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We are seeking Leads and Senior Level Piping Designers to join our onsite teams in Houston, TX, Richmond, VA and Huntsville, AL and other locations. We are building a team of onsite designers consisting of various disciplines and levels of designers. This role is for on-site support for our clients field offices.
Your role
- Lead piping design activities and ensure compliance with codes, standards, project requirements, and specifications.
- Preparation, 3D piping design and Equipment modeling.
- Prepare designs for process piping for pharmaceutical facilities.
- Utilize PFDs and P&IDs as well as piping specs and standards for design.
- Layout complex piping systems and process equipment in a 3D environment including the preparation of isometric drawings with BOM.
- Work with in-house resources or 3rd party firms that provide 3D scanning services and assist with the necessary point cloud conversions for use in 3D model development.
- Coordinate all design for the Project Manager during all design phases of the project and be responsible in delivering the conceptual design review and basic design review.
- Identify design risks, scope changes, and constructability concerns while providing actionable technical guidance.
- Mentor design teams and support improvements to piping workflows, standards, and design quality.
- Able to work with and coordinate multi-discipline designs with the corresponding discipline Leads.
- Be responsible for the overall design delivery for large capital project(s).
- Review progress of construction in the field.
- Demonstrate success in designing, detailing, assembly and layout of piping systems, equipment and pipe support structural systems using 2D/3D design software.
- Ability to guide other disciplines in model reviews with the client.
- Work in a team environment.
- Interface with clients, contractors, and co-workers.
- Assume a mentoring role and interact well with team members from all offices.
About you
- High School diploma, Two-year degree in mechanical discipline or equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training.
- Strong Piping, leadership and time management skills.
- Ability to communicate and work effectively in a team environment.
- Minimum 15 years as a Piping Designer experience in an engineering design firm.
- For Piping Leads - experience requires 5 years of Lead experience.
- Minimum of 5 years on site experience in a pharmaceutical facility is preferred, but similar facilities is acceptable.
- Experience utilizing laser scanning software to back model as well as other field obstructions.
- Experience with checking Piping Design work.
- Experience with estimating piping design work.
- Experienced with ASME B31.3 codes and requirements for Pharmaceutical Design.
- Working knowledge of pipe stress analysis concepts and experience coordinating with stress engineers to ensure compatibility with layout and design intent.
- Experienced with pipe support design.
- Experience working in a brown field facility.
- Technical skills should include 3D Piping software Autodesk Plant 3D, SP3D or similar, Navisworks Manage, MS Office, MS Teams, Autodesk BIM/Forma, Bluebeam Revu, and the ability to learn and use other design software as may be required.
- Experience in the design of process support utilities in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries (USP, WFI and clean steam) is a plus.
- Having experience with mega-projects or large capital projects is a plus.
- Ability to meet deadlines in high pressure environments.
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Overtime may be necessary as workload dictates.
- Climbing, walking and ability to work and be on feet for extended periods of time is required.
- Travel to client sites is required.
- Post-secondary education from a recognized technical college as an Engineering Technologist or equivalent experience required.
- Minimum fifteen years of experience for Leads with 5 years of onsite field experience in pharma or related field.
- Minimum 5 years for supporting piping designers with 2 years of relevant field experience.
Rewards & benefits
At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.
Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits.
About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
Expected compensation range is between $60.00 - $75.00 hourly depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.
Are you ready to expand your career with us? Apply today and help us shape something extraordinary.
AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug-Free employer EOE/Veteran/Disability
AtkinsRéalis cares about your privacy and is committed to protecting your privacy. Please consult our Privacy Notice on our Careers site to know more about how we collect, use and transfer your Personal Data. By submitting your personal information to AtkinsRéalis, you confirm that you have read and accept our Privacy Notice.
Unless expressly authorized by AtkinsRéalis, candidates may not use generative artificial intelligence tools, real-time interview coaching applications, or AI-generated responses created during the interview. Candidates are expected to accurately represent their qualifications, experience, knowledge, and abilities throughout the recruitment process. The use of unauthorized assistance, misrepresentation of credentials or experience, or any conduct that compromises the integrity of the selection process may result in disqualification from further consideration or withdrawal of an employment offer, at the discretion of AtkinsRéalis.
