Senior Plumbing/MEP Designer
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Design and Production
- Design plumbing systems: domestic water, sanitary, waste/vent, storm, gas
- Develop piping layouts for compressed air, specialty gases, process water, RO/DI, chemical distribution, and related utility systems where applicable
- Produce design drawings, calculations, schedules, details, and construction documents
- Coordinate plumbing routing with mechanical, electrical, and structural systems
BIM Coordination
- Route piping systems for constructability within the model
- Identify and resolve coordination conflicts early
- Build and maintain Revit models from concept through construction documents
- Support clash detection across trades
- Contribute to BIM standards and model quality
Preconstruction and Estimating Support
- Create conceptual layouts for pursuits and proposals
- Support fixture counts, system sizing, and design assumptions
- Assist estimating with quantity takeoffs, scope definition, and system strategies
- Participate in early project development alongside engineering and operations
Construction Support
- Assist with RFIs, submittals, and field design questions
- Help resolve routing and installation issues during construction
- Update as-built and record drawings
- Participate in project site walks, field documentation activities, and constructability reviews
Required Skills and Qualifications
Required
- 10+ years of experience in plumbing design, MEP design, or BIM coordination
- Strong knowledge of plumbing systems (domestic water, sanitary, storm, gas)
- Proficiency in Revit, or the demonstrated ability to develop proficiency within a reasonable timeframe
- Ability to read and produce construction documents
- Experience supporting multidisciplinary project teams
- Strong communication, coordination and organizational skills
- Comfortable working across multiple projects with shifting priorities
Preferred
- Design-assist or design-build project experience
- Experience developing BIM standards, execution plans, workflows, or department procedures
- Experience with process piping, utility distribution systems, specialty gases, compressed air, process water, RO/DI, chemical piping, or similar systems
- Experience supporting estimating, preconstruction, or constructability reviews
- Practical understanding of field installation methods, fabrication considerations and constructability considerations
Experience mentoring technical staff and supporting organizational growth initiatives