Principal HVAC Design Engineer

Responsibilities

• Under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as a Supervising Lead providing guidance/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 technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors and clients.
• Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures.
• Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost and schedule baselines.
• 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.

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and minimum fifteen (15) years of work-related experience.
• 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 AHU, air compressor and cooling tower) specifications based upon sizing data provided by Process.
• Development of HVAC specifications.
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences to include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Professional Engineer license.
• Experience with design of systems, structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of ASME NQA-1.
• Advanced knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials.
• 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: Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agency; Nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program; Manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology.

Other Job Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards.