Senior Piping Designer-Greenville, SC
**VAS OFFERS MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION BENEFITS, PAID TIME OFF, MATCHING 401K**
**PER DIEM IF ELIGIBLE**
Job Description

The purpose of this position is to provide essential technical knowledge and perform design work as described below This position serves as a staff designer performing assignments of intermediate complexity
• Under direct supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer or Design Supervisor prepare and check designs of intermediate complexity utilizing 3 D modeling and 2D computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) automation tools
• Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines project management vendors and clients
• Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures
• Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope cost and schedule baselines
• Perform bulk material take-off analysis and tabulations
• Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including review of vendor submittals
• Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests-for-information and field changes
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Job Requirements
• US Citizenship required
• Associate degree in related technical field of study and minimum ten (10) years of work-related experience
• Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders) state and local codes and standards

• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management coworkers, clients, vendors and subcontractors
• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
• Knowledge of discipline codes and standards
• Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local state and federal codes statutes and guidelines
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
• Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing e-mail spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs
• Experience providing engineering procurement and construction (EPC) services on industrial projects
• Proficiency executing engineering projects utilizing 3D modeling and 2D CADD automation tools in a multi-discipline environment

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with design of systems structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of ASME NQA-1
• Knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials
• Practical field experience
• EPC project experience for the following industries
- US Department of Energy or other US Federal Government Agency
- Nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program
- Manufacturing pharmaceutical or biotechnology
• Advanced knowledge of
- Intergraph SmartPlant Review software
- Piping design requirements (equipment arrangement piping layout stress requirements and material requirements)
• Working knowledge of and ability to interpret Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) update master P&ID and pipeline list