Mechanical Engineer

About the position

Freese and Nichols, Inc. is seeking a professional mechanical engineer. Our Mechanical and Plumbing team provides a wide variety of services to the water and wastewater industry, municipal, government, federal, educational facilities, commercial, and private practice clients. As a mechanical engineer, you will leverage your technical experience to successfully execute and deliver projects from inception to successful start-up and turnover. In this role, you will work with multi-discipline and highly interactive teams to deliver study, design, and construction phase services to our clients. To be successful in this role, you should demonstrate strong leadership abilities, interpersonal skills, communication skills, teamwork, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as HVAC & plumbing engineer for facilities, pump stations, treatment plants, and drainage structures
• Perform design and review calculations of others and seal drawings and reports, understand basic HVAC and plumbing design principles and sign documents per the state board of Professional Engineers sealing regulations and industry standard of care
• Ability to work independently and mentor junior staff
• Maintain effective communication with client, client's staff, regulatory agencies and within project teams
• Participate in business development activities including engineering scope and fee preparation and proposal preparation
• Eagerly, earnestly, and proactively seek answers and assistance necessary to perform tasks and meet deadlines within budget
• Occasional travel to client sites

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
• 4+ years' experience in Mechanical and/or Plumbing engineering
• Texas or Georgia Professional Engineer (PE) license

Nice-to-haves

• 6+ years' experience in Mechanical/Plumbing engineering
• Project management experience
• Pump station and treatment plant HVAC/plumbing engineering experience
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in client-specific A/E standards and processes (federal UFCs and UFGS, city and state of employment processes)
• CxA certification and/or commissioning and energy efficiency services experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Paid overtime for salaried employees
• Annual bonus
• Access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico
• Flexible work environment including a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work
• Alternative work schedule program providing a day off every other Friday