Piping Design Technician Specialist

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The Piping Design Technician Specialist (JT5) serves as a senior technical design professional responsible for developing complex piping system layouts, 3D models, construction deliverables, and multidisciplinary coordination for industrial, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, life sciences, and process facility projects. This position provides technical leadership, mentoring, and design direction while ensuring compliance with project requirements, industry standards, and Jacobs quality procedures.

• Develop complex piping layouts and equipment arrangements.
• Perform detailed routing of process, utility, and specialty piping systems.
• Analyze design requirements from PFDs, P&IDs, specifications, and vendor documentation.
• Ensure piping systems are safe, operable, maintainable, and constructible.

• Develop LOD 300 and LOD 400 design models.
• Coordinate with structural, mechanical, process, instrumentation, architectural, and electrical disciplines.
• Participate in model reviews and clash detection activities.
• Resolve interferences and design conflicts.

• Piping General Arrangement Drawings
• Isometric Drawings
• Equipment Layout Drawings
• Pipe Support Information
• Construction Work Packages
• Field Installation Drawings
• Review design deliverables for quality and completeness.

• Mentor junior and intermediate designers.
• Provide technical guidance on piping design standards and best practices.
• Participate in discipline reviews and constructability reviews.
• Support project staffing and work-share coordination.
• Assist discipline leads with schedule and resource planning.

• Evaluate and respond to construction RFIs.
• Support field walkdowns and site assessments.
• Develop solutions to field installation issues.
• Coordinate implementation of design changes during construction.

• Associate degree in Design Technology, Drafting Technology, Engineering Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Typically 10+ years of piping design experience.

• Process facility design
• Construction practices
• Pipe routing and layout principles

• CADWorx
• AutoCAD
• Navisworks
• Microsoft Office

• Semiconductor or electronics manufacturing experience.
• Advanced manufacturing facility experience.
• Experience supporting EPC and EPCM projects.
• LOD 400 modeling experience.
• Point cloud and laser scan integration experience.
• Lead Designer or Area Lead experience.

• ASME B31.3 Process Piping
• ASME B31.1 Power Piping
• ISA Standards
• OSHA Requirements
• Jacobs Design Procedures

• Process Piping
• Utility Piping
• Chemical Distribution Systems
• High Purity Piping
• Facility Support Systems
• HVAC Piping Interfaces

• Advanced piping layout skills
• Strong 3D modeling capability
• Technical problem solving
• Design coordination
• Constructability awareness
• Communication and leadership
• Quality focus
• Client service orientation

• Piping Plans and Sections
• Isometrics
• Material Take-Offs
• Piping Support Information
• Construction Packages
• Redline Updates
• As-Built Documentation

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off (allocated plans start date 17 days per calendar year), seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount as well as legally mandated benefits.

The base salary range for this position is $98,300.00 to $; though will be paid hourly based on hours worked. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including…