Plumbing Designer

Garver; North Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Garver in North Little Rock, Arkansas seeks a Plumbing Designer to develop plumbing designs for Buildings Group projects, focusing on domestic water, sanitary sewer, and roof/storm drainage systems, and to coordinate with other disciplines and regional offices while supporting engineers.

The role requires at least five years of building plumbing design experience, proficiency with Autodesk Revit and MS Office, and strong communication and team collaboration skills to ensure quality and on-time

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of building plumbing system design and construction experience.
• Knowledge of building plumbing system principals related to building plumbing system designs.
• Proven experience with plumbing system designs, including detailed plans and specifications for building projects.
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills.
• Experience with Autodesk Revit.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Develop plumbing designs in support of Garver Buildings Group projects.
• Lead planning, design, and commissioning of building domestic water, sanitary sewer, and roof/storm drain systems.
• Coordinate with other support disciplines and with regional offices.
• Assist engineers in plumbing system design for building projects.
• Follow Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plans.

Skills

Knowledge of building plumbing systems

Interfacing with project teams

Budget & schedule management

Time management & quality

QA/QC adherence

Continuing education

Tools

Autodesk Revit

MS Office Suite

Job description

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Plumbing Designer

North Little Rock, Arkansas

As part of the Buildings Group for Garver, this Plumbing Designer will be responsible for developing plumbing designs in support of various Buildings Business Line projects. Specifically, this responsibility will include a variety of projects related to leading the planning, design, and commissioning of:

• Building domestic water systems
• Building sanitary sewer systems
• Building roof/storm drain systems

Additionally, this role will include coordination with other support disciplines, and coordination with regional offices. Assisting engineers in the plumbing system design of building projects. Following quality assurance and quality control plans.

Abilities and attributes needed for this position

• Knowledge of building plumbing system principles
• Interfacing with project teams on project design, delivery, and construction.
• Managing project budget and schedule compliance.
• Plumbing design of building projects throughout the project lifecycle from the conceptual phase, design phase, and construction phase.
• Utilizing BIM design software to produce construction drawings
• Utilize software based calculation tools for design calculations
• Manage multiple assignments concurrently
• Be responsible for time management and product quality
• Follow Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plans
• Be responsible for continuing education and learning based on project needs, as well as overall needs of the team.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of building plumbing system design and construction experience
• Must have a knowledge base building plumbing system principals related to building plumbing system designs
• Proven experience with plumbing system designs, including detailed plans and specifications for building projects
• Must have strong communication and team collaboration skills
• Experience with Autodesk Revit
• Must be proficient with MS Office Suite

Preferred Skills

• Medical gas system design experience
• Petroleum, oil, and lubricating (POL) design experience
• Food service plumbing systems design experience
• Fire sprinkler system design experience
• Experience with AIA MasterSpec

Grow With Us

Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance.

Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,400 employees, Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people-first culture, which has achieved Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at GarverUSA.com.

Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.