Lead Piping Designer

Overview

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet. Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future.

Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

About you and this role:

The Lead Piping Designer provides specialized technical support and solutions for project teams, operations and maintenance. Understands and implements Most Effective Technology (MET), work process, tools and industry best practices within their discipline. The Hardware Disciplines within Engineering and Maintenance are comprised of the following disciplines:
Buildings, Civil, Electrical, Instrument, Materials, Mechanical, Process Containment Equipment and Piping. Hardware Disciplines support both projects and technical support teams as an inspector, designer on large projects or lead for their discipline on projects. Requires expanded conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and broadens capabilities.

• May act as a working team lead, providing subject matter guidance and coordinating work of others.
• Share Accountability with the Project Piping Lead for compliance with the TES and project safety initiatives.
• Provide input to the Piping Lead on designer resource requirements including appropriate quantity and skill set of designers for the project scope.
• Be accountable for the overall allocation, maintenance, and reporting of designers thorough the project.
• Maintain awareness of schedule, milestones, and challenges of the project and communicate to the Project Piping Lead.
• Coordinate training for designers.
• Assist in project reviews and team checks as required to ensure quality.
• Coordinate implementation of Piping Best practices.
• Drive the implementation of Dow MET and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with Dow standards maximizing value for the business and providing the lowest long-term cost to operate and maintain.
• Responsible for deliverable consistency across all designers in the project team.
• Mentor and coach new designers as required.
• Gather lessons learned from projects and leverage these learnings to Project.
• Deliver value in design.
• Drive NO CHANGE MENTALITY.
• Responsible for managing bulks against authorization estimate quantities per progress check point agreed to with the Piping Lead and alert Piping Engineer Lead of bulk changes.
• Responsible to alert Piping Engineer Lead on PDN request and identification. The Piping Lead may request that Piping Designer lead share PDN responsibilities.
• Some travel is required to support projects.

• A bachelor's degree AND 3 years of relevant work experience OR 8 years of experience in piping engineering design.
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

• Work at heights, climbs stairs and ladders
• Wear all required personal protective equipment, such as earplugs, goggles, and steel-toed shoes
• Work in an area of intense or continuous noise
• Work in an area with hazardous materials
• Perform frequent bending, reaching, and lifting
• Stand or walk for extended periods of time

• Engineering Drawings:
  An engineering drawing is a type of technical drawing that is used to convey information about an object. A common use is to specify the geometry necessary for the construction of a component and is called a detail drawing. Usually, a number of drawings are necessary to completely specify even a simple component. The drawings are linked together by a master drawing or…