Pipe Systems Design Lead

Overview

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As a Pipe Systems Design Lead at RK Industries, you’re at the forefront of digital construction innovation—transforming contract drawings into detailed, build-ready Revit and BIM models that drive prefabrication, quality, and efficiency. You’ll collaborate closely with field managers and fabrication teams, reviewing design intent and constructability, implementing QC on shop drawings, and championing best practices from the field to the model.

In this role, you’ll lead technical direction and training, ensuring projects stay on schedule, within budget, and meet RK’s safety and quality standards. It’s a standout opportunity for someone with a Pipe fitting background and 3+ years Design experience (Revit, Navisworks, Tekla), strong independent decision-making, and a passion for driving innovation in construction. Come build the future of fabrication with a company that invests in your growth through RK University, weekly pay, full benefits, and a safety-first culture.

• Provide direction and leadership to the department team to achieve high quality, productivity, and safe standards.
• Ensure compliance with production schedules, process quality, efficiency standards, budget, inventory, and data reporting.
• Facilitate improvement through team involvement, training, and education on specific tasks, safety issues, and other company-related functions.
• Administer corrective action as needed and maintain training matrix.
• Assemble pricing comparisons for optimization and material selection opportunities.
• Review contract drawings for design intent as well as constructability prior to VDC/BIM Kick-off.
• Evaluate appropriate applications for prefabrication, packaging, and delivery.
• Review shop operations for best practices for shop workflow, materials handling, and productivity tracking tools.
• Quality control reviews and corrections of VDC/BIM drawings or models; ensure compliance with contract documents.
• Quality control review of fabrication drawings prior to delivering to shop.
• Regularly walk project sites with Project Field Managers to document best practices and field material preferences.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 5+ years Pipe fitting or experience with Piping and Hydronics preferred
• Collage/University graduate preferred with 5 years relevant experience or equivalent combination of skills and experience.
• Indirect supervision.
• Knowledge of project plans, scope, schedule, specs, submittals, budget, verify benefits of revised materials and systems.
• Firm understanding of drafting and design techniques and the ability to convey information clearly.
• Able to make independent decisions regarding complexities and methods.
• Superior presentation, time management, and planning abilities.
• Ability to critically think.
• Strong teamwork/relationship management skills.

• Regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and office equipment.
• Occasionally may reach, stoop, or kneel.
• Specific vision abilities required due to computer work.

• Safety:
  Our culture of safety is a core value guiding daily work.
• Awards: RK Industries is recognized across Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, and Service.
• Benefits:
  Competitive benefits to support growth and well-being.
• Philanthropy:
  Support for local services through the RK Foundation.
• Development: RK University includes hands-on training, leadership and technical learning opportunities, and an accredited apprenticeship program.

Salary: $100,000 – $110,000

RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.