Principal Designer Piping

achry Group is currently accepting applications for a Principal Designer for our Downers Grove Design Center office location.

Complete advanced/complex Piping Design and Equipment Layouts in accordance with Industry Practices using 2D CAD & 3D E3D Software and/or other 3D Design software

Ability to create detailed project schedules and review schedules for multi-discipline projects.

Ability to layout brownfield and greenfield facilities with understanding of equipment spacing criteria with respect to industry standards and operational/maintenance access and clearances

Ability to audit and validate the adherence to the Quality process and workflow of other designers on the project team

Serve as mentor for new and junior designers and drafters

Serve as the technical specialist for team reviews and design reviews on packages.

Ability to converse with the Client and identify scope change

Serve as a qualified expert in Piping capable of making key technical decisions on a project

Prepare construction documents which includes General Arrangements, Piping Isometrics, Piping Plans, Material Take Offs

Prepare design sketches for use by drafting personnel

Create design sketches, layouts, and notes from field walkdowns

Ability to create as built P&IDs from field walkdowns

Develop stress packages to submit to Stress Engineering, with understanding on continuations and required details on existing supports, guides, anchors, etc. impact system flexibility

Possess understanding of more advanced thermal expansion and basic dynamic Stress analysis principals required when doing preliminary layout and work with Stress Engineers to optimize layouts on hot lines

Basic ability to import and use/navigate a laser scan with LFM.

Ability to lead large teams of designers and coordinate all required day to day workflow

Advanced experience marking up and coordinating vendor document review for major and minor equipment and coordinate logistics on the vendor document review process

Understanding of structural design and requirement sand impact to layout and pipe support loads

Initiate conceptual physical design requirements in coordination with appropriate responsible supervisors and engineers

Conduct and run model reviews, including ability to collect and manage comments

Check and verify the discipline design on projects as a certified checker medium to higher complexity projects including ability to check equipment design and layouts in E3D using advanced field constructability and knowledge of fabrications means/methods

15+ years of experience and knowledge in the design requirements for respective discipline as they apply to petrochemical, refining, pharmaceutical, or power plant construction projects

Strong Piping Design skills in accordance with several Industry standards and codes (API, ASME, PIP, etc.)

Knowledge of expansion joint design and associated differences with respect to types of expansion joints.

Knowledge of spring supports and functionality including differences between types of engineered supports.

Served in several field assignment specific to design, constructability, and means/methods on piping installation and fit up.

General knowledge of typical out of spec and specialty items associated with piping systems.

Advanced ability to navigate in 3D E3D model and Navisworks

Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, Adobe/Bluebeam, and Document Control Systems.

Advanced knowledge on FEL/FEED project execution staged gate process including understanding differences on execution between early FEL/FEED and detailed design.

Able to mark up and track master P& and ability to transpose line list information to drawings/documents

Detailed knowledge of major types of fixed equipment and rotating equipment

Detailed knowledge of and key design requirements of instrumentation

Understanding of basic NDE/T means/methods as well as basic knowledge of insulation and coatings

Advanced understanding of the overall Project Execution and Multi-Discipline project workflow and execution.

Self-starter with initiative and ability to complete deliverables and tasks with minimal supervision

Strong attention to detail and ability to prepare design…