Plumbing Design Intern

DBR • Houston, TX

8d

About The Position

This internship focuses on assessing, understanding, and planning utility requirements for building plumbing systems. The intern will be involved in routing piping for various systems including drainage, waste, vent, domestic hot and cold water, storm, and fuel gas. Responsibilities include tallying fixture units, calculating roof areas for storm piping, determining fuel gas demands, and researching plumbing codes. The role also involves calculating domestic hot water needs, assisting with space planning for central equipment, and preparing plumbing plans using AutoCAD and Revit MEP. The intern will help select plumbing specialties and fixtures, multi-task across projects, and communicate effectively with team members. Additionally, the position includes assisting with site visits, submittal reviews, and addressing RFIs during construction phases.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s in Architectural Engineering.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.
• Familiar with AutoCAD/Revit.
• Ability to communicate and work with others as part of a project team.
• Works well in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain a positive attitude.
• Show a willingness to learn and ask questions.

Responsibilities

• Assessing, understanding, and planning utility requirements for building plumbing systems.
• Routing piping for drainage waste and vent (DWV) and specialty drainage systems.
• Routing piping for domestic hot and cold-water systems.
• Routing piping for building storm systems.
• Routing piping for building fuel gas systems.
• Tallying drainage fixture units (DFUs) and water supply fixture units (WSFUs) for use in sizing the associated drainage and water piping inside a building.
• Calculating roof areas and applying local rainfall rates for use in sizing the associated roof drains and storm piping inside a building.
• Tallying equipment and appliance fuel gas demands and calculating total equivalent system length for use in sizing fuel gas piping inside a building.
• Researching and reading model plumbing codes, building codes, and local code amendments as they apply to building projects and plumbing systems.
• Calculating domestic hot water needs, water pressure needs, and similar for use in sizing water heaters, pumps, and similar equipment.
• Assisting with space planning for central equipment and infrastructure related to building plumbing and fire protection systems.
• Preparing and/or assisting with the preparation of plumbing plans, riser diagrams, details, notes, and schedules utilizing AutoCAD and Revit MEP.
• Helping to select and schedule plumbing specialties, fixtures and trim.
• Multi-task as necessary across multiple ongoing design projects to coordinate with other disciplines and meet deadlines and client expectations in a professional and timely fashion.
• Communicate clearly and effectively in person, by telephone, and in writing with other design team members both within and exterior to the office.
• Assist with site visits, submittal and shop drawing review, addressing RFI’s and other construction administration related duties during project construction phases.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern