Senior Piping Designer

Kent is looking for a Senior Piping Designer to be based in our Baytown, TX office and support regional project site(s).

The role scope for the pipe designer will be to 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

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 clients 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.
• Manage the design team.
• Chair design meetings, writing reports and giving presentations.

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.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience

Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification

• Minimum 10 plus years of piping design experience, preferably in the Oil and Gas, Petro Chemical, and Refinery industry required.
• Preparation of all design related deliverables such as BOM, Construction Isometrics, 3D models and model extractions, layouts, etc.
• Follow CAD standards.
• 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: Baytown, TX

• Relocation required: N/A
• Travel required: Per Project Requirements
• Contract type: Direct Hire
• Experience level: 10 plus years