Mechanical Engineer; PE

Talent Acquisition Specialist at MBP (McDonough Bolyard Peck)

SUMMARY:

On behalf of the Navy construction program office, manage the mechanical acceptance testing process for a $2.7B, five-plus year military construction program in eastern North Carolina. Work as part of a team engineers to provide technical oversight for the design, installation, and acceptance of mechanical systems.

• Review HVAC designs focusing on constructability of systems, ability to successfully perform DALT and TAB and system performance. Verify TAB requirements are incorporated in the construction documents per UFC and UFGS requirements. For PVT, design review should focus on ensuring the controls system is complete, functional, and meets the applicable UFC and UFGS requirements.
• Witness mechanical system testing consisting of site inspection, testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB) verification, duct air leakage tests(DALT) and performance verification testing (PVT) for facility HVAC and other mechanical systems prior to construction completion. This includes verifying design, installation, and system balancing, optimizing and verifying digital controls, verifying equipment start and operation for air handlers, chillers, pumps, boilers, terminal equipment, energy recovery, renewable energy, and distribution systems.
  
  Systems and components are thoroughly evaluated to ensure that they are installed in accordance with design intent and provide desired levels of performance and energy efficiency.
• Coordinate schedules and witnesses test activities with contractors, equipment vendors, commissioning authorities, FEAD and Public Works personnel and design engineers.
• Verify installed systems meet project specifications and operate per sequence of operations.
• Verify proper installation, operation and programming of Building Management Systems.
• Validate complete system functionality including hardware, software and programming and resolve issues with others to ensure proper operation of the Building Management System.
• Document and communicate deficiencies, and design and operation issues to appropriate organization. Serve as a mechanical technical advisor and act as troubleshooter for complex HVAC issues during and post construction and develop recommended solutions for resolving issues.

• Possess a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering from a four-year institution recognized by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), and Possess a current mechanical engineering professional engineer (PE) license combined with 5 years' experience, is required.
• Possess a current mechanical engineering professional engineer (PE) license combined with 10 years' minimum experience in mechanical engineering field, is required, preferabl in the federal sector.
• 10 years of experience in design of commercial HVAC systems including controls sequences, equipment, and piping.
• 10 years of experience in startup, acceptance testing and performance field verification of commercial HVAC systems equipment and associated controls systems.

Advanced knowledge of complex mechanical engineering concepts, principles and practices required in order to investigate and provide assistance to field offices on the entire range of mechanical engineering construction activities for facilities construction. Knowledge in the use of test equipment and instrumentation are required for balance of air flow, water flow, pump and fan performance, heat exchange equipment performance and other HVAC system measurements is required.

Knowledge of gas and fluid flow balancing techniques as associated with HVAC systems is required. Experience in using manometers, venturis, thermal imaging devices, air and water meters in balancing systems are required. In depth understanding of HVAC and industrial control system operation, sequencing techniques and system optimization is required. Advanced knowledge of design principles, government criteria and industry codes and standards is required.

• Ability to apply experiential judgment to solve a variety of mechanical equipment and system operation problems. Understanding of hardware…