What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Plumbing Designer position at THE OSBORN ENGINEERING CO?
Job Details
Overview of Position
Osborn is a fully integrated multi-disciplined design firm that uses a specialized team approach to engineering projects. These teams are comprised of a staff of 300 plus professionals that provide designs for all phases of a wide range of projects. Osborn has specialists in civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and life safety, technology engineering, transportation and commissioning. As an employee-owned firm, each Osborn employee is committed to education and advancement – ensuring that each project is completed with a sense of pride. Osborn’s strength lies with its people.
Osborn Engineering is seeking a Senior Plumbing Engineer/Designer with 7-10 Years experience for our Pittsburgh office location who will report to the Manager of Mechanical. The ideal candidate would have strong working knowledge of Revit and Plumbing design in the Consulting Engineering or Sub-Contracting environment.
Position Responsibilities
- Lead the plumbing design with support staff on a variety of projects such as Healthcare/Labs, Industrial, Education, Institutional, and Commercial.
- Design plumbing systems including piping and equipment selections for various building types and sizes.
- Coordinate with multiple engineering disciplines, architects, owners/clients, and work in conjunction with project managers to help complete project plumbing scopes.
- Author reports for internal and external purposes based on findings of site investigations and/or project meetings.
- Prepare construction drawings for plumbing systems from schematic through the construction document phases.
- Specify plumbing equipment.
- Review selective shop drawings for compliance with specifications and contract documents.
- Interface effectively with clients and members of the project team and attend Owner, Architect, Contractor (OAC) meetings.
- Perform Quality Assurance / Quality Control on projects assigned.
- Mentor less experienced engineers and designers and provide direction for preparation of plumbing designs and documents.
- Understanding, continued learning and application of relevant trends and standard methodologies in the field of Plumbing Design.
- Strong knowledge of Plumbing Codes and Uniform Plumbing Codes, National Fuel Gas Code, relevant building codes, sustainability, green building rating systems, industry standards. LEED compliance documentation is a plus.
- Additional Consideration for Candidates with experience in Laboratory, Process, Laundry, Kitchen and Healthcare systems, nationally recognized standards and codes including FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals (2018), NFPA 55; Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids, and NFPA 99; Healthcare Facilities Code with detailed knowledge of compressed and distributed medical healthcare and laboratory based gasses, RO/DI and other filtration systems, acid waste, clarifiers, neutralization systems and any HealthCare Medical Gas certifications, ASSE Series 6000 or other.
Job Requirements/Qualifications
- 7 – 10 Years of experience in Plumbing Design in Consulting Engineering or Sub-Contracting.
- Excellent Organizational and Communication skills.
- Proactive and Collaborative team member.
- Strong knowledge of plumbing design and calculation resources.
- Proficient in Revit and AutoCAD for modeling and drawing creation.
- Proficient knowledge of specifications.
- Proficient knowledge of local and national building codes and design practices.
- Proficient knowledge of standard construction practices and the ability to work with contractors to address construction issues.
- Experience in designing Healthcare, Sports, Commercial, Public Sector, Industrial, Education, and/or Institutional projects.
- CPD or CPDT a plus.
- Fire Protection experience a plus.
Additional Information
Osborn is looking for a candidate who has the following characteristics:
- Team Player
- Self – Starter
- Positive Attitude
- Strong Work Ethic
- Critical Thinker
- Detail Oriented
- Innovative
- Good Communicator
- Organized
- Strong time-management skills
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NOTE TO RECRUITERS: Osborn Engineering does not currently accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or recruiters. If you wish to be considered in the future for our list of approved recruiters, please send an e-mail to recruitment@osborn-eng.com. All resumes sent directly to management will not be considered.
