Mechanical HVAC Engineer Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Mechanical HVAC Engineer to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Develops solutions to technical and design problems following established standards;
- May work in the field to collect data for other teams, assess existing conditions, and review construction progress & quality;
- Use discipline-specific software to assist with the design, including data collection, analysis, and equipment selection;
- Design HVAC, plumbing and fire protection systems for education, healthcare, manufacturing and government facilities;
- Write detailed field reports;
- Participates in constructability review;
- Engages in the development of a design through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats;
- Conducts quality assurance and quality control on own projects;
- Leads the preparation and coordination of the project specifications with construction documents;
- Participates in client project requirement meetings and value analysis and basic cost estimating;
- Responsible for projects of average complexity/size;
- Assists upper level staff with developing and managing the project scope, budget, staffing and schedule;
- Assists in the development of new standards and specifications for the mechanical group;
- Utilizes advanced techniques for the analysis of specialized building mechanical elements;
- Performs and oversees the performance of calculations using company standard software, and proprietary manufacturer software.
Requirements:
- Training and proficiency in the core area of designing HVAC infrastructure within the Gulf Coast area; preferably the Houston market;
- HVAC systems designs include 4-pipe hydronic, water source heat pumps, VRV/VRF, packaged RTU’s and split system DX;
- Knowledge and experience using Windows operating system and Office applications;
- EIT and/or P.E. preferred but not required;
- Solid aptitude with AutoCAD absolutely required (REVIT experience complementary and preferred);
- Self-driven, works well in team environment with strong communication skills;
- Ability to meet deadlines;
- Minimum of three years of proven experience in planning and design of commercial mechanical/HVAC construction and infrastructure;
- Develop innovative ideas and alternatives to provide cost competitive solutions;
- Serve as project leader to coordinate efforts of all during the all project phases;
- Accountable for specifics of design including equipment, application, duct work;
- Communicate directly with customers and contractors to understand goals, design specifications, operational environments, etc;
- Knowledge of specific standards including ASHRAE, ASME, SMACNA;
- Analyze existing systems to determine short comings on a variety of systems;
- Develop specific improvement opportunities for operating systems.