Principal Piping Designer

Valdes is a 200-person, multidisciplinary, engineering, architecture, and project management company with an expert focus on technical excellence. Every client project is assigned a dedicated team of professionals who provide personalized services and solutions. The Valdes success model consists of streamlined work processes, attention to detail, technical expertise, and an unyielding commitment to client satisfaction, safety and quality.

Valdes is guided by our purpose statement: We are talented people who thrive and achieve extraordinary results for our customers.

Our core values reflect who we are, how we perform and what we aspire to:
**Integrity Critical Thinking Excellence Teamwork Passion**

Valdes proudly executes all work in the United States to maintain the utmost quality for our clients. We are a certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) and hold the following certifications:
National Minority Supplier Development Council - MBE Certification

Illinois Department of Central Management Services - BEP Certification

City of Chicago - MBE Certification

California Public Utilities Commission, The Supplier Clearinghouse - MBE Certification

**Overview**

Seasoned professional with 10+ years of technical experience in piping design and plant layout. Supervise, design, lead, organize, plan and manage an assigned area or project. Responsible and accountable for the performance of assigned designers/drafters and for meeting safety, quality, schedule, budget criteria for engineering construction documents at the project level. Thoroughly comprehend the project scope of work and provide a piping design that conforms to code requirements and includes all necessary specifications, drawings and supporting documents. Frequent travel and out of town assignment may be required.

**Responsibilities**
- Extensive knowledge within the Piping and Plant layout discipline with the capability and initiative to perform the following tasks while supervising/mentoring a staff
- Provide accurate detailed piping design per project requirements in accordance with scope, budget, and schedule assigned by department manager
- Provide on-site field assistance as required per project assignment
- Plan, facilitate, or conduct 3D model design reviews
- Perform difficult and complex design calculations
- Provide 2D or 3D design documents as required per project “list of deliverables”
- Check design documents for quality and accuracy
- Provide information for inter-discipline coordination
- Document and eliminate the causes of internal rework
- Participate in project coordination / client meetings
- Provide progress reports as requested by project manager and department manager
- Ownership of project including quality, budget and schedule
- Develop piping construction scope of work document
- Develop and maintain project drawing list
- Schedules work for personnel assign to project
- Assist department manager with estimating project manpower requirements
- Supervise and perform as discipline lead for multiple simultaneous discipline projects which may include managing up to five engineers / designers
- Make recommendations to improve department work flow process
- Develop and /or improve department standards, including templates and design guides
- Provide supervision and day-to-day oversight of assigned subordinates
- Provide man-hour engineering estimates
- Mentor understudies within piping department
- Generate “Engineering Change Notice “before the start of all out of scope work
- All other duties as assigned

**Technical Competencies**
- Ability to communicate complicated issues in a simple manner
- Ability to multi-task and handle multiple priorities simultaneously
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Extensive knowledge of 2D and 3D AutoCAD software
- Extensive piping design knowledge of equipment, instrumentation, structures, pipe supports, nozzle and platform orientations
- Ability to provide plant layout, feasibility studies and support T.I.C. estimates
- Ability to use CAD software to perform design tasks
- Strong Microsoft Office experience
- Strong Knowledge of multi-discipline project design execution and construction sequence

**People Skills**
- 5+ years’ experience supervising staff and managing projects from inception to completion including evaluating scope of work and assigning responsibilities
- Basic understanding of other discipline work flow and how all departments work together to complete projects
- Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with clients, subordinates and co-workers
- Personable and able to work easily with others at all levels
- Ability to handle difficult individuals and remain calm when employees or clients are confrontational
- Ability to effectively manage and resolve conflicts or work issues in a professional manner
- Provide leadership to monitor, enforce, and improve quality of work
- Demonstrate excellent intercultural sensitivity