Plumbing Design Intern

About the role

Assessing, understanding, and planning utility requirements for building plumbing systems.

Responsibilities

• Routing piping for drainage waste and vent (DWV) and specialty drainage systems.
• Routing piping for domestic hot and cold-water systems.
• Routing piping for building storm systems.
• Routing piping for building fuel gas systems.
• Tallying drainage fixture units (DFUs) and water supply fixture units (WSFUs) for use in sizing the associated drainage and water piping inside a building.
• Calculating roof areas and applying local rainfall rates for use in sizing the associated roof drains and storm piping inside a building.
• Tallying equipment and appliance fuel gas demands and calculating total equivalent system length for use in sizing fuel gas piping inside a building.
• Researching and reading model plumbing codes, building codes, and local code amendments as they apply to building projects and plumbing systems.
• Calculating domestic hot water needs, water pressure needs, and similar for use in sizing water heaters, pumps, and similar equipment.
• Assisting with space planning for central equipment and infrastructure related to building plumbing and fire protection systems.
• Preparing and/or assisting with the preparation of plumbing plans, riser diagrams, details, notes, and schedules utilizing AutoCAD and Revit MEP.
• Helping to select and schedule plumbing specialties, fixtures and trim.
• Multi-tasking across multiple ongoing design projects to coordinate with other disciplines and meet deadlines and client expectations in a professional and timely fashion.
• Communicating clearly and effectively in person, by telephone, and in writing with other design team members both within and exterior to the office.
• Assisting with site visits, submittal and shop drawing review, addressing RFIs and other construction administration related duties during project construction phases.

Education And Experience

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s in Architectural Engineering.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.
• Familiar with AutoCAD/Revit.
• Ability to communicate and work with others as part of a project team.
• Works well in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintains a positive attitude.
• Shows a willingness to learn and ask questions.