HVAC Principal Design Engineer (3817)

About the role

Navarro Research & Engineering is recruiting a HVAC Principal Design Engineer in Greenville, SC. This position provides essential administrative processes, technical knowledge, and leadership, overseeing a specific project area and acting as a representative of the engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of a specific project area and act as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases.
• Perform engineering assignments of advanced complexity under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer.
• Provide guidance and supervision to other engineers and designers.
• Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements.
• Develop and review specifications and design criteria.
• Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment, and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity.
• Cook up and coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors, and clients.
• Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures.
• Develop and review estimates, schedules and progress reports including effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting.
• Establish, control, and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts.
• Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations, and review of vendor submittals.
• Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests-for-information and field changes.
• Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost, and schedule baselines.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and minimum fifteen (15) years of work-related experience.
• Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards.
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job.
• Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards.
• Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes and guidelines.
• To attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner.
• Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs.
• Significant experience providing Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services on large industrial projects.
• Proficiency executing large EPC projects utilizing engineering analysis, 3D modeling and 2D Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) automation tools in a multi-discipline environment.
• Advanced engineering knowledge in the design of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems.
• Development of HVAC load calculations.
• Development of HVAC air flow diagrams and instrument diagrams.
• Development of HVAC system sequence of operation narratives.
• Sizing and specification of air handling units and other equipment.
• HVAC main duct and distribution duct sizing and routing.
• Development of black utility (chiller, boiler, custom Air Handling Unit (AHU), air compressor and cooling tower) specifications based upon sizing data provided by Process Development.
• Development of HVAC specifications.

Qualifications

• Professional Engineer license.
• Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) NQA-1.
• Demonstrated experience managing and leading large projects.
• Proficiency with project set-up, development of control-level schedules, progress reporting and project close-out.
• Practical field experience.
• EPC project experience for the following industries:
• The U.S Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agency.
• Nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program.
• Manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision).
• Retail Retirement Plan (401k).
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D).
• Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays).
• Short Term & Long Term Disability.