AtkinsRéalis is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to participate in the application, interview, or selection process, please contact us at recruiter.na@atkinsrealis.com. Requests for accommodation will be considered in accordance with applicable law.
Note to staffing and direct hire agencies:
In the event a recruiter or agency who is not on our preferred supplier list submits a resume/candidate to anyone in the company, AtkinsRéalis family of companies, we explicitly reserve the right to recruit and hire the candidate(s) at our discretion and without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.
Overview
We are seeking Leads and Senior Level Piping Designers to join our onsite teams in Houston, TX, Richmond, VA and Huntsville, AL and other locations. We are building a team of onsite designers consisting of various disciplines and levels of designers. This role is for on-site support for our clients field offices.
Your role
- Lead piping design activities and ensure compliance with codes, standards, project requirements, and specifications.
- Preparation, 3D piping design and Equipment modeling.
- Prepare designs for process piping for pharmaceutical facilities.
- Utilize PFDs and P&IDs as well as piping specs and standards for design.
- Layout complex piping systems and process equipment in a 3D environment including the preparation of isometric drawings with BOM.
- Work with in-house resources or 3rd party firms that provide 3D scanning services and assist with the necessary point cloud conversions for use in 3D model development.
- Coordinate all design for the Project Manager during all design phases of the project and be responsible in delivering the conceptual design review and basic design review.
- Identify design risks, scope changes, and constructability concerns while providing actionable technical guidance.
- Mentor design teams and support improvements to piping workflows, standards, and design quality.
- Able to work with and coordinate multi-discipline designs with the corresponding discipline Leads.
- Be responsible for the overall design delivery for large capital project(s).
- Review progress of construction in the field.
- Demonstrate success in designing, detailing, assembly and layout of piping systems, equipment and pipe support structural systems using 2D/3D design software.
- Ability to guide other disciplines in model reviews with the client.
- Work in a team environment.
- Interface with clients, contractors, and co-workers.
- Assume a mentoring role and interact well with team members from all offices.
About you
- High School diploma, Two-year degree in mechanical discipline or equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training.
- Strong Piping, leadership and time management skills.
- Ability to communicate and work effectively in a team environment.
- Minimum 15 years as a Piping Designer experience in an engineering design firm.
- For Piping Leads - experience requires 5 years of Lead experience.
- Minimum of 5 years on site experience in a pharmaceutical facility is preferred, but similar facilities is acceptable.
- Experience utilizing laser scanning software to back model as well as other field obstructions.
- Experience with checking Piping Design work.
- Experience with estimating piping design work.
- Experienced with ASME B31.3 codes and requirements for Pharmaceutical Design.
- Working knowledge of pipe stress analysis concepts and experience coordinating with stress engineers to ensure compatibility with layout and design intent.
- Experienced with pipe support design.
- Experience working in a brown field facility.
- Technical skills should include 3D Piping software Autodesk Plant 3D, SP3D or similar, Navisworks Manage, MS Office, MS Teams, Autodesk BIM/Forma, Bluebeam Revu, and the ability to learn and use other design software as may be required.
- Experience in the design of process support utilities in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries (USP, WFI and clean steam) is a plus.
- Having experience with mega-projects or large capital projects is a plus.
- Ability to meet deadlines in high pressure environments.
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Overtime may be necessary as workload dictates.
- Climbing, walking and ability to work and be on feet for extended periods of time is required.
- Travel to client sites is required.
- Post-secondary education from a recognized technical college as an Engineering Technologist or equivalent experience required.
- Minimum fifteen years of experience for Leads with 5 years of onsite field experience in pharma or related field.
- Minimum 5 years for supporting piping designers with 2 years of relevant field experience.
Rewards & benefits
At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.
Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits.
About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
Expected compensation range is between $60.00 - $75.00 hourly depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.
Are you ready to expand your career with us? Apply today and help us shape something extraordinary.
AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug-Free employer EOE/Veteran/Disability
AtkinsRéalis cares about your privacy and is committed to protecting your privacy. Please consult our Privacy Notice on our Careers site to know more about how we collect, use and transfer your Personal Data. By submitting your personal information to AtkinsRéalis, you confirm that you have read and accept our Privacy Notice.
