Senior Engineer – Building Mechanical HVAC, Plumbing and Fire Protection

AFRY • Birmingham, AL

6h • Onsite

About The Position

AFRY is seeking a senior building systems mechanical engineer to lead HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection design for new facilities and upgrades to existing systems. The role includes site investigations, engineering, and supervision of modeling and drawing production for front-end loading and detailed engineering phases of multidisciplinary projects.

As a discipline lead, you will lead engineers and designers in developing building systems designs, making design recommendations and decisions, and overseeing the quality and completion of construction drawings, specifications, reports, and other project documentation. This includes sealing documents as the engineer in responsible charge. The position requires an in-office presence and includes project site visits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering or mechanical engineering.
• At least 10 years of experience in building mechanical engineering.
• Knowledge of applicable HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection codes and standards, including IBC, IMC, IPC, IFC, ASHRAE, and ASPE.
• Professional Engineer license.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills for communicating with clients, contractors, and employees, virtually and in person.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and time-management skills, with attention to detail and self-motivation.
• Ability to identify and establish work priorities, set deadlines, and balance multiple projects.
• Adaptability, problem-solving ability, and ability to work under tight deadlines and learn and apply new technologies with minimal support.
• Ability to maintain and develop relationships with existing and potential clients, recognize their needs, and respond and build on responsibilities accordingly.
• Must have the right to live and work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with facility insurance carrier requirements, such as FM Global.
• Preferred software knowledge: Revit, BIM, AutoCAD, Navisworks, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office.
• Personal attributes desired: strong work ethic, analytical skills, adaptability, leadership, judgment, teamwork and cooperation, communication, and desire to educate and train.

Responsibilities

• Lead building systems engineering for small and large projects with little oversight, managing assigned staff’s work quality, budget, and schedule across project stages from conceptual and feasibility work through detailed design and construction.
• Assist with proposals and marketing materials by defining and writing up project scopes and activities from past projects.
• Establish project scope, building systems budgets, and design approach.
• Meet with client personnel to support preliminary planning and identify design concepts.
• Work with clients and professional counterparts to deliver projects on time, within budget, and meeting or exceeding client expectations.
• Design building mechanical systems and components for a variety of industrial facilities in accordance with AFRY quality standards, applicable codes, and client requirements.
• Perform building systems engineering, detailing, analysis, and design, and write technical and study reports.
• Plan, design, or review plans in coordination with structural, process, electrical, architectural, and civil disciplines.
• Lead and mentor subordinate staff.
• Visit project sites to develop client relationships, collect design data, and observe construction progress.
• Oversee the completion and quality of project documentation, including construction drawings, specifications, and reports, and seal documents as engineer in responsible charge.

Benefits

• Competitive performance-oriented compensation.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, accident, critical illness, and identity theft protection benefits.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Various forms of flexibility to help integrate personal life with professional commitments.
• Opportunity to work with recognized global industry leaders within AFRY.
• Opportunity to work with employees from many different cultures and backgrounds.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior