Piping Designer Job Description
Piping designer
provides general engineering support related to piping engineering i.e plot plan, equipment layout design, piping route design, pipe support design, etc.
Piping Designer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Prepare material take-offs including pipe, fittings, valves, to support various cost estimates as required by the project
Performs a permanent check on compliance with the layout rules specific to piping design (distance between runs, position of welds and openings)
Develops the design and drafting of complex piping drawings given basic information such as P&ID's, GA's, piping specifications, equipment arrangement drawings
Coordinate with Piping Engineering Team and other design disciplines to resolve issues
Develop piping models including studies and layouts
Create piping transpositions and manual material take-offs
Reviewing vendor and in-house coordination drawings to ensure compliance with project requirements
Able to extract reports from the modeling software
Review and check bill of material reports extracted from models
Assist in checking when required
Piping Designer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Piping Designer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CAD, EIT
Education for Piping Designer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the piping designer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Bachelor's Degree in Design, Technical, Engineering, Drafting, Associates, Education, Drafting Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer
Skills for Piping Designer
Desired skills for piping designer include:
Valves
Exchangers
Tanks
Equipment layout Development
B31.1
Pumps
Developing experience in piping layout and phases of plot plan development
General piping design
AutoCAD
Relevant regulatory framework and legislation
Desired experience for piping designer includes:
Associate or Technical degree in a CAD related field
9+ years of relevant field experience
Working knowledge of relevant standards and regulations such as API, ASTM, ASME B31.3, ASME B31.4, DOT, OSHA, CFR Title 49 Part 192, and recommended practices
Knowledge of pipe stress analysis programs such as Caesar, AutoPipe, ADLpipe
Structural or CAT / SPECS knowledge is a plus
Previous experience with piping design and material requirements for industrial work
Piping Designer Examples
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Piping Designer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of piping designer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for piping designer
- Review project specifications
- Run ASME code calcs for vessels
- Responsible to update drawings to as-built condition and execute management of change procedures to comply with process safety management requirements
- Plan and coordinate work so the project can be staffed effectively and stays within the budgeted hours and allotted schedule time
- Prepares and maintains internal and vendor document mark-ups throughout the project execution lifecycle
- Ensures the design packages are in compliance with company and client standards API, ASTM, ANSI, ASME, AWS, OSHA, PSM and RAGAGEP (Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices) as they apply to the particular project scope
- Work directly for a pipe support engineer on a critical active project
- Prepare and review pipe support drawings for hot and/or cold pipe after the basic design has been selected
- Person shall be responsible for piping design of grassroots or revamp Refinery/Chemical or Coal power plant facility from conceptual stage till detail engineering
- Perform fieldwork, pulling measurements, locating tie-ins, as-building existing systems, develop detailed scopes
Qualifications for piping designer
- Minimum five years mechanical/piping design experience ideally in an operating facility
- Must be able to develop details for piping and mechanical drawings and be familiar with common industry practices
- Ability to export 3D models into pipe stress software
- Ability to do customization and automation with SmartPlant tools
- Ability to take accurate field dimensions and work with the onsite drafting to create mechanical piping drawings
- Previous DuPont experience is preferred but is not required
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a piping designer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for piping designer
- Host a 3D model review for all disciplines while keeping the review on schedule
- Draft sketches, piping and instrument diagrams, and/or model 3D equipment items for Oil, Gas, & Chemical process plants, including but not limited to
- Interface with internal and Client staff (engineering, document control, implementing organizations, ) as required during the design change development and approval process
- Prepare piping designs based on project requirements (pipe routing, models, piping arrangements, isometrics, material take-offs, pipe support details, ) for mining and industrial plants
- Conceptual studies, cost and planning studies, layouts, design calculations, specification development and supervising vendor packages for equipment, nozzle loads, and anchor locations
- Mentors junior Piping Designers and, depending on size and complexity of scope of work, and assigned as the Piping Lead for a project
- Assumes responsibility for cost, schedule, material quantity and budget control
- Independently develops complex plot plans and site plans of all types of plants, with the use of PFD's, process or mechanical datasheets, , in accordance with instructions, specifications, standards, HSE requirements, economics, ergonomics, constructability, operational and maintenance requirements
- Executes projects, within the established man-hour budget, schedule and material quantity budgets, and reports to the assigned Lead Piping
- Is responsible for planning, scheduling, piping material quantities, prioritizing, coordination, communication, work assignments, administration and the technical quality of the work executed and pro-actively follows-up all this
