Senior Facility Design Lead for Grain & Bulk Handling

Mid-States Companies; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay based on experience

100% company‑paid health, dental, and 

101% company‑paid health, dental, and 

Job summary

Mid-States Design & Engineering (MDE) seeks a Senior Designer to lead facility and plant design across grain handling and storage, milling, and bulk-handling facilities in Nevada, Iowa. You’ll own the layout with direct accountability for safety, cost, and operability.

You’ll mentor designers, drive design standards, and coordinate with internal teams. Expect 15% travel to customer sites and partner offices; office-based role with hands-on field exposure.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or higher in drafting, design, engineering technology, or related field.
• 6+ years of facility, plant, or site design experience in grain, bulk handling, or industrial settings.
• Proficiency in Revit.
• Experience mentoring designers and owning scope, schedule, and budget on projects.
• Willing to travel up to 15% to customer sites and partner offices.

Responsibilities

• Develop Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and General Arrangement (GA) drawings, including equipment placement, tonnage paths, head spacing, and operator access.
• Place and integrate Mid-States material handling equipment into site layouts, coordinating with our Material Handling Engineering Lead.
• Work the trade-offs between site constraints, customer operations, code requirements, and budget, and stand behind the call you make.

Skills

Experience

Mentoring

Layout judgment

Travel readiness

Education

Associate degree or higher in drafting/design/engineering technology

Tools

Revit

Autodesk Forma

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk Inventor

Navisworks

Point cloud workflows

Microsoft 365

Job description

Mid-States Design & Engineering (MDE) seeks a Senior Designer to lead facility and plant design across grain handling and storage, milling, and bulk-handling facilities in Nevada, Iowa. You’ll own the layout with direct accountability for safety, cost, and operability.

You’ll mentor designers, drive design standards, and coordinate with internal teams. Expect 15% travel to customer sites and partner offices; office-based role with hands-on field exposure.