Job Description

Overview

Zachry Group is currently accepting applications for a Piping Engineer I for their Downers Grove Design Center office location. This position offers an opportunity to engage in interesting and challenging 3D design projects.

Responsibilities

  • Design piping systems and process equipment utilizing 3D software.
  • Build various types and complexities of equipment and piping layouts in a 3D environment from 2D documentation.
  • Navigate laser scan files to support real-time field information while designing in 3D.
  • Create construction documents for welding and fabricating piping systems.
  • Develop understanding of industry practices in refining, oil and gas, midstream gas processing, chemical, power, and food and beverage.
  • Understand basic mechanical and chemical properties of construction materials.
  • Understand physical loads and material support limits.
  • Understand basic fabrication and installation methods to optimize design solutions.
  • Understand different technologies and design criteria for valves and inline piping components.
  • Read and navigate Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and other process flow documents.
  • Support development of packages to coordinate with Stress Engineering.
  • Support 3D model review meetings with construction and Client Operations personnel.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related degree.
  • CAD experience preferred.
  • 3D Design software experience recommended.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft TEAMS, Outlook, and Adobe/Bluebeam.
  • Experience with physical mechanical equipment preferred.
  • Strong communication skills for effective coordination on projects.
  • Availability for field assignments involving travel to industrial sites.
  • Highly motivated with ability to work in an interactive team environment.
  • Self-starter with initiative and ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to prepare design calculations and technical documents.
  • Willingness to learn and work on a variety of tasks within multiple industries.
  • Comply with Zachry Group’s culture and philosophies.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Employee will work in multiple environments including an office and construction sites.
  • Job sites may contain moderate to high noise levels.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision

How this job compares in Downers Grove, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 21% above the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Downers Grove, IL — toward the top of a $30–$46/hr middle band drawn from 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 63% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Downers Grove, IL

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Downers Grove, IL right now, from 8 different employers. 7 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 241 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Downers Grove, or widen the search to Illinois.

Zachry Group currently has 2 other openings live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Staff on Site (13), S&C Electric Company (12), and Gerber Collision & Glass (11). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $38/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Downers Grove at $36/hr. Downers Grove is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Engineer I Piping figures were last recalculated when this page was built.