Salmon & Associates has been providing quality onsite engineering and design service to clients throughout the Gulf Coast industrial corridor since 1978. Within the area's extensive refinery, petrochemical, fertilizer, and metallurgical industries, Salmon & Associates sets the standards for quality work delivered in the most professional, cost-efficient manner.

Salmon & Associated has joined Keystone’s family of companies, which includes: Keystone Engineering Inc., Milestone Project Services, SIS SILverstone, and VeraPro.

Our varied and extensive experience indicates that successful projects come down to personnel. We incorporate their individual skills in a process that’s geared toward excellence. The intentional pairing of people and process is the reason why clients know that they can trust their projects in the hands of Keystone. Services Offered: 3D Laser Scanning, Controls & Automation, Construction Management, Design & Drafting, Engineering: Civil/Structural, Electrical, Mechanical, Process, Functional Safety, Information Technology, Instrumentation, On-Site Services, Operations & Commissioning Support, Procurement, Project Management. 

Salmon & Associates is currently seeking a Senior Piping Designer for a Pittsburgh Area onsite client position. 

Position Type: Full-time

Location: Pittsburgh Area Client Facility

Work Environment/Physical Demands: Office/Sedentary, Plant

Travel Requirements: Occasional site visits required.

Essential Functions:

• Seeking a senior designer for a long-term assignment at a client facility in the Pittsburgh, PA area.
• Work full-time onsite within a Capital Projects Team. 
• Participate in scope review meetings with engineers, operations, and maintenance staff to determine design package goals and deliverables.
• Generate initial scoping documents to confirm tie-points, routing, and piping specifications & standards needed for the installation.
• Perform project walk-downs and gather field dimensions necessary to produce detailed design packages for construction.
• Develop packages that are accurate and of high quality that include P&ID's, plans, sections, details, and isometrics using AutoCAD.
• Generate Bill of Materials per dimensions, specifications, and quantities needed for procurement.
• Collaborate with project team members on constructability, project schedule, and installation details to insure successful execution of deliverables.
• Projects may entail performing design with civil/structural scope.
• Having background with processing laser scans and 3-D modeling helpful.
• Provide comprehensive, efficient, and cost-effective technical input into design.
• Take ownership of all deliverables and review drawings for completeness, overall quality, and adherence to standards.
• Maintain orderly and organized project files.
• Observe all client standards and safety protocols.

Requirements:

• AS Degree from accredited Technical College or University in Drafting Technology.
• 10-15 years of design experience. 
• Hands-on skills using AutoCAD and PDF Editing software.
• Understand construction terminology and knowledge of piping systems.
• Strong Written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated, creative, organized, and solution advocate.
• Attention to detail.

Experience Preferred:

• Associates degree in CAD
• CADWorx experience