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Job Description

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Job Title: Senior Piping Designer

Job Type: Full-time

Location: Mobile, AL

Job Summary:

Our client, a multi-discipline, full service consulting and design engineering firm based in Mobile, Alabama, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Piping Designer with extensive experience in mechanical/piping drafting, design, and field work. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in AutoCAD and Plant 3D design for industrial facilities in pulp, refining, gas processing, and petrochemical industries. This role involves producing high-quality technical drawings, gathering field data, and ensuring design accuracy, all while collaborating closely with engineers and multi-discipline teams.

Responsibilities:

• Work under the direction of a Mechanical Engineer or Lead/Mechanical Piping Designer to provide 3D drafting and design services.
• Develop and modify mechanical/piping drawings using AutoCAD and Plant 3D based on P&IDs, general arrangements, piping specifications, equipment drawings, and field data.
• Produce complex technical drawings, piping isometrics, and installation documents.
• Prepare material take-offs and cost estimates from piping drawings.
• Recommend modifications and design changes for improvement and simplification.
• Perform field walk-downs to verify existing conditions, gather measurements, and communicate with client personnel.
• Coordinate CAD projects with other disciplines to ensure design integration.
• Check and analyze drawings for dimensional accuracy, compliance with CAD/drafting standards, neatness, and completeness before release.
• Maintain familiarity with project scope, specifications, and design criteria.
• Recognize and communicate scope and design changes promptly.

Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in Engineering Technology, technical trade school certification, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years of experience using AutoCAD, Navisworks and Plant 3D preferred.
• Minimum 10 years piping design and field experience.
• Knowledge of piping materials, supports, restraints, and flexibility analysis.
• Experience in pulp, refining, gas processing, and petrochemical process plant operations.
• Proficiency in mechanical and piping 3D drafting and design.
• Strong understanding of workflow between engineering disciplines and schedule constraints.
• Experience with laser scanning and processing scan data.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills.

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