Job Description

Overview

The Mechanical Piping Designer will work in a team to develop accurate and coordinated Mechanical Piping system models that comply with McKenney’s drafting standards. The role involves creating shop drawings and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure timely and efficient project completion.

Responsibilities

  • Utilize McKenney’s CAD standards to create mechanical piping models.
  • Accurately model Mechanical Piping systems in compliance with project plans and specifications.
  • Coordinate Mechanical Piping systems with ductwork, mechanical equipment, and other trades.
  • Ensure safe and adequate access for installation in accordance with code clearances.
  • Provide annotated, dimensioned shop drawings and spool assemblies.
  • Review and distribute fabrication information to project managers and field leaders.
  • Communicate effectively with project managers, project engineers, and field foremen.
  • Manage requests for information and shop drawing progress using company tools.
  • Identify and communicate areas of deficiency with proposed solutions.
  • Create As-Built condition drawings for projects.
  • Produce all documents on time and within budget.
  • Pursue self-development of skills related to the job position.
  • Maintain enthusiasm and a positive attitude.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Minimum of 3 years working in the Mechanical Piping trade or design experience using AutoCAD 2014 or higher.
  • Experience with Mechanical Piping drafting using Autodesk Fabrication CADmep software preferred.
  • Ability to layout and size mechanical piping.
  • 2-year associate degree in drafting or a similar area preferred.
  • Ability to visualize three-dimensional layouts from two-dimensional drawings.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to read and interpret architectural and structural construction documents.
  • Basic PC experience in Windows environments.

How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Atlanta, GA currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$50/hr across 44 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 Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 119 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 87 different employers. 72 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 444 other active welding openings from 282 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

McKenney's, Inc. currently has 3 other openings live in Georgia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Marathon (10), Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (7), and Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Atlanta at $33/hr, and Conyers at $31/hr. Atlanta 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. Mechanical Piping Designer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.