Plumbing Engineer/Designer

About the role

We design plumbing systems for multifamily and mixed-use buildings, including high-rise apartments, garden-style communities, student housing, luxury multifamily, and mixed-use buildings. Projects range from mid-rise and high-rise mixed-use towers to garden-style communities, including podium and garage-wrap construction.

Responsibilities

• Design domestic water, storm drainage, sanitary waste and vent, and natural gas distribution systems
• Size, select, schedule, and specify plumbing components including fixtures, specialties, and equipment
• Support fire protection design (including pumps, standpipes, and specialty systems)
• Produce clear, coordinated documentation for new construction and renovations
• Lead plumbing design for a range of building types, including:
• High-rise and mid-rise apartments (including towers requiring complex riser strategies)
• Garden-style and low-rise communities with repeatable unit stacks and phased construction
• Student housing with high fixture density and durability-focused specifications
• Luxury multifamily with extensive amenity areas (pools, fitness, club rooms, rooftop/terrace programs, etc.)
• Mixed-use buildings that combine residential with retail/restaurant and other street-level uses
• Podium and garage-wrap configurations that add coordination complexity across levels and occupancies
• Collaborate in a technology-driven BIM environment, supporting projects through construction
• Contribute to practical, code-aligned solutions for tight shafts, repetitive stacks, equipment room constraints, and fast schedules
• Support construction administration including submittal reviews, RFI responses, field observations, and documentation updates
• Travel for job site visits and building surveys as required

Requirements

• Strong working proficiency in Revit (plumbing design within a BIM workflow)
• Solid understanding of plumbing codes and how systems interact in dense, multidisciplinary projects
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline (or equivalent experience, if applicable)
• AutoCAD proficiency (Revit is primary; AutoCAD may be used for specific deliverables)

Preferred

• EIT or P.E. license (or clear path toward licensure)
• ASPE CPD certification

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including teleworking options, flexible PTO, wellness incentives, professional development, and more
• JSE University, in-house seminars & technical training, lunch & learns, encouragement and support for professional licensure, paid time off for FE and PE exam study preparation, financial assistance toward educational development
• Helping you maintain balance with teleworking options, PTO (Flexible Time Off Policy), paid holidays (8), paid time for employee’s birthday policy, paid bereavement leave, fitness incentive program, wellness programs, booster programs, employee assistance program (EAP)
• Financial with 401(k) plan with competitive employer match, discretionary bonuses 3 times per year, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health savings accounts (HSA) and employer contributions, financial seminars, bonus for passing the FE exam and first-time passing the PE exam, competitive compensation
• Insurance with company-paid life and AD&D insurance, health insurance, company-paid employee vision & dental insurance, company-paid short-term disability, company-paid long-term disability, voluntary plans (Critical Illness/Cancer, Accident)

Pay

Compensation is competitive and based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible scheduling to accommodate project needs.