Mechanical Project Engineer

Ballinger•Philadelphia, PA

16d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Ballinger, an Architecture Engineering Firm, we are passionate about complex challenges and real-world problem-solving. Design challenges come in all shapes and sizes, and the ones we prefer test us as design professionals. We seek out complex projects with big impact because they require us to ask tough questions, synthesize data, and push past the boundaries of existing answers into the realm of innovative solutions. Ballinger team members thrive on those challenges because our clients do, too: our work for them enables their ambitious endeavors in science and medicine, research and government, manufacturing, and technology. Ballinger welcomes ambition with career development, mentorship, and leadership opportunities. Here ideas will always be more important than hierarchy because they result in buildings as transformative as the missions they serve. This role is based in our offices in Philadelphia, PA, on-site three (3) days per week.

Requirements

BS, BEng, or BAE degree in Mechanical Engineering relevant to the particular field of practice or equivalent as determined by the Firm.
4+ years experience required for this opportunity
PE Registration
CAD & Revit proficiency
Excel, Word, and analysis software proficiency
Active role in drawing production, including but not limited to picking up redlines, quality assessment of individual work, coordination with other disciplines and coordination reviews and participation in team coordination meetings from SD through CA phases
Thorough understanding of discipline’s drawing and graphic standards, adherence to standards for quality and consistency in Ballinger’s product
Strong interpersonal skills, specifically communication, dependability, responsibility, and teamwork
Coordination skills, specifically communication, organization, time management, and adaptability
Foundational knowledge of contractual and liability issues
Foundational knowledge of construction administration process and procedural knowledge
High level of responsiveness and collaboration with contractors and clients
Advanced client relation skills
Foundational work planning, time management, organizational and interpersonal skills
Advanced professional judgment
Proficient interpersonal skills and coordination efforts

Nice To Haves

Post Graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Mentoring of staff both within your discipline and across disciplines in the Mechanical Engineering discipline, with the goal of increasing knowledge sharing and collaborating towards a comprehensive, coordinated set of project documents
Interface and lead coordination with all disciplines during the design/ coordination phases
Interface with the client in design presentations related to their discipline of registration
Direct and perform HVAC/Mechanical engineering on projects: maintain work plan and monitor progress of design, detailing, and drawing production throughout design phases to meet deadlines
Write work plans and review weekly with all disciplines to confirm schedule is adhered to
Produce basis of design reports, systems matrices, and preliminary design reports on projects the position is leading
Produce specification sections and Statement of Special Inspections, and interface with specifications staff on projects
Produce field site visit reports
Draft/model documents
Develop knowledge of Ballinger’s project types (health care, academic/lab/research, corporate/workspace) through active engagement with project teams and leadership
Travel as project requirements dictate for surveys and field/site visits during construction