Project Designer (Hybrid)

Job ID: 6425

Functional Area: Engineering

Position Type: Full-Time Regular

Relocation Provided: Yes

Location: Austin, TX

Department: TECH SUPPORT

Internal / External: Internal and External

Experience Required: 1 - 3 Years

Position Description:

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Job Posting End Date: July 29, 2025

Join our Engineer Design team, where you'll play a key role in our Austin based growth team, focusing on pipeline projects to bring natural gas utility service to new subdivisions and developments. We are looking for experienced design talent who can effectively collaborate with commercial developers and internal stakeholders. The core focus of this role is the ability to take utility construction best practices and turn them into AutoCAD based designs, estimating projects, and helping the company stay ahead of new development across the Central/East Texas regions. If you excel at cross-functional collaboration, have strong communication skills, enjoy solving complex design challenges, and have a track record of delivering practical, business-friendly solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

What You Will Do

Perform a basic level of project planning, design, cost estimation, and engineering drafting using multiple design and drafting platforms to create engineering and construction plans and estimates.

Use Windows based software, AutoCAD and Civil 3D, ESRI ArcMap GIS, SolidWorks, Microsoft suites, Adobe products, and general knowledge of plotter equipment to create, edit, and maintain data relevant to gas designs, reports, system planning for simple services, smaller growth projects, and replacements.

Enter construction project data into Maximo related to asset identification, field work orders, job plans, management of change orders and technical reviews.

Aid in engineering support and drafting through basic understanding of engineering records, third-party civil site plans and utility infrastructure data, traffic control plans, governmental engineering plans, GIS data, highway/railroad crossing permits, right of way drawings and survey information, architectural/mechanical drawings and environmental impacts and permits.

Recognize and notify Engineers of project/customer requests that may affect distribution system capacity and pressures.

Acquire necessary public right-of-way, development and general permits with city, county, railroad, canal, state, and multiple environmental agencies.

Collaborate with internal and external customers and government agencies to incorporate a diverse set of requirements and constraints into designs and to ensure designs meet the needs of stakeholders.

May generate cost estimates to be used for financial analysis of commercial projects, budgeting, and forecasting for capital expenditures when applicable.

Regular and reliable attendance is required.

Employee may perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

What You Will Need

Preferred associate's degree general studies, certification, or equivalent Computer Aided Design experience preferred.

Basic understanding of pipeline design, drafting, project management and project estimations. Civil or mechanical engineering design experience preferred.

Apply basic arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Apply decimals and percentages. Apply geometric formulas and ability to convert between various units.

Basic project management skills and research capability.

Organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize projects effectively.

Basic understanding of records, files, data systems, numbering systems, filing structures, and available resources. Must be able to retrieve and return records to their appropriate locations.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Interpersonal communication skills.

Read and write fluently in English.

Minimum Applicable driver's license. Requires travel to other company offices and facilities and to job sites.

Lift or move objects weighing up to 10 pounds 2 to 3 times a week; up to 30 pounds 3 to 4 times a month.

Stationary for extended periods. Fine motor skills to draw minute details.

Operate tools and equipment as required.

Some field visits will be required to ensure correct location, assess site conditions, identify construction constraints and obstacles and discuss timelines.

Visual ability to perform job responsibilities.

Diversity at ONE Gas

Inclusion & Diversity is so important to us that we made it one of our core values, values that guide and direct our actions as we go about our daily business. We know that every employee makes a difference and contributes to our success through their unique talents and abilities. We also acknowledge that we can accomplish great things by listening and learning from each other.

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Position Requirements:

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of One Gas. Where positions are covered by a collective bargaining unit agreement, the terms and conditions of the agreement will apply.

ONE Gas, Inc., and its divisions will provide equal employment opportunity for qualified persons without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, military status or genetic information.