Piping Designer lll

TekWissen LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen LLC seeks a Senior Piping Designer to support design and drafting activities in Houston, TX. You will prepare PFDs, P&IDs, layouts, and lists for plant and pipeline projects, coordinate with project managers, vendors, and contractors, and help ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

The role requires strong technical input, ability to work with multidisciplinary teams, and experience with design packages and drawings. This is a full-time on-site position in Houston.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate project design and drafting to ensure successful completion.
• Assign equipment, instrument, and valve tagging numbers.
• Assign piping line numbers.
• Draft changes to record drawings.
• Prepare PFDs, P&IDs, layouts, plots, and equipment/instrument lists for facilities construction projects.
• Assist in developing project scopes and construction scopes of work.
• Attend project meetings to understand customer needs and scope definitions.
• Review man-hour estimates and schedules for efficiency.
• Coordinate distribution of design packages to stakeholders.
• Provide design and drafting for time/budget critical projects.
• Communicate with vendors for material quotes and availability.
• Create parts lists from material take-offs for timely items.
• Develop material data sheets and generate requisitions.
• Maintain records of documents and design correspondence.
• Participate in development and maintenance of standard drawings.
• Coordinate with PMs, purchasers, inspectors, and contractors on design content.
• Coordinate with PMs on design and project logistics to ensure progress.
• Generate PAL for approval for in-service welds.
• Provide drafting for daily system operation and coordinate with CADD Operator.
• Guide others to obtain required information using department tools and methods.

Job description

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide.

Job Description:

• The primary responsibilities of the Piping Designer, Senior shall include:
• Facilitate project design and drafting as necessary to ensure the successful completion of all project related activities.
• Assigning equipment, instrument, and valve tagging numbers
• Assigning piping line numbers
• Drafting changes to record drawings
• Preparation of process flow diagrams (PFD), piping & instrument diagrams (P&ID), general equipment layouts, facility plot plans, and equipment and instrument lists for various company plant, pipeline and related facilities construction projects.
• Assist in the development of Project Scopes, Engineering / Design Scopes, and Construction Scopes of Work, for use in the establishment of contracts with third parties.
• Attend project meetings to obtain full understanding of customer needs and scope definitions, and to provide technical input toward efficient and effective designs.
• Assist in the review of man hour estimates and work schedules to assure efficiency in the execution of projects.
• Assist in coordinating the distribution of design packages related to projects to ensure that all stakeholders are allowed input, and that all necessary information is exchanged.
• Provide design and drafting services for time / budget critical projects. Provide design and drafting services associated with the preliminary development of potential projects.
• Communicate with vendors for materials quotes and availability of materials. Create parts lists by performing material take-offs to ensure the timely availability of items.
• Development of material data sheets. Generate material requisitions for submittal to project manager for approvals.
• Maintain record of documents and correspondence pertaining to technical design issues throughout the development of projects.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of Company standard drawings.
• Maintain a high level of expertise in necessary areas of design and drafting and ensure access to specialty resources and technology Assist in the development and implementation of specifications and procedures related to the handling of department business to facilitate lower costs in the creation and maintenance of drawings and documentation.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, purchasing agents, inspectors, engineering contractors, and construction contractors relating to design drawing content, materials and construction issues.
• Coordinate with Project Managers and Engineering on design and project logistical issues to assure effective, linear progress of the project.
• Generate Pre-Assessment Letter "PAL" for approval when required, for in-service welds.
• Provide the drafting associated with daily operation of the system along with coordinating with CADD Operator.
• Provide guidance so to enhance the ability of others to obtain required information through the use of departmentally developed tools and methods.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.