TKDA is hiring a
Professional Engineer, Remote - United States

Summary

The job is for a Professional Mechanical Engineer to design HVAC, plumbing, and other mechanical systems for various types of facilities. The candidate will work with a multi-disciplined team on projects including light and heavy industrial facilities, food and beverage facilities, and educational and commercial facilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of five years of progressive design experience of mechanical systems (HVAC, plumbing, and piping systems) for commercial and/or industrial facilities
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in one or more states with the ability to obtain registration through reciprocity within additional states
• Prior energy modeling of mechanical HVAC systems
• Previous experience responding to Requests for Proposals, including estimating mechanical fees
• Previous experience performing facility or building load calculations and analyzing system components and capabilities in accordance with design and client requirements
• Previous experience sizing ductwork and/or piping systems
• Previous experience and ability to prepare studies, technical specifications and construction cost estimates and work with drafters to prepare accurate design drawings
• Previous experience conducting construction administration and inspection activities
• Working knowledge associated with design coordination on larger, multi-disciplined projects: Architecture, Civil, Electrical, Structural, etc
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective verbal and written communication skills; Ability to articulate technical ideas and concepts both visually and in writing; Ability to write specifications and reports and lead and/or participate in discussions during client consultations and project team meetings
• Ability to travel as needed (up to 10%) for team meetings, client consultations, site inspections/visits, construction management duties, etc.; Occasional overnight travel may be required

Responsibilities

• Work alongside a multi-disciplined team of Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, and Structural) and Architecture professionals to provide planning, design, construction management, and commissioning services
• Perform energy modeling and life cycle cost analysis while designing complex sustainable building performance systems
• Involved with equipment selection and sizing, heat load analysis, and the preparation of mechanical plans, specifications, design details and construction documentation
• Participate in project development and fee estimating, attending client presentations and interviews, meeting with code officials, and performing inspections and assessments at project sites
• Opportunities will be available to serve as a Project Manager on mechanical intense projects as well as larger multi-disciplined projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience and working knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit MEP
• Previous experience working with energy modeling software such as Trane Trace 3D or related
• Previous fire protection system design experience
• Previous experience with the creation of air balance diagrams, process flow diagrams, equipment general arrangement drawings and piping/HVAC plan drawings
• Previous experience in boiler and/or chiller system design for facilities
• LEED certification