Sr Project Engineer HVAC

ERDMAN Headquarters, One Erdman Place, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Posted Monday, May 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Job Title: Senior Project Engineer, HVAC

Job  #: DB312

FLSA Status: Exempt

Business Unit
: 216

Job Summary: The Senior Project Engineer, HVAC performs building design and engineering services for all aspects of HVAC engineering on the most complex healthcare facility projects, from concept through construction and into the operational phase of the facility. This person can act as the Engineer of Record and assist in training and mentoring staff.

Responsibilities:

• Engineering Design: Provides leadership and performs design, selection, scheduling, sizing and specifications of HVAC systems while applying appropriate industry and departmental design practices.
• Project Management: Collaborates with project team members integrating HVAC systems with the architecture and other engineered systems to meet milestones and deadlines. Provides guidance with estimating, purchasing, scheduling of HVAC equipment and systems, and ensure codes are met.

Leadership Competency

Proficiency Level

Leadership

Champions ERDMAN’s Vision, Mission, Goals, Values, and Service Offerings in a way that motivates others to reach beyond their own expectations.
Proficiency Level Three.

Positional Competency

Proficiency Level

Possessing and applying the knowledge and skills required to meet performance expectations of engineering appropriate for the project phase and identified scope.
Proficiency Level Three.

Industry Knowledge

Up-to-date awareness and understanding of best practices, technologies, products/services, events, trends, and regulatory issues that have impact on the healthcare industry, as well as other related services offered by ERDMAN.
Proficiency Level Three.

Project Management

The process of planning, coordinating, and controlling a project from beginning to completion. Project management is aimed at meeting a client's (internal or external) requirement s to produce a functionally and financially viable project.
Proficiency Level Three.

Resource Management & Planning

Planning, monitoring, and controlling projects through optimum use of talent, budget, time, and materials, including contributing to operational and tactical plans by following a systematic process of documenting objectives and decisions.
Proficiency Level Three.

Education: Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Certifications and/or Licenses
:

• Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
• LEED AP certification preferred
• EDAC certification preferred
• 5-8 years of mechanical engineering design experience.
• Understanding of HVAC applications of heat transfer, thermos, and fluid dynamics sciences.
• Highly skilled in HVAC systems and equipment design and operations with emphasis in healthcare facility applications.
• Advance knowledge of building energy use, indoor environmental quality and sustainability, building materials, refrigerants, and common HVAC systems and equipment, procedures for production of construction documents, building codes and other institutional requirements applied to healthcare and senior living.
• Capable of performing energy analysis and computer modeling of HVAC systems.
• Proficient with MS Office, Autodesk Revit MEP, AutoCAD and Trane Trace 700.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in a professional, creative, open office environment with business casual attire. Hours of work will generally be during regular business hours and will average 2,300 hours per year. Great flexibility in schedule is both required of you and returned to you due to our many project deadlines.

ERDMAN is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or and other characteristic protected by law.