Senior Piping Designer

Kent; Gregory (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent is seeking a Piping Designer to be based at a client facility in Gregory, TX. You will prepare or modify piping project designs, including drawings, BOM, and 3D models. You will liaise with clients, maintain design records, assess risks, and ensure compliance with health and safety and industry codes.

The role requires 5+ years piping design experience in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or Refinery sectors. Additionally, you will perform site surveys, prepare layouts, and assist with MTO

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of piping design experience in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or Refinery sectors.
• Experience preparing BOMs, panels, cable schedules, 3D models and MTOs.
• Knowledge of CAD standards and industry codes.

Responsibilities

• Manage design processes and ensure drawings are ready on time.
• Liaise with client on design-related matters and maintain project records.
• Assess risks and ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental standards.
• Produce layout drawings, 3D models and MTOs; perform design reviews as required.
• Attend model reviews and site surveys when needed.

Skills

Piping design

CAD standards

3D modeling

Project coordination

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

About you:

Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world‑class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family‑friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability‑friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG

We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY

We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE

We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:

Kent is looking for a Piping Designer to be based within a client’s facility located in Gregory TX.

You will prepare or modify designs for piping projects, or arranging for, or instructing, others to do this. Designs include drawings, design details, specifications, bills of quantity and design calculations.

Skills and Responsibilities:

• Manage the design processes involved in a piping project, including ensuring that drawings are ready on time, reviewing designs and making them available to the appropriate people.
• Liaise with client on design-related matters.
• Establish and maintain effective methods of communication between the teams involved in design work throughout the project.
• Maintain records and documents throughout the project.
• Assess, mitigate and manage risks connected with design.
• Ensure designs and design work meet health and safety legislation, sustainable building standards (such as BREEAM the Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method) and industry codes of practice.
• As-building in the field which may require climbing ladders or stairs.
• Closing MOC’s.
• Minimum 5+ years of piping design experience, preferably in the Oil and Gas, Petro Chemical, Refinery industry required.
• Preparation of all design related deliverables such as BOM, Panel and Cable schedule, 3D models and model extractions, layouts and interconnection wiring drawings etc.
• Input for drafting Area classification drawings and other layouts.
• Follow CAD standards.
• Preparation of calculations for Cable tray and trench sizing.
• Decide the substation layouts optimizing the size and design of the same along with the lead designer.
• Preparation of all layout drawings ,3D models and MTO generation.
• Finalize installation drawings for each specific project.
• Participate in project design reviews as required.
• Perform inter discipline squad checks.
• Attend model reviews as per project schedule as required.
• Site surveys and adequacy checks if required.
• Perform technical audits and quality reviews.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad‑hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification:

• Minimum 5+ years of piping design experience, preferably in the Oil and Gas, Petro Chemical, Refinery industry required.
• Preparation of all design related deliverables such as BOM, Panel and Cable schedule, 3D models and model extractions, layouts and interconnection wiring drawings etc.
• Input for drafting Area classification drawings and other layouts.
• Follow CAD standards.
• Preparation of calculations for Cable tray and trench sizing.
• Decide the substation layouts optimizing the size and design of the same along with the lead designer.
• Preparation of all layout drawings ,3D models and MTO generation.
• Finalize installation drawings for each specific project.
• Participate in project design reviews as required.
• Perform inter discipline squad checks.
• Attend model reviews as per project schedule as required.
• Site surveys and adequacy checks if required.
• Perform technical audits and quality reviews.

Communication:

• Excellent command of the English language in both oral and written communication and skills.

Behavior/ Core Competencies:

• Contribute to a team environment by accomplishing related results in a cooperative and supportive manner.
• Works autonomously without direct supervision.
• Must be able to work under pressure.

HSSEQ:

The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.

Details about the role:

Location: Gregory, TX

Relocation required: N/A

Travel required: Per project requirement(s)

Contract type: N/A

Experience level: 5+ years