Senior Piping Designer
Charlotte, NC (Design Center)
Zachry Engineering Corporation (ZEC)
About Zachry Engineering Corporation
The Charlotte office of Zachry offers a unique opportunity to join a high-growth team at the center of critical infrastructure work across the region. Our team supports a large and expanding portfolio driven by strong, long-standing partnerships with major utility providers. This provides consistent exposure to high-impact, technically challenging projects with real visibility.
Team members benefit from both stability and variety—working on meaningful projects while continuing to develop new skills and advance their careers. The environment is fast-paced and collaborative, empowering individuals to take ownership, contribute ideas, and make a tangible difference from day one.
If you’re looking for a role where your work matters, your growth is supported, and your impact is visible, the Charlotte Zachry team is the place to be.
Position Summary
Zachry Engineering Corporation is seeking a Senior Piping Designer with strong plant layout experience, preferably within the power generation industry, to join our Charlotte Design Center. This role serves as a technical leader responsible for plant layout development, design execution, and coordination across multidisciplinary project teams.
The Senior Piping Designer plays a critical role in ensuring constructible, code-compliant, and efficient plant layouts for large-scale power, energy, and industrial projects, while mentoring designers and supporting project delivery objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute plant layout design activities, ensuring constructability, safety, maintainability, and compliance with applicable codes and standards.
- Support the Department Manager with technical execution, staff oversight, schedule adherence, budget awareness, and quality control related to piping design and layout.
- Support the Department Manager with development and review of project proposal packages.
- Direct and coordinate the work of piping designers, drafters, and support personnel in planning, layout development, and production of construction deliverables.
- Develop, review, and approve general arrangement drawings.
- Develop, review, and approve piping plans, piping arrangements, sections, isometrics, and 3D models.
- Manage and complete all piping design deliverables, including layout drawings, construction drawings, material take-offs, and bills of materials.
- Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training to designers, checkers, and drafters, particularly with respect to piping layout best practices and power plant applications.
- Under the direction of the Group Supervisor, manage a defined scope of work or piping area on large, complex projects.
- Coordinate with process, mechanical, structural, electrical, and construction teams to resolve interface and layout challenges.
- Interface with clients, vendors, and construction personnel to ensure project requirements and layout expectations are clearly understood and incorporated.
- Review vendor and shop drawings for compliance with project requirements and piping layout intent.
- Maintain engineering document indexes and piping progress reports.
- Assist with estimating piping design effort, schedules, and manpower requirements.
- Perform additional duties as assigned to support project and departmental goals.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or Associate Degree with relevant drafting and design coursework.
- 12+ years of piping design and layout experience, preferably supporting power generation projects (combined cycle, simple cycle, thermal, or utility-scale facilities).
- Proven expertise in piping layout development for complex industrial facilities.
- Strong understanding of piping codes, standards, and industry best practices.
- Advanced CAD experience using AutoCAD, MicroStation, or Revit, with willingness to adapt to additional platforms.
- Experience with Plant 3D and/or AVEVA E3D strongly preferred.
- Proficiency with Navisworks, and Microsoft Office tools.
- Ability to lead and mentor design teams while producing high-quality, constructible layouts.
- Strong organization, communication, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced design environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certificate in Design/Drafting.
- Direct experience with power plant piping layout, including turbine buildings, HRSGs, balance-of-plant systems, or utilities.
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