Senior Principal Piping/Mechanical Designer

Worley Group, Inc; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley Group, Inc is seeking a Senior Principal Designer based in Reading, USA. This role requires extensive experience in lead piping design for power, chemical, and industrial facilities. The successful candidate must be proficient in AVEVA E3D and have a solid understanding of project estimation and regulations.

The position entails developing estimates, participating in meetings, and leading design reviews across projects. Strong MS Office skills and technical education in piping design are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Extensive lead piping designer experience in power, chemical, and industrial facilities.
• 2 years of experience with 3D modeling software, specifically AVEVA E3D.
• Strong knowledge of regulations, codes, and manufacturing standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop man hour estimates and participate in planning meetings.
• Use AVEVA E3D for monitoring design quality and progress.
• Lead and mentor project team members from multiple locations.

Skills

Piping design

3D modeling with AVEVA E3D

Project estimation

MS Office skills

Microstation V8i

AutoCAD

Education

2 or 3 year technical diploma in piping design

Tools

AVEVA E3D

Microstation V8i

AutoCAD

Job description

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Purpose

As a Senior Principal Designer, you will be responsible to have a full understanding of the project's scope, overall schedule, deliverables, milestones, manhour budgets, industry standards, applicable codes, and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Develop man hour estimates.
• Participate in Interactive Planning Meetings to help develop schedules to establish major milestones.
• Develop a staffing plan to satisfy budget and schedule.
• Determine line count and estimated isometric quantities based on P&ID's.
• Be knowledgeable of client procedures, project procedures, and specifications.
• Establish design areas within the unit/areas of responsibility.
• Identify and request information in the form of a 'Needs List' to maintain schedule.
• Monitor and utilize the Master P&ID MOC (Management of Change) log to identify scope change.
• Utilize a 3D model (AVEVA E3D/Navisworks) review software to monitor design quality and progress.
• Review and approve deliverables prior to issue.
• Coordinate the design effort with other engineering and design disciplines.
• Ensure deliverable verification procedures are followed.
• Participate in all design reviews for the project.
• Piping drawing checking and verification experience in the office and in the field is a plus.
• Previous AVEVA 3D experience developing Piping Models, Pipe Supports, Equipment Models, Isometric and Orthographic Drawing extraction is a plus.
• Develop general arrangements of plant facilities, structures and equipment considering safe maintenance and construction while interfacing with all engineering and design disciplines.
• Field design experience with the capability to perform field walk downs using P&ID's, locating tie points dimensionally, and routing pipe through existing facilities. Locate and identify pipe support types. Bring that back to the office for inputting the field data into an AVEVA E3D model.
• Projects may utilize Laser Scanning. Experience using Scans within AVEVA E3D is a plus.
• Experience with executing projects within existing facilities with many obstructions and other design constraints.
• Leading and mentoring project team members from multiple office locations including Global Integrated Delivery (GID) centers.
• Responsible for performing difficult and complex work assignments involving independent judgment to determine a course of action consistent with established functional and organization's policies and goals. Typically includes supervisory or team leadership role as well as project and department related administrative responsibilities.

What you will bring

• Extensive years of relevant lead piping designer and layout design experience for power, chemical, and industrial facilities. Has a strong background in discipline work and a competent understanding of regulations, codes, manufacturing standards, and industry standard practices.
• Skilled in estimating project costs and writing proposal content.
• MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) required.
• 2 years 3D model design software experience required using AVEVA E3D.
• Experience with the application of Microstation V8i & AutoCAD.

Education - Qualifications, Accreditation, Training

Required:

• 2 or 3 year technical diploma with piping design specific training.

Preferred:

• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Trained in leadership and project execution.