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Lead Designer - EI

Keystone Engineering Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/9/2026

Keystone Engineering Inc. opened for business in 1988 and for decades, has been a reliable provider of qualified engineering resources and technically innovative solutions. Keystone was founded to be an enduring company, and to provide an environment for our employees and clients to innovate, thrive, and be successful.

Keystone’s family of companies include: Milestone Project Services, SIS SILverstone, VeraPro, and Salmon & Associates

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

Keystone Engineering is currently seeking an experienced Lead E&I Designer to join our Baton Rouge team.

Position Type: Full-time

Location: Baton Rouge, LA

Work Environment: Office/Sedentary

Travel Requirements: On-site client facility

Essential Functions:

  • Understands drafting requirements for his/her discipline.
  • Adapt to Client Drafting Standards and Specifications which apply to his/her discipline for assigned projects.
  • Understands the designs for any system within his/her discipline once design guidelines and system criteria have been established.
  • Responsible for the constructability, operability, and maintainability of the design within his/her discipline for the assigned project.
  • Provides comprehensive, efficient, and cost-effective technical input into design related to his/her discipline for assigned projects.
  • Responsible for the preparation of detailed design drawings within his/her discipline, in accordance with engineering design, required as project deliverables.
  • Provides continual guidance to drafters within his/her discipline for assigned projects.
  • Maintains and keeps organizes a Job Data Book which contains all the pertinent information used during the design for his/her discipline for assigned project.
  • Reviews drawings within his/her discipline for assigned projects on a regular basis for completeness, overall quality, and adherence to standards.
  • Ensures all drawings within his/her discipline for assigned projects have been properly checked and backchecked.
  • Prepares and/or directs the preparation of final drawing plots and copies for transmittal relative to all project deliverables.
  • Possesses awareness of project schedule and budget.
  • Assists with Project Audits when required.

Requirements:

  • High School diploma or GED.
  • 15 years of working experience in the Petro/Chemical Industry.
  • Experience in \"Lead\" project role; mentoring, and delegation.
  • Understands facilities drawings, cable routing, details, cable tray routing, cable schedules, motor starter schematics, I/O list, panel design, wiring diagrams, and schematics.

Experience Preferred:

  • Associate's degree in CAD.
  • Previous O & G experience.

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