Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or engineering required or equivalent work experience required.
• P.E. registration is required.
• Eight (8) years of experience in mechanical design, engineering or related field required.
• Experience with Mission Critical projects such as hospitals, data centers, urgent care centers etc.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Visio required
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit required.
• Working knowledge of Energy model results analysis required.
• Working knowledge of Total Cost of Ownership and or Life Cycle Cost Analysis required.
• Experience in managing a design team is preferred.
• LEED AP preferred.

• Plans for, schedules, supervises, delegates, and provides feedback to members of design and engineering team.
• Refines management skills to assess in advance the need for additional staff to complete design work on schedule.
• Coordinates with construction managers to review the project as the design develops.
• Conducts biannual goal plan reviews for all members of design team.
• Assists in planning and leading training sessions for design staff.
• Supervises "construction administration" activities on projects.
• Monitors project's design budgets
• Helps project managers identify potential design change orders by tracking project scope through all milestones.
• Documents project correspondence, issues, decisions and direction.
• Archives projects according to engineering administrative procedures.
• Confirms and documents existing site conditions.
  • Includes existing comfort and maintenance issues
  • Foresees potential future issues based on previous projects
• Proposes recommendations to optimize energy efficiency including:
  • Control strategies
  • Equipment replacement
  • System modifications
  • Implementation of innovative technologies.
• Coordinates with sales leads, cost estimators, Project Manager's and detailing on the development of design projects.
• Ability to support sales efforts and provide engineering analysis to support sales.
• Actively participates in the early phase of designs. Includes brainstorming to challenge the design concepts and develop innovative design approaches.
• Establishes and maintains design best practices including: Design Standards, Standardized Details and Standardized Materials processes.
• Develops initiatives and strategies to promote and maintain the success of the business unit.
• Completes designs with a level of quality in the design documents that leads to a minimum amount of clarification required during construction.
• Prepares design budget proposals for a variety of project types that appropriately reflect the effort required on any given project.
• Takes control and ownership of design, equipment selection, assessment of owner needs, and initiating development of an overall design plan.
• Ability to coordinate with design teams on structural architectural, civil, electrical, and energy.
• Performs a variety of early design tasks to help teams determine a preferred project direction.
• Plans, schedules, supervises and delegates to other design staff.
• Attends early meetings with owners/developers/general contractors.
• Establishes a line of communication with customers and upper management.
• Works with internal and external customers.
• Enhances departments and organizations reputations by participates in professional groups critical to the HVAC business.