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Overview

Worley is a global company specializing in energy, chemicals, and resources, providing consulting, engineering, procurement, and construction services. The Piping Designer Level II role involves delivering piping design services and technical support within the piping design team in Long Beach, California.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver piping design services that meet specifications on time and within budget.
  • Develop and prepare piping design deliverables in support of project requirements.
  • Participate in meetings, prepare progress reports, and follow quality control procedures.
  • Ensure project scope clarity and compliance with change management processes.
  • Provide support during procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
  • Develop and maintain 3D models, equipment layouts, piping arrangements, and construction drawings.
  • Act as the Lead Piping Designer on specific projects if required.
  • Outline project requirements, assign tasks, and supervise progress if responsible for a team.
  • Proactively resolve discrepancies between Worley and customer requirements.
  • Keep up to date with developments in piping design.
  • Assist and support junior designers and drafting personnel as required.
  • Communicate effectively with project stakeholders.
  • Identify issues, develop practical solutions, and seek assistance when required.

Requirements

  • Strong technical and practical piping design skills.
  • Sound knowledge of fundamental principles of piping design and drafting practices.
  • Understanding of basic requirements of other engineering disciplines.
  • Knowledge of applicable local and international codes and standards.
  • Proficient in piping design software such as AutoCAD Plant 3D, CADWorx, SmartPlant 3D, and E3D/PDMS.
  • Competent use of Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Substantial practical experience in piping design within the petrochemical, refining, oil and gas, or related industries.
  • Experience working in multi-disciplinary project environments.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This role is located in the Worley Long Beach, California office and is not eligible for remote work.

Benefits

PTO
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Long Beach, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $45/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $42/hr median for welding jobs in Long Beach, CA, whose middle half runs $31–$59/hr across 42 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 55% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Long Beach, CA

We're tracking 47 other active welding openings in Long Beach, CA right now, from 18 different employers. 15 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 650 other active welding openings from 315 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Long Beach, or widen the search to California.

Worley currently has 1 other opening live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Honeywell Aerospace (16), and Aerotek (13). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Santa Ana at $53/hr, Redondo Beach at $51/hr, and Long Beach at $42/hr. Long Beach 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. Piping Designer Level II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.