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Senior Designer

Mid-States Millwright & Builders -
Nevada, IA

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Job Details

Full-time
4 hours ago

Benefits

Profit sharing
Health savings account
Paid holidays
Health insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Parental leave
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
Professional development assistance
Safety equipment provided
Life insurance
Retirement plan

Qualifications

3D modeling software
OSHA
Microsoft Office
Revit
Mentoring
Industrial equipment
Building information modeling (BIM) tools
Associate's degree

Full Job Description

Why Mid-States

Mid-States Design & Engineering (MDE) is the design and engineering division of Mid-States Companies, a vertically integrated bulk material handling and structural steel EPC firm headquartered in Nevada, Iowa. Design, fabrication, and millwright installation all operate under one organization, which gives our engineering staff direct visibility into how their designs are built and a continuous feedback loop from the field.

We're looking for a Senior Designer to lead facility and plant design across grain handling and storage, milling, feed mill, commercial seed production, pet food, oilseed extraction, ethanol, and adjacent bulk handling facilities — the senior design authority on the facility side of our engineering department. Three values run through everything we do here, and they're the same three we'll hold this role to: ownership of the layout with your name on it, tenacity to work a hard trade-off until it's actually solved, and stewardship of the customer's money, our reputation, and the people around you.

What You'll Do

Lead complex facility layout

Develop Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and General Arrangement (GA) drawings, including equipment placement, tonnage paths, head spacing, and operator access
Place and integrate Mid-States material handling equipment into site layouts, coordinating with our Material Handling Engineering Lead
Work the trade-offs between site constraints, customer operations, code requirements, and budget, and stand behind the call you make

Serve as the technical authority

Review and sign off on general arrangement and layout work before it reaches the Engineer of Record or the customer
Critique designs for safety, constructability, operability, code compliance, and lifecycle cost
Research and confirm compliance with applicable federal, state, and municipal codes, permits, and standards, including OSHA, MSHA, IBC, IFC, and NFPA requirements
Represent facility design in customer technical reviews and EOR coordination meetings

Own the standards

Own facility design standards and methodology, including general arrangement conventions, drawing standards, and review checklists
Build and maintain a knowledge base of facility types, code references, and reusable layout patterns
Drive design reuse and methodology improvements across projects

Develop the team

Mentor designers and detailers, and raise the technical floor of the group over time
Lead internal training on facility layout, process flow, and equipment arrangement
Coach people along the designer career path, including the path to credentialed engineer where it fits

Own your projects

Establish and manage design scope, schedule, and budget on assigned facility projects
Pick up projects at award: absorb the assumptions, inclusions, exclusions, and known problem areas, and flag scope that delivery can't hold
Coordinate on RFIs, submittals, and procurement-driven design decisions

Tools You'll Use

Revit and Autodesk Forma / Autodesk Construction Cloud: proficiency required
Autodesk Inventor: working proficiency for tower, catwalk, and structural overlap
Navisworks or Forma clash detection workflows for model coordination
Reality capture and point cloud workflows (laser scanning data, scan-to-BIM)
Microsoft 365 for design documentation and project coordination

What You Bring

Associate's degree or higher required — we're flexible on the field: drafting, design, engineering technology, or something adjacent
6+ years of facility, plant, or site design experience in grain, bulk handling, or industrial settings
Proficiency in Revit
Strong layout, planning, and equipment arrangement judgment across multiple facility types
Experience mentoring designers and owning scope, schedule, and budget on projects
Willing to travel up to 15% to customer sites, project sites, and partner engineering offices
Equipment commissioning and startup experience (preferred) — designers who have been on site through startup tend to lay out a facility differently, and better

Work Environment

This is primarily an office-based design role in Nevada, Iowa. During site visits and project travel, which run about 15% of the time, expect an active industrial environment: climbing ladders, scaffolds, and stairs, working around operating equipment, occasional confined spaces such as pits and tunnels, uneven terrain, and hot or cold conditions depending on the season. Personal protective equipment is required while on site, and the role includes occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.

Benefits

Competitive pay based on experience
100% company-paid health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Profit-sharing program
Paid time off and paid holidays
Company-provided PPE and safety equipment for site visits
Ongoing training and career development

We've built this company by keeping design, fabrication, and field installation under one roof — so the people who lay out a facility hear directly from the crews who build it. If you want your name on work that ships, and a technical career path with real room to grow, we'd love to talk.

Work Location: Nevada, IA — primarily office-based, with up to 15% travel to customer sites, project sites, and partner engineering offices.

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Professional development assistance
Retirement plan
Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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