Senior Plumbing/MEP Designer

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