Piping Designer

Socket.dev; Washington (WV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful projects

Flexible working

Diversity & inclusion

Benefits package

Career development

Global network

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Senior Piping & Mechanical Designer for its Oil & Gas segment in the Washington, WV area. You will drive design work for capital projects in active chemical plants, reading P&ID and plant specs while interfacing with multi-discipline teams.

The role requires the ability to work on-site with minimal relocation support. The team emphasizes safety, adherence to ASME/API codes, and development of junior designers, with opportunities for professional growth and a broad project

Qualifications

• 15 to 20 years’ industrial experience in design, preferably in chemical manufacturing.
• Self-directed and proactive in driving your design process.
• Experience reading P&ID, plant specs, and industry codes (ASME, API).

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed safety standards.
• Comply with company procedures and engineering practices.
• Read and understand P&ID’s and plant engineering specs.
• Interface with engineers, operators, maintenance, environmental, and other site personnel to understand design considerations.
• Guide junior designers in their design work.
• Provide piping & mechanical design for capital and service projects in fast-paced environments.
• Review designs with site teams before construction.
• Support field as-built, measurements, and design updates as required.
• Assist with material take-offs and construction estimating.

Skills

Piping & Mechanical Design

Industrial experience

MicroStation

Microsoft Office

Job description

Wood is recruiting a Senior Piping & Mechanical Designer to join its Oil & Gas business in the Washington, WV area. The selected candidate will ensure that assigned project goals and objectives are achieved. Applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Wood, now or in the future. Local or regional area candidates strongly preferred, as no per diem or relocation are available for this role. No outside agencies.

#LI-Onsite

As a Senior Piping & Mechanical Designer, you will be responsible for driving the design work supporting facility-based design projects in active chemical manufacturing plants as part of the site’s capital project’s group.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood’s Operations business delivers solutions to an ever-broadening range of clients across the energy and materials industries globally. We deliver operations, maintenance, modifications, brownfield engineering, asset optimization, and management, supporting our clients through the asset lifecycle. We are focused on developing strategic relationships with our clients, providing solutions that deliver efficiency, integrity, and reliability.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to industry leaders in Oil & Gas
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team, and individual needs
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, with employee networks dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace
• A comprehensive benefits package tailored to suit your lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development through customized training and career growth plans
• Global connections with leading industry experts shaping the future of energy transition

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed the company’s safety standards.
• Comply with all company procedures, engineering practices and other standards.
• Read and fully understand P&ID’s and other documents which describe the scope of work to be done.
• Be able to read and understand fully the plant’s engineering specifications, standards, guidelines, and other technical documents related to your discipline.
• Be familiar with industry codes such as ASME, API, and others which relate to piping and mechanical design in industrial environments.
• Interface with engineers, operators, maintenance, environmental, and other personnel at the plant site to understand the design considerations for the site.
• Guide more junior piping and mechanical designers in their design work.
• Provide piping & mechanical design for capital and service projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Guide site employees through reviews of piping and mechanical designs to get their input prior to issuing these for construction.
• Issue construction complete construction packages.
• Field as-built, measurement, and design as project requires.
• Assist with material take-offs and construction estimating.

  Qualifications

  What Makes You Remarkable?

  At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. Even if you don’t match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge, or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

  Expected:

  • 15 to 20 years’ industrial experience working in the design field, preferably in that of the chemical manufacturing industry.
  • Willing and capable of operating in a self-directed manner to drive your design process forward.
  • Able to understand and act when your part of the project hits a roadblock.
  • Highly experienced in design of piping & mechanical systems as currently used in chemical manufacturing facilities.
  • Outdoor design experience, able to wear required PPE and drive safely to jobsite for field measurement/as-built drawings.
  • Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Good negotiation skills A proactive approach to solving problems and getting the job done.
  • Self‑motivated/Self‑directed.
  • Proficiency in MicroStation a plus.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft, Word, Excel and Outlook.

  Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.

  Diversity Statement We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.