Senior Designer

Ergon's Corporate Engineering Department has an opening for a Senior Designer at its corporate headquarters.

Ergon is a family-owned oil and gas company based in the Jackson, MS area with facilities across the US. The Corporate Engineering Department services primarily the asphalt and emulsions division by providing an internal resource for routine engineering and maintenance work as well as specified project work.

This is a senior technical / support position to the Corporate Engineering department of Ergon, Inc. The Senior Designer provides CAD / Plant 3D systems design support on project and maintenance engineering and construction activities as well as maintaining and updating facility master data. The Designer strives to continually identify and implement improved drafting and design processes to support and grow engineering departmental and corporate goals.

This position requires a positive individual who possesses a team-oriented attitude and works in a participative manner with supervision and co-workers.

Senior Designer Responsibilities:

• Keep safe work habits as the highest priority at all times.
• Maintain a clean and well-organized workspace at all times.
• Strive to develop good working relationships with all co-workers, customers and associates.
• Exemplify high levels of moral and ethical standards and values.
• Travel as required (typically no more than 2 to 3 day a month) and perform facility site visits and field data gathering of necessary information to assist in as-builting, scope development, project reviews and development of modified or new drawings.
• Operate CAD systems and peripheral equipment to produce new drawings or modify existing drawings for review, approval, meetings, construction, and / or Maintenance / Engineering files as needed. Drawing types are typically, but not limited to, P&IDs, Plot Plan / Civil, Structural / Steel, Piping Plans & Sections, Isometrics, and Tank / Vessel.
• Prepare material take-offs including piping, fittings, valves to support various cost estimates and procurement as required by the project(s).
• Understand, utilize, modify develop and implement numbering, filing and drafting / design procedures and standards in and for use within Ergon, Inc.
• Coordinate with other Ergon companies on CAD standards and systems to ensure consistency, take advantage of lessons learned and prevent unnecessary rework.
• Assign and issue line numbers, valve numbers, drawing numbers and transferal of drawings both hardcopies and electronic files.
• Assist in training CAD system users in the application of Ergon, Inc. drafting standards and ensure the standards are followed.
• Monitor design and drafting procedures continually to help determine more efficient and accurate methods of completing assigned duties and share ideas in drafting / design group meetings.
• Participate in design group meetings to discuss current and completed activities, share lessons learned, determine upcoming priorities and areas of improvement.
• Provide piping design, technical drafting and design support on an as-needed basis to all departments and contractors.
• Assist Corporate Engineering in project development and equipment specifications to ensure drafting / design interests are addressed.
• Attend, participate in, and / or lead project meetings, P&ID / Project review meetings, MOC and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews.
• Work with engineers and facility operations to complete projects in a timely and efficient manner with limited direction.
• Assist Corporate Engineering Department in maintaining updated drawing files for all plant master data.
• Be familiar with and ensures the design packages are in compliance with company and client standards API, ASTM, ANSI, ASME, AWS, OSHA, PSM and RAGAGEP (Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices) as they apply to the particular project scope.
• Knowledge of pipe stress analysis programs such as Caesar, AutoPipe, ADLpipe and how to export from CAD to these platforms.
• Responsible to update drawings to as-built condition and execute management of change procedures to comply with process safety management requirements.
• Be a key player in the development of junior piping designers, possessing a passion to guide and support them while teaching critical thinking and job fundamentals.

Drafter/Designer I Qualifications:

• Requires a high school diploma or GED and a proficiency in computer skills with Word, Excel and AutoCAD (or Micro-Station) being preferred. A postsecondary certification or associate degree in technical drawing or similar experiences is recommended.
• Experience with the operation and maintenance of current AutoCAD and Plant 3D or similar design drafting software is a plus.
• Experience with concrete, structural and piping construction is also a plus.
• This position requires a self-motivated individual with strong communication and organizational skills and a proven ability to perform the required duties.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, 401k and matching, profit sharing, vacation, holidays, sick leave, life insurance, and LTD insurance.

Any offer of employment will be contingent on a routine background check, a pre-employment drug screen, and an acceptable motor vehicle report.

We are an EEO/AAP employer.