Mechanical HVACP Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership and flexibility. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities and the planet. 

At Woodard & Curran, we handle a wide range of water and environmental issues—solving complex problems with creativity and tenacity. That’s how we make a difference to our clients, people, and planet. Our company was founded on a simple concept: provide a safe and enjoyable place to work with opportunity, integrity, and commitment, and we will attract talented people. Those people are at the heart of our firm, solving some of the most pressing water and environmental challenges for our clients.

What’s in it for you: 
We are seeking a motivated HVAC & Plumbing Engineer to join our HVACP engineering group. The successful candidate will be joining an established, respected, and growing team providing a range of mechanical, HVAC, and plumbing engineering services to our practices across the firm. As an HVAC & Plumbing Engineer at Woodard & Curran you will work on heating, ventilation, air conditioning, odor control, and plumbing projects for our industrial, water, wastewater, municipal, design-build, and plant operations clients on a regional and national basis. You will interface with clients to understand their HVAC and plumbing requirements for municipal, utility, and industrial facilities. You will also prepare and coordinate engineering reports, studies, calculations, drawings, and specifications. In addition, you will perform construction phase services such as shop drawing review and contractor oversight and will carry out QA/QC functions to ensure accuracy and adequacy of work products.

Your work will come in varying degrees of complexity and although you will develop to work independently on most projects, our experienced engineers will be there to support you collaboratively, answer questions, and provide on-the-job mentoring. Our engineers and designers come from a diverse background with experience of many types of projects and systems.  You will have an opportunity to develop your career professionally, technically, and personally. Our shared goal is to support your development, advancement, responsibility growth and work portfolio within the group and organization.

Who we are looking for:

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver HVAC & plumbing design solutions for various building and space types in a consulting environment. Our diverse portfolio of projects means that you will have the chance to work across different markets and geographies.  We often encounter critical systems in industrial environments like water treatment and manufacturing buildings, as well as occupied spaces requiring comfort and energy efficiency requirements.

This position level is flexible based on experience and qualifications of the candidate. Candidates with related mechanical engineering experience ranging from 3 – 8 years of experience are encouraged to apply.

Hybrid: Expectation is to be in the office for a minimum of two days per week

Location: Bangor, ME // Portland, ME // Andover, MA // Canton, MA // Providence, RI

Travel: 5 - 10% within the New England Region

• A new, large municipal Water Treatment Plant. Building square footage of about 30,000 square feet including 8,000 square feet of administrative office spaces with the remainder being process spaces.  Process spaces include chemical storage, blower room, tanks, and filtration.  HVAC systems include dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS), VRF, and high efficiency condensing boiler hydronic systems. Plumbing systems include indirect domestic hot water tank system, MA approved emergency eyewash systems, and laboratory fixtures.
• A new wastewater treatment facility with multiple buildings including various process spaces and systems.  HVAC systems include high efficiency air source heat pump units compliant with CA Title 24 energy codes.
• A new 5,000 square foot higher education research and testing center including office space, research and laboratory facility, and a supporting drainage treatment plant.  HVAC systems include dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS), VRF, and laboratory hazardous exhaust and makeup air systems. Plumbing systems include MA approved emergency eyewash systems, and laboratory fixtures.

• Perform work independently with some supervision, guidance, review and oversight of a Technical Manager or other experienced engineer within the team.  
• Plan, schedule, conduct or coordinate detailed phases of the engineering work as part of the overall project scope.
• Perform work that involves conventional engineering practice but may include a variety of complex elements such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials and challenging coordination requirements.
• Support project level-of-effort and fee cost estimate development.
• Support project construction cost estimate development.
• Perform QA/QC function under guidance of senior engineers.
• Responsible for understanding scope, schedule, and budget of projects and assignments.
• Responsible for understanding personal utilization goals.
• Support developing technical presentations to clients at public meetings, and to regulatory agencies.
• Interface directly with clients, sub-consultants, vendors and/or regulatory agencies when required. 
• Cultivate relationships with key internal and external clients, and mentor junior level staff as your career develops. 

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or other building engineering.  Other backgrounds may also be considered.
• 2-5 years of experience in design and building construction, especially HVAC and plumbing.
• EI or EIT (passed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam preferred).
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration is a plus.
• Successful candidate must be a self-starter and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment.
• Proficient in Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD.
• Proficient in MS Office suite and openness to learning new software.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical, and strong organization skills.
• Ability to coordinate and interact with co-workers, project staff, various clients and government agencies.

The following examples illustrate how the pay range for the same role can vary based on different locations. 

Group A (Bangor - Portland, ME) = $70,000 - $95,000

Group B (Providence RI) = $80,000 - $105,000

Group C (Andover – Canton, MA) = $90,000 – $115,000

This position’s anticipated pay range is provided; the final exempt salary or non-exempt hourly pay will depend on experience level and consider a percentage-based geographic differential based on where the final candidate will be working. Geographic differentials recognize and reflect the cost of labor differences between geographic markets.

Mutual Dispute Resolution (MDR)

As part of our commitment to a fair and respectful workplace, Woodard & Curran uses a  Mutual Dispute Resolution (MDR)to help resolve most employment-related concerns efficiently and consistently.

What this means:

• MDR applies to both you and the Company
• Most workplace-related disputes are resolved through  binding arbitration , rather than court proceedings
• Certain exceptions are outlined in the full agreement

AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, YOU’LL BE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE MDR.

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Employee Support & Benefits

Retirement Savings:

• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed

Time away from work:

• Observed holidays: Choose up to 8 holidays to observe annually
• Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked
• Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work-related illness or injury.
• Parental leave : Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding

Coverage and support for your needs and well-being:

• Disability: Paid short- and long-term disability
• Health : Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans.
• Life : Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.
• Wellbeing: DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.

Workplace Information

E-Verify Participation

Woodard & Curran participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify program to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. As part of this process, we display the required Notice of E-Verify Participation and Right to Work posters. 

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Equal Employment Opportunity & Accessibility

Woodard & Curran is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to non-discrimination and make employment decisions based on job-related factors. Individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact Beth Sweitzer.

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Inclusion & Belonging

We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and believe diverse perspectives strengthen our ability to serve clients and communities.

As an employee-owned company, we are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive environment where employees can grow, contribute fully, and deliver meaningful impact.

Recruitment Agency Policy

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Submissions without a signed agreement in place will be considered unsolicited and not eligible for referral fees.

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