Senior Mechanical Engineer; Chicago

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Burns & McDonnell's Chicago office is looking for an ambitious and talented Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our growing Aviation & Federal team.

At Burns & McDonnell, you'll be empowered to build not just projects, but your career. Our expansive service offerings mean stability, job security and incredible potential for growth. We're proud to be a 100% employee-owned company. It's the core of our DNA. It fosters a culture of ownership and entrepreneurialism, where each of us has a vested stake in the success of our company and one another.

But being employee-owners means more to us than just the financial benefit. We invest in our most important resource — our people — with an industry-leading benefits package that supports physical, emotional and financial health. From robust training programs to a commitment to diversity and inclusion to all the ways we give back, our employee-owners help our clients, industries, and communities thrive.

Burns & McDonnell is looking for a highly motivated and technically skilled Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our growing Aviation & Federal design group in Chicago, Illinois. This position entails leading HVAC and plumbing technical designs for buildings such as laboratories, research and development centers, central cooling and heating plants, campus utility distributions, power plants, federal facilities and airports.

This Senior Mechanical Engineer position offers incredible career opportunities for motivated individuals seeking to advance their career with a company that invests in you. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will work in a multidisciplinary integrated design team to perform the following duties:

• Work with a team of designers and engineers in the preparation of design drawings and specifications to meet project deadlines.
• Perform technical HVAC and plumbing design such as performing load calculations, energy modeling, selecting equipment, pipe and duct routing, hydraulic modeling, existing condition assessments, and ensuring designs are code compliant.
• Active involvement in construction administration including submittal reviews, RFI responses, and meeting participation with contractors and clients.
• Coordinate with other disciplines (electrical, structural, civil, architectural, etc.) and mentor less experienced team members.
• Develop design criteria, design calculations, construction details, quantities, and cost estimates in accordance with the latest industry standards.
• Participate in QA/QC processes for project deliverables and submittals.
• Provide internal and external clients with professional and responsive service.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will lead mechanical designs & project teams to create world class designs for new construction, alterations and redevelopments on a variety of project types including laboratories, central cooling/heating plants, campus utility distribution, power plants, federal facilities, airports, institutional, and industrial facilities. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will lead the project mechanical team throughout the design and construction process, adapting mechanical plans according to budget constraints, design factors or client needs.

• Lead mechanical design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers.
• Participate in development of project schedule, scope, budget, staffing planning, and construction planning. Responsible for effective management of change orders.
• Apply expert knowledge of commonly used mechanical concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the mechanical engineering services industry.
• Apply knowledge and experience to complex projects, find non-standard design solutions.
• Quality review production drawings for a variety of projects and project related data as required by the project managers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD related software.
• Quality review the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections…