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Piping Checker

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors
Kingsport, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 5/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/5/2026
What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope: Generally responsible for ensuring the quality of a team of designers. As lead designer, responsibilities will include total delivery of the piping deliverables and services on time, within performance budget and meeting quality expectations. Duties include reviewing advanced design work serving as a technical specialist for a complex design assignment. This level requires extensive progressive experience in piping design and involves utilization of project controls for cost, schedule and quality of projects. This role will serve as the quality check for a fast passed piping design department. The ability to mentor, check and coordinate in a manner consistent with a professional environment is a must. his work will be performed under general supervision.

Primary Responsibilities Will Include But Not Be Limited To

  • Familiarity with and utilizing department design and drafting standards.
  • On-site assistance during startup.
  • Providing technical guidance to less experienced drafting personnel in the department.
  • Coordinating work activities with other staff members and the discipline lead.
  • Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform design functions.
  • A working knowledge of piping fabrication and inspection methods.
  • Mentoring colleagues.
  • Participating in squad checks to insure coordination between the design disciplines.
  • Delegating work to designers in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.
  • Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality

Ideal Background

Education: Associate degree in Engineering Technology or Computer-Aided Drafting is required.

Certification: Certification is not required at this level.

Experience: This position requires 4 years of relevant industrial experience in mechanical/piping drafting and design.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

  • Knowledge and application of piping materials.
  • Design of moderately complex process and utility piping systems, especially those systems unique to the industry being served.
  • Knowledge and application of piping supports and restraints.
  • Strong understanding of ASME B31.1 and B31.3.
  • Knowledge of manual valve sizing, use and application.
  • Knowledge of good design practices for sizing all piping systems.
  • Selecting piping specialty items given the design criteria.
  • Drafting of P&ID’s and GA’s.
  • Design of piping limited specific equipment and inline instrumentation arrangements such as pump suctions and discharges, tanks, control valve stations, etc.
  • Familiarity with specifications and installation details of construction bulk materials and equipment.
  • Ability to create accurate mechanical/piping installation documents from the information found on vendor equipment drawings.
  • Knowledge and understanding of work flow/information flow between disciplines.
  • Knowledge and understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for the production of all mechanical/piping deliverables.
  • Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
  • Ability to develop mechanical/piping installation specifications with engineering review and approval.
  • Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards.
  • Working knowledge of 2D, Microstation and 3D using E3D Software
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
  • Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Virtual team skills and cross divisional relationships are developed and able to provide interoffice execution support with general supervision. Interoffice execution leadership is evident.

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

Hargrove Culture

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.

Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.

As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

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