Senior Plumbing Designer
About The Position
The Senior Plumbing Designer leads a team of designers on large projects, monitors long-term project deadlines, and ensures deliverables are met. They also perform quality control on work done by less-experienced designers. This role involves producing new and reviewing existing plumbing designs identified in plans, specifications, submittals, and shop drawings, ensuring compliance with engineering standards, codes, specifications, and design instructions. The Senior Plumbing Designer identifies design, process, and equipment options to satisfy client requirements, minimize costs, and limit potential operational problems. They interface directly with other disciplines and coordinate with client personnel, contractors, architects, and other project team members to ensure value engineering and the delivery of high-quality projects within prescribed time frames. The role may involve making presentations, providing project management with engineering guidance and quality control, and monitoring the progress of and coordinating with third-party engineering consulting firms that perform technical reviews of plumbing systems and LEED projects. They determine methods and solutions for complex engineering problems, identify the most efficient and acceptable resolution, and give direction to designers and junior engineers assisting with project development. The position also includes performing on-site field surveys, writing technical narratives in response to RFIs, and actively participating in project scheduling and budgeting. Maintaining timely and accurate oral and written technical reports regarding assigned engineering activities and performing additional assignments as requested/needed are also key aspects of the role.
Requirements
- Extensive knowledge of engineering and design techniques plus thorough understanding of all engineering disciplines for coordination purposes
- Extensive AutoCAD/BIM knowledge and experience
- Extensive knowledge of Building Codes and Construction Standards
- Excellent analytical and technical writing skills
- Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment
- Advanced computer proficiency, including MS Office
- 4-yr. mechanical engineering degree or 10 years practical design experience
- 5+ years experience in designing and developing plumbing systems from concept to completion
Nice To Haves
- Current CPD and ASPE membership strongly preferred
- LEED-accredited Professional certification strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Produce new and review existing plumbing designs identified in plans, specifications, submittals and shop drawings.
- Ensure compliance with engineering standards, codes, specifications and design instruction.
- Identify design, process and equipment options that can satisfy client requirements, minimize costs and limit potential operational problems.
- Interface directly with other disciplines and coordinate with client personnel, contractors, architects, and other project team members to ensure value engineering and the delivery of high quality projects within the prescribed time frames.
- Make presentations when necessary.
- Provide project management with engineering guidance and quality control.
- Monitor the progress of and coordinate with third-party engineering consulting firms that perform technical reviews of plumbing systems and LEED projects.
- Determine methods and solutions for complex engineering problems and identify the most efficient and acceptable resolution.
- Give direction to designers and junior engineers assisting with project development.
- Perform on-site field surveys.
- Write technical narratives in response to RFIs.
- Actively participate in project scheduling and budgeting.
- Maintain timely and accurate oral and written technical reports regarding assigned engineering activities.
- Perform additional assignments as requested/needed.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with 50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
- Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
- Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
- Disability income protection insurance
- Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
- Training/professional development opportunities and company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
- Wellness benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
