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Principal Piping Designer

Solvenowinc · solvenowinc.com
PortlandLead / Manager15+ yrs
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Principal piping design.

Compliance

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Found
31 d ago · posted 2026-10-03
Location
Portland, Oregon

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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. Responsibilities: Key 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.

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