Mechanical Engineer - Entry Level

Goodwyn Mills Cawood LLC•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) is one of the largest privately held architecture and engineering firms in the Southeast, with offices located throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. Our recent accolades include ENR Southeast 2024 Design Firm of the Year GMC is seeking a motivated Mechanical Engineer with 1+ years of experience for our Atlanta, GA office. The successful candidate(s) should demonstrate proficiency in design, collaboration, respect among co-workers and client relationship skills. This individual will join a growing MEP engineering team and be responsible for completing planning, design, and permitting for a variety of commercial, institutional, municipal, and industrial projects. This candidate is responsible for providing design services supporting architectural projects.

Requirements

Minimum of 1-3 years of experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field from ABET accredited university
Engaged in life-long learning to maintain knowledge of technical and contemporary issues

Nice To Haves

Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the firm’s values and standards for project delivery and client management
Expresses a keen understanding of the industry standards and the expectations of the client
Demonstrates the leadership required for effective team contributions to the firm’s success including contributions to firm standards and employee development
Applies extensive diversified knowledge of principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields, and proven ability to apply them
Ability to learn new technical skills and technology
Independently evaluates, selects and adapts standard techniques, procedures and criteria
Coordinate with other disciplines and sub-contractors
Understands economic and decision analysis principals in area of expertise including financial, regulatory and environmental issues
Knowledge of entire project process – development/scoping, design, construction
Designs a complete project, system component or process
Understanding of project development and time management
Analyzes and interprets data and formulates and solves problems
Responsible for accuracy of technical aspects of projects
Solves complex and novel assignments requiring new or improved techniques or procedures
QA/QC
Executes cross discipline checks and coordination
Reviews complete project documents for conformity and quality assurance
Recognizes and reports risk management issues to Vice President and Senior Project Manager as appropriate
Manage client satisfaction for assigned clients or projects
Assist with the development of proposals to provide professional services or obtain funding for engineering projects or programs
Applies knowledge and expertise acquired through progressive experience to resolve crucial issues and/or unique conditions
Attends project meetings and presents specific aspects of engineering assignment
Ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
Works on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects
Work across disciplines and office locations to fully utilize firm experiential knowledge
Incorporate complex design concepts into functional project based on the Project Manager’s design concept to that project team
Delegate project assignments to and assist with technical development of lesser experienced engineers
Represent the firm in all aspects of projects and assignments to prospective employees, clients, and the communities we serve
Reinforce GMC standards and Core Values to others
Communicate with permitting agencies, clients, and sub-consultants
Plans and coordinates detailed aspects of the engineering work
Communicate with, reviews work and coordinates efforts of other project team members
Receives guidance relating to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts and policy matters; also receives direction on unusual conditions and developments
Develops new techniques and/or improved processes, materials or products
Actively participate in GMC committees of personal interest
Utilizes decision making, time management and delegation as tools to demonstrate leadership skills and promote continuous improvement
Interacts with clients, officials, contractors and others to develop positive ongoing relationships
Responsible for enforcement of project delivery standards including technical, procedural and CAD
Develops, approves and conducts technical training as requested
Encourage participation and remain proactive in the Personal Development Plan process and program
Hold membership in local professional society – holding office in technical/professional society preferred
Participate in community service activities and understand implications of involvement