Senior Piping Designer - AECOM

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AECOM has a position available for a Senior Piping Designer to support our growing Energy Business Line. AECOM offers the freedom and flexibility to work remotely and/or be located at a variety of Energy offices located in multiple locations across the United States.

Our team provides a wide range of mechanical engineering services across markets sectors including oil and gas – upstream, midstream and downstream refining, industrial processes (chemical, petrochemical, food and beverage), mining/bulk material handling and future and renewable fuels (such as hydrogen, renewable natural gas, biogas, carbon capture). We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to with a process piping background and project leadership experience to promote our skills to new clients and maintain our existing client base.

The successful candidate will have an understanding and experience in mechanical and piping design and technology principles. She/he will be expected to work successfully within a team environment and be able to communicate effectively with other project team members and customers. He/she will have a high level of initiative, motivation, and displays drive, energy and enthusiasm for getting things done with an excellent attention to detail.

The responsibilities of this role also include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Ability to collaborate with engineers and project managers to develop design criteria and progress through all stages of design – feasibility through construction support
• Day to day design and preparation of mechanical and piping deliverables to achieve efficient facility design considering constructability, safety and project constraints
• Equipment general arrangements, P&ID’s, isometrics, asset and tie-in lists, orthographic, etc.
• Prepare bills of materials and quantity take offs
• Employ a variety of data sources to build project model environment including but not limited to laser scan, vendor files, existing base surfaces from LiDAR, survey points and contours
• Detailed understanding of coordinate systems and the ability to transform data from one system to another
• Data management of survey and client data through the project life cycle
• Meeting with clients for project kickoff, ongoing design review, and project close out
• Works under minimal direction
• Performs complex CAD assignments and coordinates CAD drawing production  
• Responsible for managing discipline project execution by maintaining project budgets, staffing plan and schedule updates
• Contributes to business development activities
• Creating, updating, and implementing group specific standards
• Contributes to a complete and integrated set of digital project content which includes but not limited to identification of discipline and vendor interfaces, clashes, etc. by working co-operatively with team members to resolve issues
• Assist with preparation of project specification and contract documents
• Ability to check and verify work prepared by peer/group

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS + 8 years of relevant industrial experience or AA/AS + 10 years of relevant industrial experience
• Experienced with piping design and CAD skills
• Physical design experience for industrial facilities
• Demonstrated experience in AutoCAD Plant 3D

Preferred Qualifications:

• Adaptability and fervent curiosity in learning new software and applications
• Experience utilizing and integrating data sets into 3D model (e.g. laser scans, LiDAR, etc.)
• Experience in CadWorx, Revit, Solidworkx, ReCap
• Experience with Plant 3D project set-up and pipe specification creation
• Experience working in collaborative model environments (e.g. Navisworks)
• Experience in the management of Common Data Environments including ProjectWise, BIM 360
• Experience with field walk downs
• Working knowledge of piping specifications and pipe stress analysis
• 5+ yrs experience as project technical piping lead
• Success in leading remote teams
• Strong experience leveraging laser scan or other data sets to inform design development
• Knowledge of typical stakeholders and be able to anticipate data requests and expectations
• Understanding of vendor documentation and it’s use as a reference for assigned tasks
• Demonstrated experience in participating complex, multi-discipline programs/projects and CAD teams
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry (incl safety) standards

• Relocation is not available for this position
• Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position

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You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

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Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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