Unless expressly authorized by AtkinsRéalis, candidates may not use generative artificial intelligence tools, real-time interview coaching applications, or AI-generated responses created during the interview. Candidates are expected to accurately represent their qualifications, experience, knowledge, and abilities throughout the recruitment process. The use of unauthorized assistance, misrepresentation of credentials or experience, or any conduct that compromises the integrity of the selection process may result in disqualification from further consideration or withdrawal of an employment offer, at the discretion of AtkinsRéalis.
AtkinsRéalis is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to participate in the application, interview, or selection process, please contact us at recruiter.na@atkinsrealis.com. Requests for accommodation will be considered in accordance with applicable law.
Note to staffing and direct hire agencies:
In the event a recruiter or agency who is not on our preferred supplier list submits a resume/candidate to anyone in the company, AtkinsRéalis family of companies, we explicitly reserve the right to recruit and hire the candidate(s) at our discretion and without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Piping Designer
Document your engineering degree precisely
USCIS scrutinizes whether your credential directly relates to piping design work. Get a credential evaluation that maps your degree to U.S. engineering or engineering technology standards before you apply, so your employer can cite it in the I-129 petition without gaps.
Search LCA filings for active sponsors
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up certified LCAs under SOC code 17-3013 (Mechanical Drafters) or 17-3029 to identify which EPC firms, oil-and-gas operators, and industrial contractors have recently sponsored piping designers in your target states.
Target project-based employers filing multiple LCAs
EPC contractors and engineering consultancies frequently rotate workers across project sites, which means they file new LCAs regularly. Employers with that filing cadence already understand that each worksite requires its own certified LCA, reducing the risk of compliance errors that could jeopardize your status.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified H-1B sponsors
Narrow your job search to employers with confirmed H-1B filing history for piping and design roles. Migrate Mate surfaces employers by verified LCA sponsorship activity, so you're not cold-applying to firms that have never navigated the petition process for this occupation.
Align your offer letter to specialty occupation standards
Before your employer files the I-129 petition with USCIS, confirm the offer letter specifies duties requiring a bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a directly related field. Vague language about drafting or CAD work without degree-level framing invites a Request for Evidence.
Plan your 60-day grace period between projects
If your project ends and your employer can't immediately assign you to a new site with a certified LCA, you have a 60-day grace period after your last day of employment. Use it to either transfer your H-1B to a new sponsoring employer or secure a new LCA-covered assignment before your status lapses.
H-1B Visa Piping Designer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Piping Designer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
It depends on how the position is structured. Piping design does not automatically qualify, because the occupation spans both trade-level drafters and degree-required engineers. For H-1B eligibility, the employer must demonstrate that the specific role requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a closely related field. Employers who frame the position around advanced engineering analysis, design specification, or compliance work are most successful in USCIS adjudication.
What LCA requirements apply when I work at multiple project sites?
Each worksite where you perform work requires its own certified Labor Condition Application filed with DOL before you begin work at that location. For piping designers who rotate across EPC project sites, this means your employer must file and receive certification for each distinct location. Short-term placements under 10 consecutive workdays at a site have a narrow exemption, but recurring assignments do not qualify for it.
How long does H-1B status last for a Piping Designer?
USCIS grants initial H-1B status for up to three years, with the option to extend for another three years, reaching a six-year maximum under standard rules. Extensions beyond six years are possible only if a PERM labor certification or I-140 immigrant petition has been filed and meets specific timing thresholds under AC21 portability provisions.
Which employers commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Piping Designers?
Sponsors are concentrated in oil-and-gas, petrochemical, power generation, and industrial construction sectors. Major EPC firms, refinery operators, and engineering consultancies make up the bulk of certified LCA filings for piping and design occupations. You can browse employers with verified H-1B sponsorship history for this role on Migrate Mate, which surfaces companies by their actual DOL filing activity.
What happens to my H-1B status if my project ends unexpectedly?
You have a 60-day grace period after your employment ends, during which you remain in a valid but non-working status. You can use that window to find a new sponsoring employer and initiate an H-1B transfer. The new employer can file a petition with USCIS and you may begin working once the receipt notice is issued, before the new petition is fully adjudicated.