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Overview

F.E. Moran is seeking a Pipe Spooling Specialist in Northbrook, Illinois, responsible for laying out complex mechanical rooms, creating spool assemblies, and generating detailed spool sheets and shop drawings. This role involves prefabrication processes and offers opportunities for skill development in a team-focused environment.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate 3D models of assigned systems, analyzing for detection of conflicts with other building systems and structures.
  • Detail 3D fabrication models of mechanical rooms, working closely with project management, shop, and field to understand design intent and site limitations.
  • Illustrate shop and spool drawings and point layouts for field installation and prefabrication.
  • Partner with project team members to provide support to engineers, project managers, and field and shop employees during the design, installation, and prefabrication activities of assigned systems.
  • Interact with team members to understand project requirements, goals, design specifications, and operational environments.

Requirements

  • Industry knowledge with previous experience in construction trades preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, building information modeling (BIM) or similar relevant field experience.
  • Basic understanding of BIM and mechanical systems; experience in 3D modeling with Autodesk software, including Revit, AutoCAD Fabrication, and Navisworks.
  • Mathematical aptitude with ability to read and understand architectural and engineering plans, construction contract documentation, structural and mechanical drawings, and process and instrumentation diagrams.
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities with high attention to detail, thoroughness, and accuracy.
  • Continuous learner, invested in finding the best solution; you see projects through to fruition.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Candidates must be at least 21 years of age to be eligible for positions that require participation in the company’s fleet program.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Northbrook, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$39/hr across 266 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Northbrook, IL

Northbrook, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 240 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

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.

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