Qualifications for piping designer
- Previous experience creating and validating inspection ISO’s preferred
- Must be capable in the case of an emergency to don a 5 minute escape pack , carry app
- Must have the ability to develop system design CAD files or drawings in conformance with project specifications, scope of work, design parameters, codes, and industry practices
- ONC or equivalent in appropriate engineering subject
- 4 plus years of relevant Piping Design experience required
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering / BE (Mechanical)
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a piping designer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for piping designer
- Is responsible to adjust priorities if needed in support of Project interests
- Manages, supervises, and instructs the Piping Design team
- Is responsible that information is distributed to other disciplines on time, and all required deliverables and related piping materials are issued on time
- Initiates and discusses individual schedules (for isometrics, piping studies, ) with all team members, and guides them to achieve these schedules
- Instructs and encourages his team to execute sound material control throughout the project
- When required, undertakes field surveys or assignments in support of aforementioned tasks, or as a resident engineer in support of MOPEX
- Makes, or delegates, appraisals for team members under his/her supervision
- Adhere to applicable codes, standards, and vendor requirements, understand contractual requirements, design scope and design criteria
- 5+ years Power Plant piping design experience
- Has a basic knowledge of spreadsheet programs
Qualifications for piping designer
- Experienced and proficient in executing work using intelligent CAD systems like PDS, PDMS & SP3D
- Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree in drafting technology or related field
- Minimum 17 years of related design experience
- Previous related consulting experience preferred
- Knowledge of process plant operation, refinery and chemical plant design engineering
- Two Year Associate degree in Design Drafting or Engineering Technology from an accredited college or university
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of piping designer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for piping designer
- Act as a representative of the business overseeing Engineering contractors (EPC) in ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases, including physical progress and engineering hours reporting
- Develop layouts and conduct reviews to consider constructability, operability and maintainability of the facility
- Interface with and participate on teams with manufacturing personnel, maintenance personnel, other engineering design disciplines, vendors, contractors, and suppliers as needed
- Perform field verification, field measurements, field engineering, construction support
- CAD/CAE 2D-3D Integration
- Engineering/Design Document Management Integration
- Engineering/Design codes & standards, both international and USA
- Functional Leadership, coaching, and mentoring
- Use of the Global Project System
- Ability to work independently and produce presentation level quality of deliverables minimal supervision
Qualifications for piping designer
- Ability to travel to field project locations with lead designers or engineers to make field sketches, take dimensions, and create as built drawings
- Proficient with Support Modeler by Pelican Forge
- Experienced with MS Excel, Word
- Has Design Experience with the major pipe support suppliers in the Piping Industry
- Minimum of 15 years relevant experience, 5 as a Senior Piping Designer
- Extensive layout experience
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a piping designer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for piping designer
- Produce technically acceptable standard of work and design deliverables
- Ensure documentation of appropriate standard is provided to update all relevant Engineering, Operational and Maintenance databases on project completion
- Ensure the safety of designs through application of specialist expertise, standards, reviews, risk assessments and risk management
- Manage project workloads and when appropriate, engage external service providers to supplement the in-house resources
- Engage and manage specialist external resources where required to meet the project deliverables
- Develop Piping Design Packages using Plant Applications and Solutions for Concurrent Engineering (PASCE) and/or Smart Plant 3D (SP3D) modeling software
- Working knowledge of Piping & Instrument Diagrams (P&ID) symbology
- Create all required project documentation, including Line Schedule, Tie Point Schedule, Tie Point / Demolition Photo Documents, Piping Appendix (job instructions)
- Working knowledge of Discipline standards and practices, such as Piping Specifications, Electronic Most Effective Technology Library (EMETL) Specifications and Details
- Work independently and or lead projects utilizing multiple Piping Designers, interfacing with manufacturing or maintenance personnel, other engineering disciplines, vendors, and suppliers as needed
Qualifications for piping designer
- Accredited two (2) year degree or global equivalent in technical field of study • Knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials • Practical field experience • Intermediate computer and software skills to include the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs
- 5+ years of relevant Piping Design experience preferably with clean utilities (high-purity water, clean steam, pharm air) pipe routing experience for all other utilities
- 3D design preferred
- Experience with checking design packages preferred
- Proficient in Micro-station and PDMS preferred
- Technical college graduation with 10 years plus of experience or an equivalent combination of education and related experience