledge of Revit and Navisworks; Tekla or Revit Fabrication a plus.
• Design, detailing, spooling, or VDC coordination experience; willing to train right field talent.
• Data center or chilled-water system experience preferred.
• Ability to read construction and fabrication drawings, specs and submittals with accuracy.
• Confident in independent decision making and communicating the rationale.
• Strong teamwork across field, shop, and office teams.
• Ability to work full-time onsite in Henderson, CO; relocation assistance available.

Responsibilities

• Review contract drawings and models for design intent and constructability prior to kickoff.
• Lead constructability for multi-trade pipe racks and chilled-water systems.
• Perform quality control reviews of VDC/BIM models and fabrication drawings.
• Optimize projects for prefabrication, packaging, and delivery before spooling.
• Collaborate with Preconstruction, PMs, VDC/BIM, Field and Manufacturing teams.
• Site walks to capture field lessons and feed back into the model.
• Assemble pricing comparisons for material selection and optimization.
• Mentor and train designers and detailers on trade-specific means and methods.
• Provide direction to meet schedule, budget, and safety standards.
• Champion RK's safety culture in office, shop, and field.

Skills

Field pipefitting experience

Revit/Navisworks knowledge

Design detailing & coordination

Data center / chilled-water systems

Reading drawings & specs

Independent decision making

Teamwork across field, shop, office

On-site availability

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

Tekla / Fabrication (a plus)

Job description

Pipe Systems Design Lead

$100,000-$110,000 + Annual Incentive Plan

Henderson, CO (this role is 100% onsite)

Built in the Field. Designed to Be Installed.

The best pipe designers have stood in the rack, held the wrench, and know what actually goes together in the field. At RK Industries, you'll take that field knowledge and put it where it matters most: into the model, before a single spool hits the shop floor.

As our Pipe Systems Design Lead, you'll be the bridge between design and installation on high-profile data center projects, reviewing multi-trade pipe racks and chilled-water closed-loop systems for constructability, catching what can't be built or manipulated in the field, and making sure every model, spool drawing, and package is built right the first time.

And you won't build alone. RK's integrated fabrication, manufacturing, construction, and VDC teams give you the resources, technology, and in-house shop capabilities many contractors simply can't match.

This is an opportunity to turn years of field experience into a lasting career in design leadership.

What You'll Lead

• Review contract drawings and models for design intent and constructability prior to VDC/BIM kickoff, flagging designs that can't realistically be installed in the field.

• Lead constructability for multi-trade pipe racks and chilled-water closed-loop systems supporting data center construction.

• Perform quality control reviews of VDC/BIM models and fabrication/spool drawings before they reach the shop.

• Optimize projects for prefabrication, packaging, and delivery before spooling.

• Partner with Preconstruction, Project Managers, VDC/BIM, Field, and Manufacturing teams on material and fabrication best practices.

• Walk project sites with Field Managers to capture installation lessons and field material preferences, and bring them back into the model.

• Assemble pricing comparisons for material selection and optimization opportunities.

• Mentor and train designers and detailers on trade-specific means and methods.

• Provide direction to the design team to meet schedule, quality, budget, and safety standards.

• Champion RK's safety culture in the office, the shop, and the field.

What You Bring

• Hands-on field pipefitting experience (journeyman, foreman, or equivalent) with mechanical, hydronic, or process piping. Required.

• Working knowledge of Revit and Navisworks; Tekla or Revit Fabrication a plus.

• Design, detailing, spooling, or VDC coordination experience. Experienced designers preferred; we'll train the right field talent.

• Data center, mission-critical, or chilled-water system experience strongly preferred.

• Ability to read construction and fabrication drawings, specifications, and submittals with a high degree of accuracy.

• Confidence making independent decisions on methods and constructability, and clearly communicating the "why."

• Strong teamwork, planning, and relationship-building skills across field, shop, and office teams.

• Ability to work full-time onsite in Henderson, CO. Relocation assistance available.

Why Build Your Career at RK

• Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
• Awards: RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
• Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
• Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation
• Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program

Your Benefits

• Paid Time Off plus 6 paid holidays

• Health Insurance with a $100 wellness incentive

• 401(K) with company match

• Employee Discount Program through PerkSpot

• Relocation assistance available

RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law