Piping Design Supervisor

Audubon is currently seeking a Piping Design Supervisor to join our team in our Houston, Texas Office. The Piping Design Supervisor will manage a team of drafters and/or designers who perform assignments associated with designing Piping equipment, components, structures or systems.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare complete design packages which may include, but not be limited to, preliminary, conceptual, and construction deliverables as well as engineering calculations.
• Prepare detailed drawings of parts and assemblies from layouts, designs and working drawings including necessary projections, sectional views and standard specifications.
• Interpret verbal or written direction to initiate a preliminary design.
• Check detailed sketches and drawings for project applicability and optimal construction.
• Check and verify accuracy of drawings prepared by others.
• Continually look for product improvements and cost reductions.
• Interface with other departments concerning design improvement, cost savings and project questions that may arise.
• Confirm specification and code compliance, equipment compatibility, and optimal cost savings.
• Ensure accuracy of completed drawings before final release and verify drawings meet company and industry standards.
• Assist with proposal compilation utilizing computer aided design equipment and/or graphic tools to prepare high-level layouts and sketches.
• Utilize 2D or 3D computer aided design software to create layouts of Piping systems, devices and components, and create fabrication and assembly drawings.
• Create technical specifications to facilitate the procurement, fabrication, and installation of components.
• Create documentation required to process Engineering Change Orders (ECO).
• Utilize engineering sketches, specifications and supporting documents in the designing, detailing, documenting, and verifying of Piping parts, subassemblies, assemblies or system configurations.
• Identify dimensions, angles, curvatures, tolerances and materials necessary for optimal construction.
• Analyze the effect of proposed changes for proper fit and/or interference problems and recommend possible solutions or alternate construction options.
• Complete man-hour estimates for discipline specific scope of work.
• Interact and communicate effectively with clients, subcontractors, vendors and other consultants.
• Track and maintain a continued awareness of overall schedule and budget for assigned projects.
• Develop detailed design schedules in coordination with the scheduler/planner, engineering, and project management personnel.
• Continuously recommend and implement value added hardware and software upgrades to the CAD/CAE design and network.
• Confirm that discipline-specific drawing quality is correct, consistent and legible.
• Analyze, evaluate and distribute a complex design workload to staff by judging job requirements, job priority and complexity as well as staff competency levels.
• Comply with all company and client health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) standards as well as federal and local HSSE regulations.
• Actively participate in company and client hazard identification and observation programs, and immediately report any unsafe acts, conditions or incidents to your supervisor.
• Provide advice and assistance on work techniques, best practices, and subject matter expertise to co-workers and subordinates.
• Set direction, priorities and allocate resources within a group or project; define job roles, determine work to be completed and make assignments to staff, distribute workload and establish work deadlines; set work quality expectations.
• Responsible for hiring staff, performance evaluations, salary decisions and resolving routine grievances and complaints; may initiate disciplinary actions.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Associate's Degree from a Technical Institution preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience preferred.
• AutoCAD software experience required
• Willingness to work on-site and travel as necessary.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

NO RECRUITERS PLEASE!!!