Senior Piping Designer Project Lead - Life Sciences - Cary, North Carolina Req 33711

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Your impact

At Jacobs, we don’t settle. We’re looking for a leader who is excited about working on projects that enable the heart of our clients’ business. Join us and you’ll have the chance to work on state-of-the-art industrial and commercial facilities, delivering solutions that make a real impact.

We are looking for a Senior Piping Designer Project Lead at our Cary, North Carolina location. You’ll play a critical role in balancing project scope, schedule, and budget while ensuring client satisfaction and technical excellence. Reporting to the Piping Department Manager, you’ll be responsible for delivering a solid engineering and design product that meets safety and constructability requirements.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Serve as the primary discipline lead for piping engineering and design, ensuring compliance with Jacobs standards, procedures, and quality expectations.

• Supervise all aspects of pipe design, including layout development, routing, and coordination with other disciplines.

• Oversee project level piping material specifications, ensuring proper selection for process, utility, and specialty systems.

• Maintain strong client relationships, understanding their expectations and promptly communicating scope or design changes.

• Oversee project earned value, monitor progress, and manage change effectively.

• Develop person-hour estimates, allocate resources, and determine staff effectiveness—who does what and when.

• Oversee project level piping stress analysis activities, coordinating with stress engineers to ensure system integrity and compliance with applicable codes.

• Drive successful global workshare execution through heightened communication and strategic coordination.

• Be able to communicate definitive expertise around Piping and Facility Layout principles

• Review vendor drawings, execute piping engineering design, and develop design estimates.

• Keep construction costs and safety measures at the forefront of all decisions.

• Mentor and guide team members, fostering growth and technical excellence.

Here's what you'll need

• Associate’s degree (AA) in Computer Aided Drafting and Design or similar technical degree

•15+ years of piping engineering or design experience, with at least 5 years in a lead or supervisory role.

• Proven ability to manage scope, schedule, and budget for complex industrial projects.

• Advanced knowledge of piping codes and standards (ASME, B31.3, BPE, etc.).

• Software Expertise: Ideally, you can model in Revit or AutoCAD Plant 3D, but at a minimum, you must have proven history utilizing these tools with coordination of global teams.

• Working knowledge of AutoCAD Plant 3D or Revit, with capability to manage or support design workflows.

• US Citizen

Please note: This hybrid position requires weekly attendance (2 days) in the Cary, NC office location.

Ideally You Will Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, but not required

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or advanced manufacturing facilities preferred

• Familiarity with pipe stress analysis and integration with design deliverables.

• Demonstrated success in global workshare execution and remote team leadership.

• Ability to mentor and develop junior engineers and designers, fostering technical growth.

• Strong business acumen with an understanding of earned value management and change control processes.

• Advanced proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD Plant 3D. Some past experience with Hexagon SmartPlant 3D is a plus

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Posted Salary Range: Minimum

98,300.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

170,000.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off (allocated plans start date 17 days per calendar year), seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount as well as legally mandated benefits.

The base salary range for this position is $98,300.00 to $170,000.00; though will be paid hourly based on hours worked. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on December 10, 2025. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support .

Locations

City State Country
Cary	North Carolina	United States