Senior Mechanical Designer

Description

The Senior Mechanical Designer is a senior member of the project team, working under the direct supervision of the Lead Designer (or Engineer) to provide valuable design and project management support to the team. This includes creating complete high-quality trade-specific schematics & layouts based on company design principles, and performing project functions, including (but not limited to) surveys, calculations, selections & layouts.

Through repeated successful implementations & life cycles, the Senior Designer has advanced understanding of the company project lifecycle, company design and filing standards, and usage of company tools and applications to execute project deliverables. The Senior Designer is instrumental in performing all project phases and is called upon to play a lead role in effectively communicating with peers, supervisors, vendors, consultants, clients & stakeholders.

This includes providing pivotal support in the construction administration process with the ability to process and review shop drawings, perform field observations, and prepare respective reports. The Senior Designer is fully capable of assuming the Job Captain function and training other project team members on the successful execution of the Job Captain adjunct function.

• Minimum 4yrs experience working in a Designer Role, as part of a professional engineering project team, under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed professional engineer.
• 4-year Engineering degree.
• Professional Engineering License preferred.
• Great interpersonal skills.
• Polished communication skills (both verbal & writing).
• Highly organized and composed under pressure.
• Proven time management ability: able to manage strict timelines with multiple projects to meet deadlines under high-pressure environment.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD & REVIT.
• Possesses a keen eye for detail.

Level 3 (Advanced Proficiency)

• Can represent company at project meetings.
• Can independently recognize most differing types of existing systems and apply solutions to complex engineering problems.
• Can independently design most HVAC systems with inherent knowledge, minimal research & direction, and use of company standards & templates.
• Under supervision, involved in the development of more intricate mechanical room and system designs/layouts and selection of more advanced equipment.
• Inherent knowledge of codes and standards. Can ably research when required.
• Can perform both hand and computer-generated load calculations and check results against established ranges without supervision.
• With guidance & supervision, can generate specifications based on company standard templates.
• Understands HVAC control systems. With supervision, has the ability to write sequence of operations for any type of HVAC system.
• Recognizes construction materials & methods of installation used in the field and can identify poor vs quality installation.
• Has a thorough understanding of psychometrics.
• With guidance, can perform building energy models and interpret results.
• Can compare field installations to project specifications.
• Can review shop drawings based on project specifications.
• Educates L2 engineers.

Level 3 (Advanced Proficiency)

• Takes an action-oriented & results-driven approach to project design & execution. Demonstrates high levels of agility to nimbly adapt to changing needs and paradigm shifts. Stays calm & focused under pressure, prioritizes shifting demands & anticipates project needs, ensuring stakeholders have what they need in a timely fashion.

• Establishes a collaborative culture, with ability to work harmoniously with unique & varying project stakeholders toward the attainment of unified goals. Demonstrated ability to coordinate with managers, clients, and team members to set expectations, deliverables, and objectives. Mentors Designers & Junior Designers, and delegates workload assignments when necessary. Develops networks that are diverse in level and function, identifies and initiates new relationships as well as creative alliances to accomplish business objectives.
  
  Inspires people with diverse needs to work together for mutual benefit.

• Views problems as opportunities to grow & demonstrates solution-based thinking by bringing ideas & solutions to the table. Fills knowledge gaps through active & proactive research. Assesses issues from different vignettes, thinks "outside the box", & formulates the most effective solution in addressing specific challenges. Takes a "prevent rather than intervene" approach by focusing on quality and due diligence.

• Focuses on the client experience and keeps the customer perspective in mind. Takes a "customer is always right" approach. Elicits feedback from customers, creates strategies to help the organization serve customers more…