Piping DesignerSUMMARY Must have 5-10 years of experience in the petrochemical industry.

Must be well versed with AutoCAD 2006.

Must have experience with P&IDs.

Fieldwork required.

Performs routine design assignments, which require knowledge and skill in basic drafting techniques, procedures, and knowledge of certain industry standards under moderate supervision.

Assignments are designed to further develop the incumbents job knowledge and abilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

Other duties may be assigned.

- Develops under moderate supervision, AutoCAD drawings from design sketches or catalog information.

- Performs with some direction, basic engineering /design calculations, sizing components and layouts consistent with assigned discipline to produce efficient and workable drawings for projects.

- Communicate the design process within assigned discipline and coordinate work with other disciplines.

- With some direction, select, design and write specifications from the scope of work for tagged material or equipment of basic items necessary for execution of the scope of work.

(per discipline required)- Demonstrates a continuing consciousness of safety in daily activities, and implemented in work designed.

- Marks up works in progress for others to design.

- Prepares simple engineering and constructions drawing from scratch, sketches or verbal instruction, utilizing manual or computer-assisted drafting/design techniques.

- Performs related fundamental engineering support tasks such as updating computer lists, filing prints, distributing drawings, making simple calculations, proofreading reports, compiling Bills of Material, etc.- May utilize information from vendor prints, catalogs, technical manuals, etc. to do design work- Field notes are neatly arranged, accurate and complete.

- Sketches are readable by anyone and include all pertinent dimensions, notes and job number.

- Competent and experienced with design codes, specifications, and standards.

- Must demonstrate a sound understanding of design concepts with minimum engineering input.

- All material is signed and dated with job number.

- Uses time efficiently.

- Keeps supervisor informed of progress.

- Quality assurance for personal work assignments.

- Supports field assignments as required.

- Must be able to perform the functions of the lower classification.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE High school education or equivalent with basic drafting courses training from vo-tech or other applicable program with a minimum of 7 years of technical work experience.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Knowledge of algebra and basic trigonometry is required.

COMPUTER SKILLSMust demonstrate a proficiency in computer-assisted techniques (AutoCAD) for moderately-difficult assignments.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear.

The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit; climb, balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision depth perception, and ability to focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, usually heavy industrial (chemical) production facilities and access all areas.

Therefore, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and the risk of electric shock.

The noise level in work place can be loud to moderate depending on location.

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