Lead Process Piping Designer - Food and Beverage

Do you like to solve problems in an engaging, collaborative, team environment? Are you excited about discovery, technical innovation, and achievement? Does working in a flexible culture with professional growth opportunities, a family friendly vibe, and smart, caring colleagues make for a great day? If so, consider an employment opportunity at Foth and join these members who enjoy their employment experience.
Foth Production Solutions works closely with consumer product companies to solve their toughest technical challenges. We partner with clients to help streamline their capital spending and business decision process, enable operational efficiencies, and launch new products. We provide clients with a flexible offering of project engagement that ranges across consulting, engineering, design-build, and/or mixed execution through project start-up.
Foth Production Solutions, LLC is currently seeking a team-focused, innovative, and results-oriented Lead Process Designer who has a desire to contribute to our clients' success and is looking for new learning experiences and opportunities for career growth. This position will be working out of our Green Bay, WI; Madison, WI; Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN or US Based Remote work from home office location.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Organize, lead, and delegate design work to a team of designers, hold team members accountable
• Mentor junior designers on best practices in designing various kinds of Process Piping systems
• Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned projects, clients, and/or technology
• Develop Process Piping layouts
• Develop general arrangement drawings
• Create process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs)
• Design piping and process systems for a variety of industrial, consumer goods, food, and Beverage projects
• Perform QAQC of design and drawing packages
• Work as part of a collaborative project team integrated with contractors, vendors, and clients
• Provide field support during construction
• Lead design reviews, both internally and with client
• Travel to client site as required (15% annually, possibly more if remote) for project meetings and field data collection

Required Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in drafting/design or equivalent technical experience
• 12+ years of industry-relevant experience working as a designer
• 3+ years of progressive leadership experience leading design teams

Required Previous Recent Experience with the Following:

• Process and utility system piping design in a 3D environment
• 3D piping and equipment specification, model generation, and database management
• Utilizing point cloud data to develop 3D designs
• ISA standards for P&IDs
• Coordination of design packages with multiple resources, disciplines, and vendors
• Designing pipe supports and typical mechanical details for process systems
• Generating 2D piping plans
• Creating elevations and isometrics from a 3D model or from existing 2D files

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience working as a designer in the consumer products, food, and/or beverage industries
• Hands-on experience as a pipefitter fabricating and/or installing Process Piping systems

Preferred Previous Recent Experience with the Following:

• Integration and management of multi-party 3D models into a single model for use by the project team
• Development of pipe and valve specifications
• Sanitary piping design, clean-in-place (CIP) system design, and/or FDA standard design
• Oil and gas or chemical plants
• Ammonia refrigeration design and high pressure steam
• Navisworks
• AutoCAD
• Autodesk Recap
• AutoCAD Plant 3D
• Autodesk Inventor
• SolidWorks

$90,000 - $120,000 a year
The base compensation listed for this job posting reflects a general range for the posted position. Base compensation will vary based on factors such as: years of experience, location, level of responsibility and licenses/certifications. In addition to base compensation, Foth members may be eligible to receive bonuses through our Earned Performance Incentive program. All employees are eligible for On-the-Spot bonuses. Exempt members are also eligible for either quarterly and/or annual bonuses. Eligible full-time and part-time members will be offered medical, dental, vision insurance, employee assistance program, disability, retirement, holiday pay, and several other voluntary benefits. Regular full-time members are also eligible for paid time off. Please reach out to the recruiting team to discuss any specific benefits or compensation questions.
Note: In some situations, we may consider an alternative position based on your skill set and experience. This may result in a different compensation range.
All Foth Companies are equal opportunity employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. All locations are tobacco-free.
About Foth
Foth, the largest engineering and science consulting firm headquartered in Wisconsin, employs more than 650 members and operates in 28 locations to provide our national and international clients with convenient, personal services.
Our dynamic science and engineering teams at Foth are organized into business units - Environment Solutions, Infrastructure Solutions, and Production Solutions - each comprised of extraordinary talent embodying decades of knowledge and specialized expertise. We bring our 80 year history of success and interdisciplinary knowledge to every client we serve, understanding their business, providing trusted advice, and developing customized, innovative solutions with remarkable energy and ingenuity.
Foth provides engineers, scientists, and other talented professionals an award-winning employment experience, including flexibility to balance work and life. We take on our clients' toughest challenges which provides meaningful project assignments working alongside creative and dedicated team members.
Foth's commitment to our members is demonstrated by annually reinvesting 5% of professional fee revenues in professional development activities. Our work environment is professional, collaborative, and fun. Each day, we work together in a unified, values-based culture, helping our clients' achieve their goals and improving the world we live in.
Join our team and experience the Foth difference!