Field Piping Designer IV
Wood PLC

JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood has an exciting opportunity for a Field Piping Designer to work on our office and field locations in the Midland, TX area, Project work is associated with brownfield surface facilities retrofits, expansions, and debottlenecking projects, primarily in the mechanical/piping space.

Typical projects include:

• Vapor Recovery Units to eliminate flaring
• Pipeline capacity expansion and debottlenecking
• Processing facilities optimization, including crude oil separation, water treatment, pumping capacity, utilities upgrades, and electrical systems retrofits
• Minor piping and mechanical retrofits in existing facilities
• Produced fluids metering facilities
• Site walkdowns, mark-ups development, and as-built documentation

RESPONSIBILITIES

Job Objective:
Contribute to engineering excellence by linking design theory and practical application, translating critical design concepts into workable plans for tangible end-products.

• Prepare engineering drawings from rough sketches or general engineering information
• Create designs and detailed plans for commercial, industrial, and civil sector structures and systems
• Handle technical assignments of substantial variety and complexity
• Prepare mechanical or digital drawings, diagrams, blueprints, and models using CAD/CADD software

Role and Key Accountabilities:

• Produce facility designs and layouts with knowledge of structural, mechanical, controls, and electrical equipment systems
• Understand codes applicable to equipment and construction (NEC, IEC, ASME, AISC, AWS, OSHA, NFPA, local codes, MCBU standards, and Chevron Engineering Standards)
• Perform design tasks for purchasing and construction level drawings with limited supervision
• Create reliable CAD models with precision, including assemblies, exploded view diagrams, and layouts with BOMs
• Develop and improve department practices/standards
• Review scope documents and specifications to ensure design meets SOW expectations and COMPANY requirements
• Execute designs on challenging projects
• Conduct design reviews and travel to COMPANY jobsites as required
• Typically, 5+ years of relevant design experience in oil and gas, industrial construction, or power generation industries
• Develop working drawings from equipment specifications and detailed drawings
• Create drawings involving plans, layouts, calculations, and bills of material
• Perform layouts, design, and checking work from basic data supplied
• Design and make detail drawings from rough sketches involving intricate calculations
• Establish project drafting standards and monitor their conformance
• Identify cost-effective solutions to design problems
• Assist in bid evaluations
• Design and construct models, prototypes, processes, or equipment
• Prepare estimates of time, quantities, materials, and labor required for testing, installation, manufacture, design, or construction
• Generate bill of materials from finished designs
• Act as coordinator on small projects and prepare specifications for complex equipment and processes
• Ensure quality in design and technical accuracy in drawings and material quantities
• Plan assigned work effectively and liaise with the project team and line manager
• Conduct site visits/surveys and provide inputs to site visit reports

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications:

• 5-10 years related engineering design exxperience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Full understanding of materials and methods used in their discipline
• Understanding of related engineering principles and practices
• Capable of interpreting key documents (engineering standards, piping material specifications, P&IDs, Line Lists)
• Competent user of CAD/D software

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