| Location | Downers Grove, IL |
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 write execution plans for large caps and high complexity projects.
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
Ability to review new proposals/RFQs and complete estimates for small and large caps work
Advanced experience marking up and coordinating vendor document review for major and minor equipment and coordinate logistics on the vendor document review process
Advanced understanding on standard instrument design and installation requirements and differences in technology with ability to navigate those design and installation challenges without supervision.
Ability to develop line study 2D drawings to develop hand take off MTOs to support cost estimates and to serve as the basis for detailed design.
Understanding of structural design and requirements and 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
Perform all other duties as assigned
Zachry Group is currently accepting applications for a Principal Designer for our Downers Grove Design Center office location.