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Senior Mechanical Engineer
Job Summary: Full-time opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Engineer with at least 10-15 years’ experience and will be a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas. This candidate will have experience in design and project management experience on public building projects. Experience and expertise in the field of engineering related to mechanical building systems and infrastructure experience including mechanical HVAC, plumbing systems and/or architectural engineering is required.
Location: Fort Worth, TX or Houston, TX
Employment Type: 40 FT Hours
Compensation Type: Salary
Registration(s): Professional Engineer
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering (BSCE).
Duties/Responsibilities:
Job Summary: Full-time opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Engineer with at least 10-15 years’ experience and will be a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas. This candidate will have experience in design and project management experience on public building projects. Experience and expertise in the field of engineering related to mechanical building systems and infrastructure experience including mechanical HVAC, plumbing systems and/or architectural engineering is required.
Location: Fort Worth, TX or Houston, TX
Employment Type: 40 FT Hours
Compensation Type: Salary
Registration(s): Professional Engineer
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering (BSCE).
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Perform mechanical building systems and infrastructure engineering design functions on a variety of large public and private developments
- Conduct business development activities and cultivate client relationships.
- Lead and manage the project delivery within the area office and project teams.
- Develop scope, budget and schedules and negotiate projects with clients.
- Assist with recruitment of new engineers, architects and other team members for projects as-needed.
- Manage design team's performance on assigned projects.
- Perform whole building energy modeling used to support life-cycle analysis which will influence system decisions early in the design process.
- Direct junior engineers and track performance and utilization.
- Perform mechanical building systems and infrastructure engineering design functions on a variety of large public and private developments, particularly in the federal sector.
- Review and understand LEED requirements and verify they are incorporated into the design/construction.
- Review technical aspects of major design, construction, renovation and/or alterations.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering (BSCE).
- Minimum 10-15 years of related experience
- Minimum 10-15 years of related experience
- Understanding of LEED requirements and LEED AP preferred
- Experience with high-performance sustainable systems design with a holistic integrated building systems approach
- Experience with central utility plants, variable-primary flow systems, ground source systems, fan-wall systems, chilled beam systems, and energy-recovery systems
- Working knowledge of building and building system codes (IBC, IECC, IFGC, IMC, IPC, ASHRAE standards and NFPA standards
- Proficient in Revit, building load and energy modeling software (use Trane Trace 700 for both), Bluebeam, AutoCAD
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- Proven ability to strategically pursue and win new work and clients that fit the business plan
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Acquires, understands, and applies technical and professional knowledge and skills to perform job effectively, efficiently, and safely. Understands and adheres to policies and procedures. Stays abreast of trends and pending changes within assigned area of responsibility.
- Establishes, enforces, and drives policies that promotes Company vision and culture to achieve company objectives.
- Strong business acumen. Offers excellent communication and presentation skills in an organized, professional manner.
- Ability to nurture and maintain key relationships internally and externally through communication and diplomacy.
- Contributes to a positive and productive team-oriented environment. Offers open communication/feedback within the team. Minimizes conflict and builds collaboration to maintain productive team.
- Health insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
- Dental insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
- Vision insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
- MDLive Telehealth
- Employer-Paid Short- & Long-Term disability
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Employee Morale/Teambuilding events and activities
- Paid Vacation/Annual Leave
- Paid Sick Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Commuter Benefits
- Professional Societies and Registrations Fee Reimbursements
- Term Life / AD&D insurance
- Cancer and Specified Disease insurance
- Two retirement plans: 401(k) and an ESOP
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times
- The employee must be able to concentrate on details, work under deadline pressures, apply sound logic and judgment, and prioritize tasks and responsibilities
