Senior Designer I

**Company Name:** Kahuna USA, LLC (Kahuna) **Title of Position:** Senior Designer I, Process & Mechanical Piping **Position Type:** Full Time **Pay Range:** $33–$40 (hourly)\* **Location:** Westminster, Colorado **About Us** Kahuna is an energy-focused organization, driven by growth, project execution, and long-term relationships. We offer a fast-paced, collaborative, and rewarding work environment rooted in our core values: **Integrity, Relationships, Innovation, Safety, and Empowerment**. We are committed to creating a workplace that employees are proud to be part of — and one they can build a long and fulfilling career with. **About the Role** A Senior Designer I has advanced knowledge of all aspects of piping design, including a strong understanding of industry standards (ASME, ANSI, API), materials and their impact on design, and advanced proficiency in AutoCAD® and CADWorx Plant®. Senior Designer I candidates independently lead mid-sized projects or multiple small projects, mentor junior designers, and operate with minimal day-to-day direction. Works directly with engineers and receives broad, high-level direction from a supervisor. **What You Will Do** - Advanced P&ID and piping annotation skills; able to pick up redlines following Kahuna standards, spot errors, back-check other’s work, and develop P&IDs from walkdowns with little to no instruction from supervisor, engineer, or lead. - Ability to do complex 3D modeling using CADWorx Plant® (or AutoCAD Plant 3D®) with limited direction from experienced designers. - Compressor station level piping ability; ability to route and detail piping with a focus on clean pipe routing and design, introduction to pipe rack loading. - Elementary site plan layout skills for larger facilities. - Independently lead piping of mid-sized projects or multiple small projects while coordinating with designers and engineers. - Assist in development of group standards and practices; proactively lead evolution of team designs and pre-developed tools/templates. - Independently assist with and review drawings of other less experienced designers and markup as necessary to represent a functional design, coordinating with supervisor, other experienced designers, and engineers. Able to mentor and train less experienced drafters/designers. - Leads coordination with other design teams to ensure continuous flow of information concerning other engineering disciplines affecting the design execution of a project. - Demonstrate full understanding of the workflow from beginning to end of a project. Provides technical and administrative support to the discipline design group, reviews their progress, and evaluates their work. - Consistently communicate technical and administrative project/task details including correspondence via emails and general documentation. Proactive in communicating project status and work load. - Consistently meeting deadlines, able to juggle multiple large projects with conflicting deadlines, identifying potential delays and proactively mitigating them. Commitment to putting in the time required to complete assigned tasks to meet deadlines. - Demonstrate strong ability to functionally communicate technical and administrative project/task details, including correspondence via emails and general documentation. - Demonstrate professional behavior and be learning to coach and mentor less experienced drafters/designers. Stay engaged and learn leadership skills. - Applies ASME B31.3, B31.1, and applicable B16 series codes throughout the design and modeling process. - Must be precise and organized in handling of drawings; proven track record of being detail oriented and able to prioritize and multitask as an individual and for the team. - Other duties and special projects as assigned. **What You'll Bring** - CADWorx Plant® proficiency required (or AutoCAD Plant 3D® at equivalent level); independently builds and manages complex 3D piping models with limited direction. - Typically 3–7 years of…