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Senior Piping Designer 

Charlotte, NC (Design Center)
Zachry Engineering Corporation (ZEC)

About Zachry Engineering Corporation

The Charlotte office of Zachry offers a unique opportunity to join a high-growth team at the center of critical infrastructure work across the region. Our team supports a large and expanding portfolio driven by strong, long-standing partnerships with major utility providers. This provides consistent exposure to high-impact, technically challenging projects with real visibility.

Team members benefit from both stability and variety-working on meaningful projects while continuing to develop new skills and advance their careers. The environment is fast-paced and collaborative, empowering individuals to take ownership, contribute ideas, and make a tangible difference from day one.

If you're looking for a role where your work matters, your growth is supported, and your impact is visible, the Charlotte Zachry team is the place to be.

Position Summary

Zachry Engineering Corporation is seeking a Senior Piping Designer with strong plant layout experience, preferably within the power generation industry, to join our Charlotte Design Center. This role serves as a technical leader responsible for plant layout development, design execution, and coordination across multidisciplinary project teams.

The Senior Piping Designer plays a critical role in ensuring constructible, code-compliant, and efficient plant layouts for large-scale power, energy, and industrial projects, while mentoring designers and supporting project delivery objectives.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Associate Degree with relevant drafting and design coursework.
• 12+ years of piping design and layout experience, preferably supporting power generation projects (combined cycle, simple cycle, thermal, or utility-scale facilities).
• Proven expertise in piping layout development for complex industrial facilities.
• Strong understanding of piping codes, standards, and industry best practices.
• Advanced CAD experience using AutoCAD, MicroStation, or Revit, with willingness to adapt to additional platforms.
• Experience with Plant 3D and/or AVEVA E3D strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with Navisworks, and Microsoft Office tools.
• Ability to lead and mentor design teams while producing high-quality, constructible layouts.
• Strong organization, communication, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced design environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certificate in Design/Drafting.
• Direct experience with power plant piping layout, including turbine buildings, HRSGs, balance-of-plant systems, or utilities.

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Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute plant layout design activities, ensuring constructability, safety, maintainability, and compliance with applicable codes and standards.
• Support the Department Manager with technical execution, staff oversight, schedule adherence, budget awareness, and quality control related to piping design and layout.
• Support the Department Manager with development and review of project proposal packages.
• Direct and coordinate the work of piping designers, drafters, and support personnel in planning, layout development, and production of construction deliverables.
• Develop, review, and approve general arrangement drawings.
• Develop, review, and approve piping plans, piping arrangements, sections, isometrics, and 3D models.
• Manage and complete all piping design deliverables, including layout drawings, construction drawings, material take-offs, and bills of materials.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training to designers, checkers, and drafters, particularly with respect to piping layout best practices and power plant applications.
• Under the direction of the Group Supervisor, manage a defined scope of work or piping area on large, complex projects.
• Coordinate with process, mechanical, structural, electrical, and construction teams to resolve interface and layout challenges.
• Interface with clients, vendors, and construction personnel to ensure project requirements and layout expectations are clearly understood and incorporated.
• Review vendor and shop drawings for compliance with project requirements and piping layout intent.
• Maintain engineering document indexes and piping progress reports.
• Assist with estimating piping design effort, schedules, and manpower requirements.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support project and departmental goals.