Plumbing Designer

About the role

The Plumbing Designer position is currently a remote opportunity until the establishment of a formal office location within Kansas City. Upon the opening of the office, the role will transition to an in-office position with a hybrid work schedule, providing a flexible balance between on-site and work from home options.

Responsibilities

• Processes drawings received from the architect into models that can be used by the design team
• Prepares electronic drawings with accuracy, neatness, and efficiency using industry software
• Affords design approaches and concepts on assigned projects with assistance from senior design staff
• Implements design requirements as related by design team
• Performs system design layout and sizing for assigned projects
• Affords design approaches and concepts on assigned projects with assistance from senior design staff
• Identifies issues with designs and communicates issues with senior designers and engineers as they arise
• Attends project update meetings with both clients and team members
• Affords assistance in the coordination with external and internal contacts such as owners, architects, MEP disciplines, and CADD designers
• Performs collision changes in Navisworks as collisions are identified by the design team
• Visually reviews plans for defects in design work
• Plans work and performs tasks in accordance with the man-hour budget
• Communicates with team members, project managers, other disciplines, and outside vendors to obtain necessary information on drawings
• Affords assistance in data collection and/or field verification
• Affords assistance with on-site observations during construction and coordinates design requirements with contractors and equipment suppliers under the direction of senior design staff
• Affords assistance in the process of putting a set of drawings into an organized package
• Affords assistance in the training and mentoring of team members

Requirements

• Two-year technical degree in an applicable discipline plus three years applicable experience OR five years applicable experience
• Capable of reading and interpreting plans from other disciplines (i.e., architectural, structural, civil, plumbing, electrical, mechanical)
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, and discipline specific engineering software (i.e., TRACE, HASS, and SKM)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Knowledge of construction terminology
• Knowledge of basic math
• General knowledge of engineering theories and methodologies
• General knowledge of applicable engineering disciplines

Skills

• Knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, and discipline specific engineering software (i.e., TRACE, HASS, and SKM)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Knowledge of construction terminology
• Knowledge of basic math

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• A generous contribution to employee-owned Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with matching up to the full IRS maximum
• Tuition reimbursement
• A variety of other employee incentives and wellness programs

Pay

Annual bonus may be paid to eligible employees based upon organizational and individual performance.

Schedule

The role will transition to an in-office position with a hybrid work schedule, providing a flexible balance between on-site and work from home options.