Who We Are

Hargrove supplies unparalleled services in engineering, procurement, construction management, and technical services in the industrial, commercial, and government sectors. With over 2,700 Teammates in 19 offices domestically and internationally, we build long-term support relationships in the energy generation, manufacturing, research and development, and process-heavy industry in on-site support arrangements, in plant-level small projects and consulting roles, and in larger capital projects.

Hargrove’s key operating principle is to provide the Right People, in the Right Place, at the Right Time. We believe that relationships and partnering together provide the best results and long-term benefits for our clients.

Work-life balance and flexibility are important areas of focus for Hargrove. We’re happy to discuss flexible working hours, patterns, and locations to suit you and the business. important areas of focus for Hargrove. We’re happy to discuss flexible working hours, patterns, and locations to suit you and the business.

What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope: Generally responsible for supervision and technical direction over a team of designers when functioning as a lead designer. As lead designer, responsibilities will include total delivery of the mechanical and piping deliverables and services on time, within performance budget and meeting quality expectations. Duties may include performing advanced design work serving as a technical specialist for a complex design assignment. This level requires extensive progressive experience in mechanical and piping design and involves utilization of project controls for cost, schedule and quality of projects. This work will be performed under minimal supervision.

Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Familiarity with and utilizing department design and drafting standards.

• Recognizing and communicating project scope, specifications and design criteria upon assignment to a project task team.

• Recognizing and communicating scope and design changes promptly.

• On-site assistance during startup.

• Providing technical guidance to less experienced drafting personnel in the department.

• Coordinating work activities with other staff members and the discipline lead.

• Producing mechanical and piping installation specifications with engineering review and approval.

• Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform design functions.

• Proactively lead and coordinate the efforts of a design staff to achieve scope, schedule and budget objectives.

• Mentoring subordinates.

• Participating in squad checks to insure coordination between the design disciplines.

• Checking calculations made by other designers to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice.

• Determining construction quantities and provide construction cost estimates.

• Delegating work to designers in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.

• Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.

• Participating in the planning of training programs, continuous education opportunities and professional development of staff.

Ideal Background

Education: Associate degree in Engineering Technology or Computer-Aided Drafting is required.  

Certification: SPED (Society of Piping Engineers and Designers) Certification is preferred.  

Experience: This position requires 20 or more years of relevant industrial experience in mechanical/piping drafting and design.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge and application of piping materials.

• Design of moderately complex process and utility piping systems, especially those systems unique to the industry being served.

• Knowledge and application of piping supports and restraints.

• Flexibility analysis of piping system.

• Knowledge of manual valve sizing, use and application.

• Knowledge of good design practices for sizing all piping systems.

• Sizing of compressible fluid piping systems.

• Identification of need, application and specification of steam traps and liquid drainers.

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