Senior Mechanical Engineer, Mission Critical

EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services for the world’s built and natural environments. The Senior Mechanical Engineer, Mission Critical will lead mechanical design and project management activities for mission-critical projects, including equipment selection, HVAC system design, code compliance, quality reviews, coordination, mentoring, and delivery of multiple projects within budget and schedule.

Responsibilities:

• CAD proficient with working CAD drawings
• Prepare/Review calculations for loads
• Thorough knowledge of codes
• Edit specifications to reflect the project requirements
• Develop equipment room sizes during SD and DD phases
• Select and schedule equipment
• Meet with vendors to determine specification requirements for application
• Coordinates with other disciplines (MEP/FP, Arch, Struct, etc.)
• Respond to RFI’s for the project and accurately review submittals
• Solve installation problems
• Apply risk management procedures daily to minimize exp’s and client’s exposure to problems
• Understand work planning and manage design process to the available hours in work plan
• Understand proper scope of SD, DD, CD level documents – and deliver appropriate documentation
• Work with PC, PM, and Clients to meet scheduled project milestones of multiple projects
• Manage and deliver revisions (ASI’s, etc.) and sketches according to proper numbering convention
• Edit and develop scope of work narratives (SD narrative, basis of design, etc.)
• Market Sector – Understands specific engineering requirements for applications within a market sector
• Understand and properly provide existing exp details relevant to projects
• Be able to direct and mentor Designer level staff on all of their responsibilities on a daily basis
• Perform at a ‘responsible charge’ level of meeting exp’s design and quality levels
• QA/QC reviews of all calculations by Designers, and provide guidance and mentoring
• Determine content of drawings and specs for Designers in order to meet the scope of work
• Develop and monitor work plans in conjunction with other PM's
• Review code related items with Designers and ensure compliance
• Manage work plans and deliverables on multiple projects within budgeted hours
• Write studies and reports for systems on projects
• Write sequences of operations for AHU’s, CHW and HW systems
• Understands and applies concepts of CHW, HW, WSHP, variable & constant flow systems
• Air side systems – CV, VAV, coil selection, fan selection
• Hydronic Systems – hot, chilled condenser, steam
• Thorough understanding of psychometrics and be able to apply to every project
• Advanced equipment selection and analysis – chillers, boilers, air terminals, cooling towers, air valves, heap filters, DX equipment and water source heat pumps
• Thorough understanding of humid climate design risks
• Thorough understanding of total energy concepts

Requirements:

• CAD proficient with working CAD drawings
• Thorough knowledge of codes
• Understands specific engineering requirements for applications within a market sector
• Be able to direct and mentor Designer level staff on all of their responsibilities on a daily basis
• Understands and applies concepts of CHW, HW, WSHP, variable & constant flow systems
• Air side systems – CV, VAV, coil selection, fan selection
• Hydronic Systems – hot, chilled condenser, steam
• Thorough understanding of psychometrics and be able to apply to every project
• Advanced equipment selection and analysis – chillers, boilers, air terminals, cooling towers, air valves, heap filters, DX equipment and water source heat pumps
• Thorough understanding of humid climate design risks
• Thorough understanding of total energy concepts
• 10+ years in project management/ mechanical design experience
• PE License
• Must be a degreed engineer and hold a professional engineering license
• Must have strong leadership skills and good communication capabilities
• Building design experience is a must
• Preferred experience includes data center, mission critical and or telecom industry