Lead Mechanical Engineer; Plumbing and Fire Protection focus

KLH Engineers provides excellent career opportunities for people with a wide range of skills. We hire talented engineers, designers, lighting experts, communication technology professionals, energy solutions specialists, commissioning agents and more. At KLH, we are dedicated to providing our employees professional development opportunities. We accomplish this through our culture along with providing resources to our staff that encourages growth and development.

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Position: Lead Mechanical Engineer (Plumbing and Fire Protection focus)

Location: Fort Thomas, KY

Job : 264

# of Openings: 1

Title: Lead Mechanical Engineer/Associate (Plumbing & Fire Protection Focus)

Market: All of our mechanical team members have an opportunity to serve across many markets.

Reports To: Team Leader of Mechanical Engineering Department

Lead Mechanical Engineers and Associates are responsible for the development of air distribution systems, single line control diagrams, load studies and analysis as well as equipment selection. Responsibilities include assisting with planning, conducting and evaluating approaches to meet project objectives in a timely, cost-effective fashion.

An Engineer is a licensed professional who has obtained a Professional Engineer (PE) certification, demonstrating advanced competency and legal authority to practice engineering. An Associate is an individual who has earned an accredited bachelor’s degree in engineering but has not yet achieved PE licensure. Associates may also have successfully completed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination as part of their progression toward professional licensure.

• Perform engineering tasks and work with engineers and designers to produce projects in design.
• Review Plumbing and Fire Protection designs per QC/QA standards.
• Assist CA representative in reviewing submittals and answering questions from projects in the field.

• On time and dependable.
• Completes tasks thoroughly and on time.
• Able to keep accurate records of billable time.
• Able to submit timesheets in a timely manner.
• Able to use and understand office equipment technology such as phones, copiers, plotters, scanners and computers.
• Able to use Windows and Microsoft office programs (Excel, Word, etc.)
• Able to work in team environment.
• Willingness to accept responsibility and accountability.
• Understand and follows company structure.
• Understands and follows department standards and procedures.
• Understand floor plans, sections, details and basic architectural concepts.
• Proactively communicates concerns, problems, or technical decisions that impact the project.
• Effectively understand technical Plumbing and Fire Protection technical information and theories.
• Able to provide solution-based project ideas.
• Able to provide valued engineering suggestions.
• Able to use conference room equipment to run meetings (video, conference calls, Lync, etc.)
• Able to delegate tasks to support staff.

• Perform basic plumbing and fire protection drafting with minimal direction.
• Create and print drawings.
• Draft plumbing and fire protection based on comments and markups.
• Draft and digitize plumbing and fire protection existing conditions.
• Draft, digitize, and convert plumbing and fire protection field notes to CAD.
• Assist with plumbing and fire protection drawing and document template management.
• Understand basic plumbing and fire protection principals used in design.
• Layout basic domestic water, hot water, waste and vent, storm, natural gas, medical gas, and sprinkler head systems.
• Use AutoCAD and Revit design software.
• Edit simple stick on specifications.
• Assist with RFI review and response.
• Assist with change order review and response.
• Attend Plumbing and Fire Protection department meetings.
• Intermediate working knowledge of Plumbing and Fire Protection codes.
• Follow and work with design checklists.
• Follow and work with review checklists.
• Capable of small scale project designs (