Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (HVAC)

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Valley Forge, PA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Buildings & Places Business Group provides building-focused architectural and engineering services to a variety of commercial, industrial, and institutional clients. We provide analysis, evaluation, plans, and design for facility projects that involve rehabilitation, expansion and new construction. We provide full A/E services to clients in the Transportation, Federal, Civic, Power, Water, and Industrial markets. We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in our Philadelphia, PA, Valley Forge, PA, or Marlton, NJ offices. Candidate will be responsible for business operations; managing junior staff; designing heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, plumbing systems; fluid distribution systems, fire protection systems, and site utilities. Relevant experience may include proposal authorship; subject matter expert testimony; conference presentations, code committee participation, systems design and applications; economic evaluations; life-cycle cost analyses; energy conservation; equipment selection; specifications; construction estimating; bidding phase services; construction administration; as well as start-up, trouble shooting, and commissioning of mechanical systems. Projects involve public works, mass transit, commercial, educational, pharmaceutical, and federal facilities. Experience with supervising employees, alternative delivery projects, and co-generation or compressed natural gas facility design as well as commissioning and sustainability certifications are a plus. Relocation assistance will be available.

Responsibilities

• Client account management
• Project management of budgets and multidiscipline project teams
• Managing junior staff
• On-Site survey and studies of building mechanical equipment and systems
• Design of HVAC systems, building automation systems, plumbing systems, fluid distribution systems, and fire suppression systems
• Technical direction of mechanical designers and technicians on specific projects
• Quality review of peers' work product
• Project specification writing
• Proactive problem identification and resolution
• Coordination and verification of project deliverables
• Participate in business development meetings with prospective clients including presentations, proposal preparation and delivery, as well as general client interaction

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with a mechanical focus
• Licensed Mechanical Professional Engineer
• 15-20 years' experience in mechanical engineering consulting or internal to a building engineer's office - including experience with code officials and public agencies
• A comprehensive understanding of mechanical building codes and construction standards
• Strong understanding of DDC controls and controls design and operation
• Knowledge of Revit and Building Energy Modeling Software
• Excellent writing, oral communication, and presentation skills are required
• Effective interpersonal communications skills, a team-oriented disposition and work style, where cooperative work sharing and peer to peer mentoring is a daily habit
• Proficient in the use of Office 365 applications
• Effective sales, marketing and presentation skills

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with supervising employees
• Experience with alternative delivery projects
• Experience with co-generation or compressed natural gas facility design
• Experience with commissioning and sustainability certifications

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) savings plan
• Incentive compensation for eligible positions
• Tuition reimbursement
• Access to internal and external training programs
• Support for active participation in professional organizations