Job Description

Wood is currently recruiting for a Piping & Equipment Design Coordinator with experience in the chemical manufacturing industry. The Piping & Equipment Design Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing design work supporting major facility-based capital projects for chemical manufacturing facilities.

Wood’s Operations business delivers solutions to an ever-broadening range of clients across the energy and materials industries globally. We deliver operations, maintenance, modifications, brownfield engineering, asset optimization and management, supporting our clients through the asset lifecycle. We are focused on developing strategic relationships with our clients, providing solutions that deliver efficiency, integrity and reliability.

Authorization to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Wood is required.

• Meet or exceed the company’s safety standards.
• Comply with all company procedures, engineering practices and other standards.
• Read and fully understand preliminary design packages and other documents which describe the scope of work to be done
• Provide piping and mechanical equipment design coordination between the project manager and engineering contractors in a fast-paced environment
• Read and fully understand P&ID’s and other documents which describe the scope of work to be done.
• Be able to read and understand fully the plant’s engineering specifications, standards, guidelines, and other technical documents related to your discipline.
• Be familiar with industry codes such as ASME, API, and others which relate to piping and mechanical design in industrial environments.
• Interface with engineers, operators, maintenance, environmental, and other personnel at the plant site to understand the design considerations for the site.
• Work closely with project engineers, plant personnel, contractors, and team members to achieve project success
• Coordinate walk down with engineers and other team members to provide material takeoffs and labor estimates
• Daily coordination with field teams to monitor project development and produce up-to-date status reports of construction progress
• Communicate project successes and challenges with clients, engineers, designers, field teams, and other personnel
• Review material quotes and material orders for projects and ensure all project materials have been delivered and received at onsite facility warehouse
• Provide Master copy of field red line markup drawings for any updating required

• 20+ years industrial experience working in the design field, preferably in that of the chemical manufacturing industry.
• Must be highly experienced in the design of process piping & mechanical equipment
• Willing and capable of operating in a self-directed manner drive the design process forward.
• Able to understand and act when your part of the project hits a roadblock.
• Able to travel to and act independently at other plant sites in the gathering of needed information for your designs.
• Outdoor design experience, able to wear required PPE and drive safely to jobsite for field measurement/as-built drawings.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good negotiation skills A pro-active approach to solving problems and getting the job done.
• Self-motivated/Self-directed.
• Proficiency in MicroStation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft, Word, Excel and Outlook.