Role Description

Engineering > Piping Designer/ P+ID/PFD

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66360.0000 77300.0000 93290.0000

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Short Description:

Piping Designers are responsible for overseeing and designing the construction of marine crafts and floating structures such as tugs, ships, torpedoes, buoys, floats, barges, submarines, among other structures. They design layout of craft interior, including passenger compartments, ladders, cargo space, and elevators. These professionals also evaluate the performance of crafts during sea and dock trials to apply changes according to national and international standards.

Duties / Responsibilities:

  • Creating CAD drawings.
  • Preparing preliminary designs.
  • Maintaining project documentation.
  • Teaming up with process engineers.
  • Drawing layout using established pipe specifications.

Skills / Requirements / Qualifications

  • Having analytical thinking skills.
  • Being ethical and trustworthy.
  • Having good CAD knowledge.
  • Being flexible.
  • Having good written and verbal communication skills.
  • Being able to motivate others.
  • Having IT skills.
  • Being able to work with a team.
  • Having problem solving skills.
  • Being able to maintain good business relationships.

Job Zones

  • Title: Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
  • Education: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
  • Related Experience: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
  • Job Training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
  • Job Zone Examples: Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, chemists, art directors, and cost estimators.
  • SVP Range: (7.0 to < 8.0)

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