Mechanical Piping Designer

Ingleside, Texas, United States

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reference
Job reference 1283187
location
Location Ingleside, Texas, United States
sector
Sector Process
function
Function Engineering & Design
type
Employment type Contract
date
Date published November 10, 2026

Job Title:

Mechanical Piping Designer
Duration: 1-year
Schedule: 4 – 10 schedules (M-Thurs)
Location: Ingleside, TX

This opportunity is based at an ethylene site and focuses on piping design support for small capital projects within a process manufacturing environment. The role offers involvement across P&IDs, AutoCAD redlines, pipe routing, preliminary isometrics, and field observations, while supporting drawing control and master database maintenance. This position will suit candidates with strong technical coordination skills, a quality-focused approach, and experience working across multiple departments in an industrial setting.

Required Experience:

  • 5+ years of piping design experience

  • Experience supporting small capital projects in an industrial or process plant environment

  • Experience conducting field observations and making recommendations regarding tie-in points

  • Experience developing piping packages including scopes of work, P&IDs, new isometrics, demolition isometrics, tie-in lists, location drawings, line lists, and piping plans

  • Experience coordinating with technical, fixed, operations, and capital teams

Required Skills:

  • 2D and 3D CAD capability, including CadWorx or Plant3D

  • AutoCAD experience for scrubbing P&ID redlines

  • General piping design knowledge, including support equipment and piping layouts

  • Ability to maintain piping line lists and specialty item lists

  • Ability to maintain line numbers and instrument or equipment tag number master databases, and issue new tags for projects as required

  • Ability to maintain master P&ID and drawing databases

  • Knowledge of industry piping design standards and the ability to apply company standards as required

  • Strong communication and organisation skills

  • Ability to work independently with strong attention to detail and a QA/QC mindset

  • Ability to proactively manage assigned action items

Preferred Qualifications:

  • SmartPlant P&ID proficiency

About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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