Piping Drafter III (2606)

Requisition Number: 2606

Job Title: Piping Drafter III

Date Opened: 2/12/2025

Location: Metairie

Industry: Oil & Gas

Department: Drafting

Employment Type: Full-Time Regular

Part-Time Available: No

FLSA Exemption: Non- Exempt

Eligible for US Work Authorization Sponsorship: No

Job Summary

Mid-Level Piping Designer/Drafter will be responsible for working on designs with the Lead Pipe Designer and preparing layouts and drawings of complex offshore/onshore piping systems utilizing Company 2D and 3D modeling software.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist with the designs and create drawings for assigned projects from information supplied and/or verbal instructions with guidance from engineering sketches with Group Leader Supervision.
• Responsible for keeping their direct supervisors updated on any and all concerns relating to their respective assignments.
• Ensure that all drawings adhere to client and/or company drafting standards.
• Perform drawing corrections from supplied mark-ups.
• Assist with the designs of various projects under group leader supervision and draft clean effect piping systems that adhere to safety and maintenance specifications.
• Perform corrections to the following drawings: General Arrangements, P&ID’s, Piping Plans, Piping Sections, and Isometric Spools.
• Track progress on the drawings assigned to you.
• Assist Group Leader with creating weight and material estimates.
• Be available for site and vendor visits as required.
• Be available for offshore visits with team members as required.
• Work well with other disciplines on the project and help maintain project/client standards.

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills And Abilities)

• Requires a minimum of five (5) years of piping layout and design experience under a Lead Pipe Designer relating to the Upstream / Downstream Oil & Gas market.
• Requires knowledge and the ability to work with MS Office Suite of products (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access).
• Must be proficient in AutoCAD.
• Must have advanced knowledge of piping 2D and 3D software. (AutoPlant and Navisworks)(PDMS / E3D a Plus)
• Must have advanced working knowledge of P&ID’s, General Arrangements, Piping Plans Sections and Details, Pipe Supports and Isometrics.
• Must have the ability to layout process equipment with nozzle locations and interconnecting piping under Group Leader supervision.
• Field experience in gathering information for retrofit purposes a Plus.
• Must have working knowledge of ASME, ANSI, API RP 14C, API RP 14E, API Spec 6A, NFPA and OSHA standards.
• Must have working knowledge with AWS Welding Symbols and AISC Manual.

Additional Application Requirement

To be considered, candidates residing outside of commuting distance to the office are required to provide a cover letter regarding their intentions to relocate to the local area and that the candidate understands that there will be no relocation assistance provided. Candidates outside of commuting distance to the office who do not provide a cover letter will not be screened for the position.

Working Conditions

• Work is primarily conducted in an office environment (Private or Semi-Private office) but also requires occasional travel to off-site work locations.
• Field duties require outdoor work in a plant or offshore platform atmosphere;
• Interaction with other team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel;
• Working offshore or in plant and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels;
• Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection;
• May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes;
• May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis.

Physical Requirements (With Or Without Reasonable Accommodation)

• Must be able to lift and carry twenty (20) pounds;
• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities which permits employee to communicate effectively;
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time;
• Sufficient vision or other powers of observation which permits employee to conduct analysis and investigations;
• Sufficient manual dexterity which permit the employee to perform routine office duties;
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations.

Drug Free Workplace:

EDG Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to a drug free workplace. Applicants are subject to both pre-employment hair and urine drug screens.

Post-hire, employees are subject to random, periodic, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug testing which may include both hair and urine drug screens. In addition to the requirements of EDG’s drug free workplace program, employees may be required to sign, acknowledge and comply with drug free workplace policies or programs required by clients.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.