Senior Plumbing Engineer
About Us
Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $8.1 billion in revenue for 2025, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for mission critical, industrial, life sciences, power & energy, aviation, commercial, institutional, residential and sports & entertainment related building projects.
About LJCL
JC is a full-service design, architecture, and engineering firm committed to enhancing the quality of the human experience and to improving how design and architecture can impact each individual’s emotional being. By harnessing the power of integrated design, including architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, and planning, the company achieves its clients’ goals and aspirations.
The Role We Want You For
The Senior Plumbing Engineer will be working with in-house Development, Architecture, and Construction teams to provide Plumbing Engineering/Design and Quality Assurance on projects for our nationwide clients. Projects will consist of life science, distribution, industrial manufacturing, food and beverage, or other industrial process markets for existing building improvements and new construction.
The Specifics of the Role
- Leading the plumbing engineering design and analysis
- Leading entry level Plumbing Engineers and/or Plumbing Designers
- Answering questions and making decisions during design, contractor, and client meetings
- Developing plumbing designs and specifications based upon a strong understanding of building codes, engineering principles, and industry standards
- Ensuring effective completion of plumbing designs meeting budget, schedule, and quality requirements
- Balancing plumbing design of multiple projects of various sizes and complexity
- Performing plumbing calculations necessary for system layout and sizing
- Generating plumbing specifications that are clear and concise, paying special attention to cost and constructability while still meeting client requirements
- Reviewing shop drawings and submittals to ensure compliance with scope of work
- Collaborating in a team environment with the architect, fellow engineers/designers, and the contractor from project birth through completion
Some Things You Should Know
- No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
- We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile projects.
Why Clayco and LJC?
- 2025 Best Places to Work – St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
- 2025 ENR Top 400 – Top Data Center Contractor (Top 3).
- 2025 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
- 2025 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 3).
Benefits
- Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs.
Pay
The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The Clayco Nationwide salary range for this position is approximately $140,000 - 180,000 +/- annually (not adjusted for location).