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Principal Piping Designer

Selectek, Inc.

Portland, OR

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$65–$80 Per Hour
SKILLS
Budgeting, CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing), Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Datasheets, Design Evaluation, Design Services, Design Verification, Detail Oriented, Engineering Drawing, Engineering Management, Flyers, Forecasting, Industrial Design, Industry Standards, Intergraph CADWorx, Leadership, Material Take Off, Mentoring, Model Review, Piping, Process Improvement, Project Design, Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance Methodology, Quality Management, Reconciliation, Schematics, Symmetric MultiProcessing (SMP) Computing, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Technical/Engineering Design, Verification Plans
LOCATION
Portland, OR
POSTED
30+ days ago
A Principal Piping Designer to provide senior-level technical oversight and quality assurance for piping design across complex industrial projects. This role ensures piping systems and layouts comply with applicable codes, standards, and project requirements while supporting constructability, coordination, and safety throughout conceptual and detailed design phases. The position works closely with multidisciplinary teams to review models, drawings, and specifications, mentor design staff, and drive continuous improvement in design quality and QA processes.

Qualifications:
  • 15+ years of piping design experience, including 10+ years in a checking or QA leadership role.
  • Proficient in Navis.
  • Prefer familiarity in at least one major CAD platform; CADWorx or Revit.
  • Strong capability in conducting and leading detailed model reviews.
  • Deep technical knowledge of pipe routing, stress considerations, supports, materials, and industry standards.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and ability to identify design inconsistencies early.
Job Responsibilities:
  • Quality Assurance & Technical Oversight
    • Verify that piping designs meet applicable national codes, standards, project design bases, and material specifications.
    • Ensure QA and checking activities align with scope, schedule, LOD requirements, and project deliverables.
    • Participate in technical meetings, model reviews, and interdisciplinary design reviews.
    • Develop and maintain the Project QA and Design Verification Plan in coordination with Global QA.
    • Review engineering documents including drawings, datasheets, specifications, vendor packages, and specialty piping data for accuracy, fit, function, and compliance.
    • Evaluate equipment and piping layouts for constructability and installation efficiency.
    • Review pipe support locations, spans, and compatibility with pipe stress requirements.
    • Provide clear redlines, feedback, and correction guidance to designers/drafters and improve overall design quality.
  • Leadership & Collaboration
    • Work closely with project delivery teams, Piping Design Leads, Engineering Managers, and multidiscipline design teams.
    • Mentor and provide technical guidance to designers and checking staff.
    • Support improvements to discipline workflows, tools, and standards.
    • Identify potential scope changes and support schedule, budget, and staffing forecasts for QA activities.
    • Engage in internal, cross?discipline, and external quality reviews.
Key QA Activities & Deliverables
  • Conceptual Design
    • Support conceptual and schematic design reviews, including positioning and SMP phases.
    • Perform compliance reviews to ensure design inputs are consistently applied.
    • Review space planning deliverables and batch flyers.
    • Conduct P&ID peer reviews and perform P&ID reconciliation.
  • Detailed Design
    • Review plot plans, equipment GAs, piping plans, details, support locations, and spans.
    • Perform formal checks of the detailed design piping model.
    • Verify drawings for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to project standards.
    • Validate piping material takeoffs against project specifications and LOD criteria.
    • Integration, Coordination & Safety
    • Identify and resolve potential interferences between piping and other disciplines using the project’s clash detection procedures.
    • Evaluate designs for constructability, operability, maintainability, and Safety in Design (SID) considerations.
    • Ensure systems can be safely fabricated, installed, and maintained.
  • Technical Reporting
    • Provide QA findings to support lessons learned, training, and continuous improvement.

Pay Range: $65/hr. - $80/hr.
 

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