Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer - CMTA

Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer - CMTACMTA, 315 W. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America ● Richmond, VA, USAReq #1590Wednesday, December 4, 2024CMTA, a Legence companyCMTA (https://www.cmta.com/) is one of the fastest growing engineering firms in the U.S. with nationally recognized expertise in sustainable, high performance building engineering. We are a collaborative, competitive, innovative, and energetic group of engineers and team leaders who incorporate a holistic approach towards consulting engineering, performance contracting, and zero energy projects. We focus on finding engineers whose personalities lead them to excellence, and we provide exceptional opportunities for our employees.CMTA's Richmond, VA office is seeking a Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer with at least 3 years of experience in plumbing design and fire protection design. This person will work closely with our Fire Protection and Plumbing Engineers on energy efficient projects for various clients. Our ideal candidate should be a self-motivated individual with a technical background who thrives on resolving challenges, assisting clients, and leading all phases of the project.This position entails providing workable solutions designing plumbing and fire protection systems for buildings from the design phase through the construction administration phase as needed.Responsibilities could involve the following:

Plumbing design of piping and equipment selection for plumbing, pressurized gasses and fire protection systems for building design.

Produce detailed layout and equipment details of fire protection/sprinkler systems including fire pumps, mains, standpipes, flow controls and sprinkler head layout.

Produce Life Safety, Fire Alarm, and Fire suppression plans along with the required calculations, specifications, and project narratives for federal projects

Reading and interpreting blueprints, technical drawings, and schematics.

Generating electronic response to questions and reviews.

Attending meetings with owners, clients, and architects.

Providing guidance to staff engineers as to the appropriate energy efficient designs to be implemented in various projects.

Reviewing contractor submittals and shop drawings to determine conformance with contract documents and applicable Codes.

Evaluating, selecting and applying standard engineering techniques, procedures, and calculations to perform equipment research, piping layout, and pipe sizing.

Conferring with other engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures; resolve system deficiencies, and provide technical information.

Researching and analyzing client design proposal specifications, manuals, and other criteria to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of the design or application.

Specifying system components or directing modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance.

Developing client relations through feedback to design engineers on customer concerns and needs.

Required Experience:

3+ years of experience

Knowledge of building life safety, fire, mechanical and plumbing codes including ICC Standards, NFPA Codes and Standards, FM Global, and Federal Standards (UFC, GSA, VA),

Excellent communication skills,

AutoCAD and REVIT proficiency,

MS Office proficiency, and

Ability to travel across the country for field work at client sites.

Knowledge or familiarity with Performance-based design requirements for life safety and fire protection systems.

Ability to plan and direct contractor activities during system testing and start-up of life safety and fire protection systems.

Desired Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, Architectural Engineering or Certificate in Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or Engineer in Training (EIT) in preferred

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Health and Welfare

Medical

Dental

Vision

Prescription drug

Employee assistance program

Personal Benefits

Paid vacation

Company-paid holidays

Sick leave

Financial Benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan

Company-paid long-term disability insurance

AD&D insurance

Life insurance

About LegenceLegence, a Blackstone portfolio company, is an Energy Transition Accelerator™ that provides advisory services and implementation focused on financing, designing, building, and servicing complex systems in mission-critical and high performance facilities. With five decades of expertise in the built environment, Legence has a proven track record of reducing carbon emissions, implementing renewables, lowering utility costs through efficiency consumption, and making systems run better at unmatched speed and scale. To learn more about Legence and its services, visit https://www.wearelegence.com/ .Contingent Employment StatementOffers of employment for this role may be contingent upon successfully passing a background check and/or drug screen. Execution of screens will vary based on role requirements and Company policy. All background checks and drug screens will be done in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local law.Equal Employment Opportunity EmployerLegence and its affiliate companies are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, other non-merit-based factors, and any other characteristic protected under applicable local, state or federal laws and regulations.EEO is the Law (https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo-law-poster)Reasonable AccommodationsIf you require assistance applying online, email ta@wearelegence.com . Please include a description of the specific accommodations you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. If you are selected for an interview, please notify your recruiter of your accommodation needs. All efforts to provide reasonable accommodations will be made.To all recruitment agenciesLegence and its affiliate companies do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Do not forward resumes to our career’s alias or employees of Legence and/or its affiliate companies. Legence and/or its affiliate companies are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Any third-party recruiting agreements for Legence and its affiliate companies may only be executed by Legence Holdings LLC’s CHRO or Director of Talent Acquisition, without exception. All others are done without proper authorization and will not be honored. We will not be responsible for any fees under any third-party recruiting agreement not executed by said authority.Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination ProvisionLegence and its affiliate companies will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)Other details

Pay TypeSalary

Required EducationBachelor’s Degree

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CMTA, 315 W. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Richmond, VA, USA