Senior Plumbing & Fire Protection Designer

MG Engineering D.P.C. • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Senior Plumbing & Fire Protection Designer is a senior member of the project team, working under the direct supervision of the Lead Designer (or Engineer) to provide valuable design and project management support to the team. This includes creating complete high-quality trade-specific schematics & layouts based on company design principles, and performing project functions, including (but not limited to) surveys, calculations, selections & layouts. Through repeated successful implementations & lifecycles, the Senior Designer has advanced understanding of the company project lifecycle, company design and filing standards, and usage of company tools and applications to execute project deliverables. The Senior Designer is instrumental in performing all project phases and is called upon to play a lead role in effectively communicating with peers, supervisors, vendors, consultants, clients & stakeholders. This includes providing pivotal support in the construction administration process with the ability to process and review shop drawings, perform field observations, and prepare respective reports. The Senior Designer is fully capable of assuming the Job Captain function, and training other project team members on the successful execution of the Job Captain adjunct function.

Requirements

• Minimum 4yrs experience working in a Designer Role, as part of a professional engineering project team, under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed professional engineer.
• 4-year Engineering degree.
• Great interpersonal skills.
• Polished communication skills (both verbal & writing).
• Highly organized and composed under pressure.
• Proven time management ability: able to manage strict timelines with multiple projects to meet deadlines under high-pressure environment.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD & REVIT.
• Possesses a keen eye for detail.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineering License preferred.

Responsibilities

• Creating complete high-quality trade-specific schematics & layouts based on company design principles
• Performing project functions, including (but not limited to) surveys, calculations, selections & layouts
• Effectively communicating with peers, supervisors, vendors, consultants, clients & stakeholders
• Providing pivotal support in the construction administration process with the ability to process and review shop drawings, perform field observations, and prepare respective reports
• Assuming the Job Captain function, and training other project team members on the successful execution of the Job Captain adjunct function
• Taking an action-oriented & results-driven approach to project design & execution
• Establishing a collaborative culture, with ability to work harmoniously with unique & varying project stakeholders toward the attainment of unified goals
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate with managers, clients, and team members to set expectations, deliverables, and objectives
• Mentoring Designers & Junior Designers, and delegates workload assignments when necessary
• Developing networks that are diverse in level and function, identifies and initiates new relationships as well as creative alliances to accomplish business objectives
• Inspiring people with diverse needs to work together for mutual benefit
• Viewing problems as opportunities to grow & demonstrates solution-based thinking by bringing ideas & solutions to the table
• Filling knowledge gaps through active & proactive research
• Assessing issues from different vantage points, thinks "outside the box", & formulates the most effective solution in addressing specific challenges
• Taking a "prevent rather than intervene" approach by focusing on quality and due diligence
• Focusing on the client experience and keeps the customer perspective in mind
• Taking a "customer is always right" approach
• Eliciting feedback from customers, creates strategies to help the organization serve customers more effectively,
• Considering both short and long-term interests of the customer in making service decisions and takes to serve these interests
• Taking ownership of the coordination of project deliverables and issuances with the project team
• Checking project documentation for completeness and accuracy prior to submitting for issuance
• Ensuring that proper project documentation is thoroughly, correctly, and consistently followed
• Keeping all team members & stakeholders informed and consults with them regularly
• Applying the appropriate framework to plan and execute communications plans
• Using appropriate forum to get point across and delivers clear messages that effectively advance business aims
• Creating complex documents that achieve desired results & expresses complex ideas creatively & effectively
• Identifying key decision makers, builds alliances, and enlists third party support & outside resources
• Analyzing systems, processes, and performance trends to identify opportunities for improvement, seeks out business opportunities that will create growth, provides others with tools to solve problems, and invests time & resources to learn, develop and teach others
• Seeking performance feedback from others, addresses performance problems promptly, gives performance feedback to others, and establishes plans that break complex projects into their component parts, each with its own timeline
• Demonstrating a positive attitude and is a pleasure to engage with
• Displaying enthusiasm that rubs off on others
• Being committed to a happy & productive work environment
• Expanding areas of agreement and narrows areas of disagreement, facilitates the development of creative solutions to conflict, acknowledges the truth in criticisms, and knows when to compromise and when to take stands
• Using cultural understanding to communicate, influence, and manage across cultures as well as to resolve conflict
• Helping others increase their awareness and acceptance of cultural differences and assists in the development of policies & procedures that encourage this acceptance
• Being personally invested by feeling that the success of the initiative or project corresponds with own esteem or self-regard
• Embracing ownership of work and ensures it aligns with Key results
• Taking advantage of opportunities, initiates projects & takes responsibility for their success even when the outcomes & circumstances are not well defined
• Acting in the face of obstacles, freshly identifying what must be done
• Setting challenging goals and demonstrates a strong sense of urgency & persistence about accomplishing them
• Establishing plans that break projects into their component parts, each with its own timeline
• Seeking & gives performance feedback to others and addresses performance problems promptly
• Operating well in ambiguous situations, is willing to reconsider strongly held ideas, and maintains work efficiency
• Responding positively to a changing environment by coming up with creative ideas
• When the picture is unclear and much is unknown, remains calm and comfortable, accurately assessing risks and options, changing direction & reorienting quickly
• Acting decisively at the right time
• Maintaining confidentiality regardless of pressure from others
• Admitting mistakes and takes stands based on principles & values despite the potential for negative consequences
• Challenging others who are not acting with integrity
• Setting the bar high and raises standards; sets challenging goals and develops standards against which to measure behavior & performance
• Persisting in the face of significant difficulties, takes risks, faces fears, and demonstrates a strong sense of urgency about achieving goals

What This Job Offers

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