Senior Mechanical Engineer - Building Engineering

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. The Building Engineering Services Group (BES) provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing, site civil, structural and specialty design services for a wide variety of buildings that include public, municipal, private, and Federal project types across the region and globally. We have an industry leading focus on sustainable design and energy conservation.

Requirements

• Lead the work of the mechanical design team throughout all project phases
• Write and edit mechanical specifications to fit project requirements
• Review mechanical documents for areas of conflict with all disciplines
• Understand fan and pump curves to properly select equipment for different applications
• Ability to perform psychrometric calculations for analyzing and selecting HVAC systems and equipment
• Develop sections and elevations for complex ductwork and piping areas
• Develop air and water flow diagrams
• Coordinate HVAC system control requirements and intended modes of operation with controls engineers to develop control diagrams, point lists, and sequences of operation
• Visit project sites as requested to verify existing conditions or as contractually required to monitor construction progress and prepare field observation reports
• Establish meetings and participates in reviews with various governing agencies for code compliance
• Responsible to coordinate workload, complete project assignments and deliverables on schedule
• Conduct virtual / on-site work sessions for projects in conjunction with other disciplines, owners, clients, contractors, and other project stakeholders including presentations, etc.
• Experience in developing project hours to complete mechanical design documents for RFP’s
• Coordinate and assist affected disciplines with project addenda, RFIs, change proposal requests, and change orders, and take responsibility to incorporate agreed-upon changes into the project documents
• Work with the Project Manager, Regional Controller and Regional Director for project reviews with corporate management as needed

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Short and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time away
• Parental leave
• Paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee referral bonus
• Tuition reimbursement