CAD Designer​/Projects

Company: INEOS Phenol

Job Title:

CAD Designer / Small Projects Department

Technical

Location:

Pasadena, TX

This position serves as the primary CAD designer for all process piping modifications and new installations, taking projects from P& final documentation. The Piping Designer ensures that all layouts, isometrics, and material specifications meet safety standards (ASME) while supporting project teams through accurate documentation control and vendor coordination.

This position is responsible for the planning and scheduling of all low priority regular and special maintenance, including capital projects within their assigned areas of responsibility. The function is designed to improve the efficiency of plant maintenance and construction through the pre-determination of manpower, material, time, tools, and equipment required.

• Maintain safety as the highest priority and abide by all INEOS safety policies and procedures.
• Understand and promote the INEOS “20 Principles of Safety”, ensuring personnel are aware of safe working practices.
• Promote safety and safe actions through communication such as discussing safety with employees/contractors before job tasks.
• Ensure compliance with all safety and environmental regulatory requirements and strive to meet internal SHE objectives.
• Create detailed 3D models and 2D piping layouts (AutoCAD) based on Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Generate isometrics, bill of materials (BOM), and material take‑offs.
• Ensure designs comply with ASME B31.3 (process piping) and company safety standards.
• Maintain hard copy and electronic process files; includes P&IDs, PFDs, and mass balances.
• Maintain hard copy and electronic equipment files; includes vendor supplied manuals, records of modifications and alterations, specification sheets and equipment design basis.
• Interface with equipment suppliers and engineering firms to obtain process documentation and equipment data as required.
• Assign drawing numbers, pipeline numbers, equipment location numbers and property record numbers for new installations.
• Checkout drawings and documents to personnel and outside engineering firms for project design and implementation.
• Edit and update redline drawings using AutoCAD.
• Review submitted Management of Change closure packages for complete and proper documentation.
• Maintain closed project files for future reference.
• Maintain archive files for equipment that is taken out of service or removed from plant‑site.
• Ensure only the latest approved documents are available, preventing the use of obsolete data.
• Transition existing hard copy equipment and project files to electronic format and maintain in a secure database for site‑wide access.
• Periodically field verify equipment information and installations as needed for documentation accuracy.
• Provide administrative services for the Technical Department as required.
• Participate in the training and development plans of the Department.

• Associate degree in drafting and design or industry related technology.
• 3–7+ years of relevant experience in industrial or petrochemical settings, specializing in creating 3D models and 2D layouts using software like AutoCAD Plant 3D, CADWorx, or PDMS.
• Deep understanding of piping components, ASME/API codes, and the ability to manage documentation life cycles—from P&t to as‑built drawings—ensuring compliance and efficiency.
• Knowledge of engineering document control practices and standards.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to navigate and use CMMS software such as SAP.
• Familiarity with OSHA PSM standard 1910 and the included Management of Change standard.
• Familiarity with industrial and engineering drawing standards.
• Ability to read and follow P&IDs.
• Previous experience in conversion of hard copy‑based document control to electronic based.
• Ability to edit drawings using AutoCAD.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Medium Work:
  Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Subject to environmental conditions inside and outside, including extreme cold (100°F) for more than one hour, noise requiring shouting, vibration, hazards such as moving mechanical parts, electrical current, scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or chemicals, atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation, and oils or cutting fluids.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or require that different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments).