Senior Piping Designer

About HOCS Projects

HOCS Projects is a Calgary-based engineering, procurement and project management firm supporting the energy industry. We deliver dependable, innovative and responsible design solutions, with constructability and operability considered from project start through fabrication, construction and operations.

Role Overview

HOCS Projects is seeking a Senior/ Lead Piping Designer to provide piping design leadership and technical expertise for industrial projects. The role will lead plant layout and piping design from concept development through detailed design, fabrication, construction and commissioning, while coordinating with engineering disciplines, project teams, vendors and designers to deliver accurate, efficient and constructible designs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead piping design and plant layout activities from concept through detailed design, fabrication, construction and commissioning.
• Develop and review PFDs, P&IDs, plot plans, equipment layouts, general arrangements, piping isometrics, LDTs, valve and specialty-item lists, pipe-support details and material take-offs.
• Execute and oversee piping design using applicable 2D and 3D CAD tools.
• Apply practical fabrication, installation, access, operability, maintainability, safety and constructability considerations to piping and plant layouts.
• Maintain accountability for the accuracy, consistency, completeness and quality of piping design deliverables.
• Lead model reviews, clash detection and multidisciplinary squad checks and verify that identified design issues are resolved.
• Assign and review piping design work based on project priorities, deliverable requirements and team capability.
• Coordinate with Process, Mechanical, Civil/Structural, Electrical, Instrumentation, clients, vendors and project teams to resolve interfaces and design decisions.
• Support brownfield design development, field verification and integration with existing equipment, piping, structures and site constraints.
• Develop piping design scopes, deliverable lists, work-hour estimates, schedules, priorities and resource requirements and monitor progress.
• Identify and communicate design risks, scope changes, resource constraints and potential schedule impacts.
• Respond to RFIs, review field changes and redlines, support construction issue resolution and incorporate approved changes into as-built documentation.
• Mentor junior and intermediate designers and support continuous improvement of piping design standards, workflows and checking practices.

Education & Experience

• Post-secondary diploma in Engineering Design and Drafting Technology or a comparable relevant discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of piping design experience, preferably in the oil and gas or industrial engineering sector.
• Strong experience developing piping arrangements, equipment layouts and overall plant layouts.
• Demonstrated experience planning, coordinating, checking and leading piping design work across multidisciplinary projects.
• Experience supporting piping design through concept, detailed design, fabrication and construction; EPC or EPCM consulting experience is preferred.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Plant 3D, AutoPlant, CADWorx, SmartPlant 3D or comparable industry-standard piping design software, plus strong 2D CAD capability.
• Strong ability to develop and interpret PFDs, P&IDs, plot plans, equipment layouts, general arrangements, isometrics and related piping documentation.
• Working knowledge of applicable piping codes, standards, regulatory requirements, project specifications and client engineering standards.
• Experience with interdisciplinary model reviews, clash and interface resolution, constructability and project-delivery monitoring.
• Brownfield, fabrication, field or construction experience is considered an asset.
• Strong leadership, organization, design judgement, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Legally entitled to work in Canada.