Intermediate Piping Designer - PDS

TWD is an engineering, procurement, and construction management consulting company providing project development, execution and specialty engineering services for the oil and gas industry with expertise ranging from refinery, pipelines, and blending, renewables, food and beverage, power, downstream chemical processing, and much more. Our team is dedicated to providing clients with effective business and technical solutions through exceptional levels of service, innovation and flexibility.

TWD is currently seeking an Intermediate Piping Designer - PDS to support our office in Calgary, AB!

As a diverse and rapidly growing organization, TWD is a leading organization in the oil and gas industry with expertise ranging from refinery, pipelines, and blending, renewables, food and beverage, power, and much more.

As an Intermediate Piping Designer – PDS, you will contribute to the design and development of piping systems for energy and infrastructure projects from the Calgary, Alberta office. Working within multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will develop and maintain piping models, layouts, and design deliverables in accordance with project specifications, applicable codes, industry standards, and client requirements. This role involves coordinating piping design activities with other engineering disciplines, resolving design interfaces, and supporting the delivery of safe, efficient, and constructible engineering solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

• Develop and maintain 3D piping models using PDS and other applicable design tools in accordance with project requirements and established design practices.
• Prepare piping layouts, equipment arrangements, piping plans, sections, elevations, and detailed design drawings.
• Route piping systems based on process requirements, equipment locations, design specifications, and applicable codes and standards.
• Incorporate piping specifications, material requirements, line classifications, and design criteria into the model and associated deliverables.
• Apply appropriate design practices to address accessibility, operability, maintainability, constructability, and safety requirements.
• Identify and resolve routing conflicts, spatial constraints, and potential interferences within the piping model.
• Review and incorporate engineering markups, design changes, and updated project information into models and drawings.
• Support the development of piping isometrics, material take-offs, and other piping design deliverables as required.

• Coordinate piping design activities with process, mechanical, civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, and other engineering disciplines.
• Participate in interdisciplinary model reviews, design coordination meetings, and clash detection activities.
• Identify design interfaces and resolve model discrepancies in collaboration with relevant discipline leads and project stakeholders.
• Incorporate equipment data, vendor drawings, piping specifications, and engineering inputs into the piping design.
• Communicate design constraints, technical issues, and potential schedule impacts to the appropriate engineering personnel.
• Support the resolution of technical queries and design changes throughout the project lifecycle.

• Prepare, check, and revise piping drawings and model deliverables in accordance with project standards, client requirements, and established quality procedures.
• Ensure consistency between 3D models, piping drawings, line lists, equipment layouts, and related engineering documentation.
• Verify design information against applicable project specifications, engineering standards, and relevant industry codes.
• Conduct self-checks and incorporate review comments to maintain the accuracy, completeness, and quality of design deliverables.
• Maintain model integrity, drawing revisions, and design documentation in accordance with project document control procedures.
• Support design reviews, model audits, and quality checks to identify and correct discrepancies before deliverable issuance.

• Provide piping design support during engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning phases as required.
• Assist with the resolution of field inquiries, construction-related design issues, and requests for design clarification.
• Review field information, redlines, and as-built markups and incorporate approved changes…