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# Piping Technical Specialist I

- **Company:** Hargrove and Associates, Inc.
- **Location:** Decatur, AL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Outlook, Databases, Customer Data Management, GXP
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4285b4c4748eb674

## About the Role

Education: Associate degree in Engineering Technology is required. Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university is preferred.

Registration: No certification is required for this position.

Experience: This position requires 10+ years of relevant industrial experience in mechanical integrity and reliability maintenance coordination.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

 * Knowledge of rotating and fixed equipment design, drawings, manuals, spare parts, and pertinent information necessary for plant maintenance. Knowledge of regulation requirements to support plant startup and operation.
 * Understanding of reliability and maintenance information requirements.
 * Ability to convey project needs to manufacturers to ensure the Client receives accurate and sufficient documentation.
 * Knowledge of design standards and codes.
 * Knowledge, application and specification of piping materials.
 * Knowledge and application of company engineering design standards.
 * Knowledge of the discipline specific methods, practices and techniques required to engineer, design and construct process and manufacturing projects.
 * Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.
 * Ability to proficiently interface with Client database software.
 * Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
 * Excellent presentation skills.
 * Virtual team skills and cross divisional relationships are developed and able to provide interoffice execution support with general supervision.

Physical Requirements:

 * Ability to lift and carry in excess of 25 lbs.
 * Ability to use the entire body, more often hands and arms, in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials and equipment.
 * Ability to climb multiple flights of stairs while carrying equipment.
 * Ability to perform duties while wearing personal protective equipment such as a fire-retardant jumpsuit, safety glasses, ear plugs and hard hat., The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

## Description

* Familiarity with and utilization of department vendor data organization and design and drafting standards.
 * Familiarity with project scope, specifications and design criteria upon assignment to a project task team.
 * On-site assistance for meetings and training.
 * Maintaining file organization for efficient checking and use by Teammates and client's preparing drawings and as a deliverable when required.
 * Coordinating directly with RFMS groups to gather required information and deliver to the client documentation database.
 * Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines and the RFMS group to ensure the smooth flow of vital information necessary for the scheduled completion of the project.
 * Reviewing and checking vendor drawings and other discipline drawings for mechanical input.
 * Producing documentation with efficient use of materials with an overall emphasis on ease of turnover and completed product meeting the expectations of the client.
 * Assisting RFMS group(s) to improve processes with documentation transfer for mechanical, process, electrical and instrumentation equipment. Provide periodic presentations to departments discussing latest processes.
 * Checking calculations made by other engineers to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice.
 * Advising the senior engineering concerning design or scope changes, which have been identified.
 * Assisting other engineers in developing and assembling scopes, drawings and specifications into a "package", enabling mechanical purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement of equipment, materials or subcontract pricing.
 * Developing construction specifications.
 * Reviewing fabrication drawings and other construction submittals for conformance to engineering drawings and specifications.
 * Performing fieldwork necessary to gather field data and provide construction support.
 * Providing technical guidance to less experienced drafting and engineering personnel in the department.
 * Applying advanced engineering techniques and analysis to complex designs.
 * Developing small work sharing packages for interoffice execution support.