Senior Piping Designer

Location: Charlotte, NC
Job Type: Contract-to-Hire

** Due to client requirements, candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. This position is not available for C2C arrangements or visa sponsorship.**

We are seeking an experienced Senior Piping Designer with strong plant layout experience, preferably within the power generation industry, to join a growing engineering and design team in Charlotte, North Carolina. This position serves as a technical leader responsible for plant layout development, design execution, and coordination across multidisciplinary project teams supporting large-scale power, energy, and industrial projects.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience developing complex piping layouts, leading design efforts, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring constructible, code-compliant, and efficient facility designs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute plant layout design activities with a focus on constructability, safety, maintainability, and compliance with applicable codes and industry standards.
• Support department leadership with technical execution, schedule management, quality assurance, and budget awareness related to piping design and layout activities.
• Assist with the development and review of project proposals and engineering estimates.
• Direct and coordinate the work of piping designers, drafters, and support personnel throughout project execution.
• Develop, review, and approve general arrangement drawings and plant layout packages.
• Develop, review, and approve piping plans, piping arrangements, sections, isometrics, and 3D models.
• Manage piping design deliverables including layout drawings, construction drawings, material take-offs, and bills of materials.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training to designers, drafters, and checkers.
• Manage defined scopes of work or piping systems on large and complex projects.
• Coordinate with process, mechanical, structural, electrical, and construction teams to resolve design and interface challenges.
• Interface with clients, vendors, and construction personnel to ensure project requirements are properly incorporated into design deliverables.
• Review vendor and fabrication drawings for compliance with project requirements and layout intent.
• Maintain engineering document indexes and piping progress reports.
• Support project planning, scheduling, staffing forecasts, and resource requirements.
• Perform additional duties as required to support project and departmental objectives.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Associate Degree with relevant drafting and design coursework.
• 12+ years of piping design and plant layout experience in industrial facilities.
• Experience supporting power generation projects such as combined cycle, simple cycle, thermal, utility-scale, or similar industrial facilities preferred.
• Proven expertise in piping layout development for complex industrial plants.
• Strong understanding of piping codes, standards, and industry best practices.
• Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD, MicroStation, Revit, or similar design software.
• Experience with Plant 3D and/or AVEVA E3D strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with Navisworks and Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrated leadership experience directing design teams and coordinating multidisciplinary project efforts.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and schedule commitments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certificate in Design/Drafting or related technical discipline.
• Direct experience with power plant piping layout, including:
  • Turbine Buildings
  • HRSG Systems
  • Balance-of-Plant Systems
  • Utility and Auxiliary Systems
• Experience supporting EPC and industrial facility projects from conceptual design through construction.

Additional Information

• Contract-to-Hire opportunity with long-term growth potential.
• Opportunity to work on major power generation, energy, and industrial infrastructure projects.
• Collaborative environment with exposure to multidisciplinary engineering teams and large-scale project execution.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. Corp-to-Corp arrangements are not available for this position.