Senior Mechanical Engineer

About the role

Join EXP as a Senior Mechanical Engineer in our Coral Gables or Fort Lauderdale, Florida office. You will be part of the Mechanical team, focusing on Hospitality HVAC Design projects. This role offers the opportunity to work in an innovative, employee-owned company that values diversity, sustainability, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Prepare one-line diagrams and review calculations for loads.
• Edit specifications to reflect project requirements.
• Develop equipment room sizes during Schematic Design (SD) and Design Development (DD) phases.
• Select and schedule equipment, and meet with vendors to determine specification requirements.
• Coordinate with other disciplines (MEPFP, architecture, structural, etc.).
• Respond to RFIs, review submittals, and solve installation problems.
• Apply risk management procedures to minimize exposure to problems for EXP and clients.
• Manage the design process within available hours in the work plan.
• Understand and deliver appropriate documentation for SD, DD, and Construction Document (CD) levels.
• Work with Project Coordinators (PC), Project Managers (PM), and clients to meet scheduled milestones across multiple projects.
• Manage and deliver revisions (ASIs, etc.) and sketches according to proper numbering conventions.
• Edit and develop scope of work narratives (e.g., SD narrative, basis of design).
• Understand specific engineering requirements for applications within the market sector.
• Provide existing EXP details relevant to projects and direct/mentor Designer-level staff.
• Perform at a "responsible charge" level to meet EXP’s design and quality standards.
• Conduct QA/QC reviews of calculations by designers and provide guidance and mentoring.
• Determine the content of drawings and specifications for Designers to meet the scope of work.
• Develop and monitor work plans in conjunction with other PMs.
• Review code-related items with Designers to ensure compliance.
• Manage work plans and deliverables on multiple projects within budgeted hours.
• Write studies, reports, and sequences of operations for AHUs, CHW, and HW systems.
• Understand and apply concepts of CHW, HW, WSHP, variable & constant flow systems, air-side systems (CV, VAV), and hydronic systems (hot, chilled, condenser, steam).
• Apply thorough understanding of psychometrics to every project.
• Perform advanced equipment selection and analysis for chillers, boilers, air terminals, cooling towers, air valves, HEPA filters, DX equipment, and water source heat pumps.
• Understand humid climate design risks and total energy concepts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in HVAC/Mechanical Engineering.
• 8+ years of building HVAC, plumbing, and piping design experience.
• Experience designing HVAC systems for building projects.
• Ability to lead a team of designers or engineers.
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.).

Skills

• Proficiency in REVIT MEP and AutoCAD (highly desired).

About Us

EXP provides engineering, architecture, design, and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments. Our mission is to understand, innovate, partner, and deliver. With a heritage dating back to 1906, EXP brings together thousands of creative professionals to solve complex challenges. We are an employee-owned company that values passion, diversity, and industry-leading capabilities, fostering a challenging work environment that encourages career growth, creativity, and excellence.