Senior Piping Engineer
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and…
Senior Piping Designer
Location: Knutsford, Cheshire
Salary: Competitive Salary
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time
Stopford are recruiting for a Senior Piping Designer to join the team to work with highly skilled professionals who are constantly striving to deliver excellence and best practice.
You will be based at our office in Knutsford with the opportunity for hybrid working. There may be occasional travel required to other offices and client offices/sites. This is a full-time permanent position.
The Role of Senior Piping Designer
You will be responsible for the design of multi-sectorprojects from waste, renewables, chemicals, nuclear and petrochemical sectors. Reporting to the CAD & Piping Lead, and to the relevant Project Managers for project matters, you will be actively involved in the delivery of CAD and Piping deliverables for projects and supporting other Service Groups with CAD support as required.
You will work with a team of piping engineers, 3D designers and draughtspersons to deliver a strong technical solution that meets customer specifications and expectations, ensuring that all necessary reporting and administration deadlines are met.
Contributing to the design evolution and formal design process.
Creation, preparation, and modification of 2D and 3D drawings/models using AutoCAD Plant 3D, Navisworks, and other industry-standard software suites.
Piping design at all design stages: conceptual, preliminary, detailed engineering, construction queries.
Typical 2D output: PIDs, PFDs, GAs, details, pipe supports, isometrics, site layouts, hazardous area classification layouts.
Typical 3D output: 3D piping, mechanical equipment modelling, Navisworks 3D models, clash detection, modelling from point cloud data, 3D point cloudmanipulation, pipework general arrangements and isometrics.
Development of piping and pipe support material specifications.
Developing Piping design, isometric production, pipe supports, MTOs.
About you
Preferably educated to a higher / degree level in an Engineering discipline with significant 3D piping design experience in a relevant sector.
Have experience in the petrochemicals, nuclear, chemicals, waste or renewable energy industries.
Have experience of working in a design and engineering environment.
An ability to think strategically and understanding the implication of changes to contract scope.
An ability to work collaboratively with all engineering design and construction disciplines.
Experience in estimation of budget hours and design scope.
Sound understanding of engineering materials and manufacturing techniques in accordance with codes and standards. Conduct 3D model, round table, and constructability reviews and prepare survey and installation SOWs.
Knowledge of BIM and associated standards (ASME, BSi, ISO, etc), Navisworks, model federation and clash detection.
Eligible to live and work in the UK (with no restrictions)
Full UK/EEC driving licence
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (SC clearance) for this role.
The Company
Stopford is an international energy and environmental engineering company, our professional services span Technology and Innovation, Consultancy and Project Delivery. We are an industry leader with a portfolio spanning research and development through to design and commissioning of process, power, and renewables technology. With a worldwide clientele in emerging and existing industries, we provide a full range of project management and engineering services.
Competitive salary
Profit related bonus payment (10%)
Pension (5% employer and 5% employee)
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Additional day off to celebrate your Birthday
Private medical insurance
Employee assistance programme
Free on-site parking
Reimbursement of professional membership fees
Long service awards
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Stopford, please do not hesitate to apply.
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£45,000 – £60,000 (Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, 2025)
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and…