Piping Design Lead

KBR Careers; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Piping Design Lead to provide technical oversight of process and utility piping across design, procurement, construction, and startup phases. You will coordinate with process, mechanical, utilities, and CQV teams to ensure reliability, maintainability, cleanability, and startup readiness.

The role requires 15+ years in piping engineering on large regulated facilities, with strong codes knowledge and experience with 3D design tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, or 20+ years of relevant piping engineering experience.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in piping engineering, design, and field execution on large capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary piping engineering activities through design, construction, commissioning, and startup on large EPC, EPCM, or PMC projects.
• Strong knowledge of piping codes and standards, material specifications, fabrication practices, and construction quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and coordination for process, clean utility, and facility piping systems throughout design, procurement, construction, and startup phases of the project.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, pharmaceutical industry standards, applicable codes, and GMP requirements through design reviews, constructability assessments, and field support activities.
• Oversee piping system routing, material selection, stress and flexibility considerations, and interface management with process equipment, mechanical systems, utilities, and facility infrastructure.
• Support construction, commissioning, qualification, and startup readiness by resolving piping-related technical issues, driving quality execution, and ensuring systems meet operational reliability and maintainability objectives.

Skills

Piping design leadership

Process piping

Piping routing optimization

Coordination across disciplines

Regulatory compliance

Field execution oversight

3D design & coordination tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Tools

Aveva E3D

Hexagon Smart 3D

Plant 3D

Navisworks

AutoCAD

Job description

Piping Design LeadKBR 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. The Piping Design Lead provides technical oversight of process piping and utility piping systems across all manufacturing and support facilities. This role is responsible for piping design coordination, specification compliance, constructability reviews, routing optimization, installation standards, material selection, stress considerations, fabrication quality, and integration with process equipment and facility infrastructure. The incumbent will work closely with process engineering, mechanical engineering, utilities, construction, and CQV organizations to ensure piping systems support operational reliability, maintainability, cleanability, containment, and startup readiness requirements. **Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:** * Provide technical leadership and coordination for process, clean utility, and facility piping systems throughout design, procurement, construction, and startup phases of the project.* Ensure compliance with project specifications, pharmaceutical industry standards, applicable codes, and GMP requirements through design reviews, constructability assessments, and field support activities.* Oversee piping system routing, material selection, stress and flexibility considerations, and interface management with process equipment, mechanical systems, utilities, and facility infrastructure.* Support construction, commissioning, qualification, and startup readiness by resolving piping-related technical issues, driving quality execution, and ensuring systems meet operational reliability and maintainability objectives. **Required Education, Experience, & Skills:** * Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline, or 20+ years of relevant industrial piping engineering and design experience in lieu of a degree.* Minimum 15 years of experience in piping engineering, design, and field execution on large capital projects, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, chemical, or similar regulated process facilities.* Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary piping engineering activities through design, construction, commissioning, and startup on large EPC, EPCM, or PMC projects.* Strong knowledge of piping codes and standards, material specifications, fabrication practices, and construction quality requirements. **Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:** * Experience serving as Piping Lead on large-scale pharmaceutical or biotechnology greenfield manufacturing projects exceeding $1B TIC.* Knowledge of GMP-regulated facilities, clean utilities, hygienic piping systems, CQV processes, and regulatory inspection readiness requirements.* Proficiency with 3D design and coordination platforms such as Aveva E3D, Hexagon Smart 3D, Plant 3D, Navisworks, or equivalent tools.* Proven ability to lead global engineering teams, manage contractor interfaces, and support construction execution in a fast-paced megaproject environment. **Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability** **KBR Benefits** KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 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. Click here to learn more: KBR BenefitsBelong, 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 of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.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.