Mechanical Engineer

About the role

Join Salas O’Brien and be part of a team that provides creative solutions that build success for our clients and employees. Your main role will be designing and laying out HVAC systems for multiple facility types and requirements. Your role will also include developing and sustaining relationships with in-house teams and contractors while providing technical solutions through design and consulting services that address the facility manager and/or owner’s requirements.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate cohesive operations and collaboration both within the group and across other offices within the Salas O’Brien network.
• Support and enforce Salas O’Brien’s Safety Standards.
• Coordinate with the Mechanical Lead to ensure a strong program for personnel development.
• Aid in new employee “on-boarding” and mentorship following Salas O’Brien’s and the office’s policies.
• Identify and understand the client’s needs and goals as related to the mechanical group.
• Assist in developing project scopes, basis of design documents, and estimates.
• Aid in building and maintaining successful relationships with clients as a mechanical resource for information.
• Present and document skills, including excellent presentation and communication skills, and the ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Work independently, or as part of a team on projects with other technical staff, to develop the mechanical system designs that are needed, assuring that the work is accurate and coordinated while ensuring quality control measures have been followed.
• Provide timely services that meet the needs of the clients and the overall project schedule requirements.
• Able to work within a project team to efficiently produce project construction documents for building mechanical systems.
• Back check your own work to ensure accuracy and optimize the mechanical systems.
• Implement and utilize project-specific models and drawing standards.
• Effectively coordinate work with other project team members.
• Participate in mechanical department standard development and maintenance.
• Lead mechanical engineer on assigned projects and coordinate work of junior engineers.
• Aid the work of other engineers and designers as a design engineer to generate project deliverables.
• Perform quality audit before submittal of any deliverable.
• Support and enforce Salas O’Brien’s QC standards.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering required. A minimum of 3 years, 5+ years preferred, of relevant experience in HVAC design and layout.
• A working knowledge of Plumbing, and/or Fire Protection, and general building mechanical engineering is preferred as well.
• A professional engineering license in Mechanical Engineering is preferred, or at a minimum the ability to obtain a professional engineering license within 2 years.
• LEED or CEM accreditation and/or green building design experience is a plus.
• Ability to perform under pressure and work on multiple projects concurrently.
• Demonstrate a high standard of ethics, professionalism, client focus, customer service, ownership, and accountability.
• Ability to undergo Short-term domestic travel.

Preferred Computing Skills

• A working knowledge of Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks and BIM 360 collaboration.
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of, or have used, Microsoft Teams, Procore, or other internet-based coordination and document-sharing programs.
• Working knowledge of Load and Energy Modeling Software (DOE-2, eQUEST, Carrier HAP, Trane Trace, or other).
• COMcheck, and BIM strategies using Revit.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting/carrying: Carrying light loads related to field measurement equipment, equipment cases weighing 15 lbs. or less.
• Dexterity: Ability to efficiently type using a keyboard, make handwritten notes, and sketches indoors and outdoors at industrial plants and construction sites throughout the year.
• Walking/Climbing: Ability to use multi-level stair towers and rung ladders unassisted.
• Visual Acuity: Ability to discern single line and 3-dimensional computer images representing objects being designed or drafted.
• Hearing: Ability to hear safety alarms and signals while wearing hearing protection.
• Physical exertion: Ability to walk up to one mile on industrial plants and construction sites.