Kent | Principal Designer

Join us. Unleash your energy within.
If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us: https://kentplc.com/who-we-are/purpose-beliefs

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:
Kent is looking for a Principal Designer – Piping to be based in the Greater Chicago area.

Skills and Responsibilities:
Contribute to the management of discipline scope & schedule. Coordinate with our HVEC (High Value Engineering Center) overseas. Provide technical guidance and direction to others in your area(s) of expertise. Explore and suggest new approaches and concepts in design components. Conduct plant site visits. Perform job walks accordingly. Independently perform most assignments, plan work, and meet deadlines without supervisor action. Prepare and layout piping systems in conformance with applicable codes and design standards and produce required deliverables. Ensure project piping deliverables are checked and meet industry, client, and company quality standards. Coordinate survey request with survey group. Other duties as required. In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.
Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:
Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification: Minimum 15 years’ experience in refinery, midstream or petrochemical industries. Design and construction experience of piping systems in plants. Advanced knowledge about design/drafting principles and practices. Working experience with high value engineering center (HVEC) (recommended). Proficient in the following software: CADWorx, Autodesk Plant3D, Leica Cloudworx. Experience with MS Office products and PDF editing software.
Communication: Effective communication skills (written and verbal).
Behavior/ Core Competencies: Leadership skills, team player, proven multi-tasker with strong organizational skills. Must be able to work under pressure to meet deadlines. HSSEQ: The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.