Mechanical Designer

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Terms of Employment:  Full-time / Permanent

Location:

Kelowna, British Columbia

Employment Address:  210 – 3477 Lakeshore Road, Kelowna, British Columbia

Hours of Work:  37.5 hours/week

Salary Range:  $72,500 - $80,000

Why choose Smith + Andersen?

Flexible hours and half day Fridays (all year round)

Comprehensive Group Health Benefits Program, including a Health Spending Account

Group Retirement Savings Plan (Employer and Employee Contributions)

Employee Share Ownership Program (ESOP)

Purchase Time off Program

Transit Subsidy Program

Wide variety of community and social events

Great Place to Work-Certified™

Best Workplaces for Mental Wellness™

About the Company
Smith + Andersen is a trusted, Canadian, multi-disciplinary engineering firm with 11 offices in five provinces and approximately 700 employees.

Our values drive and define everything we do, demonstrating a deep commitment to sustainability, mentorship and quality work that spans nearly six decades in business.

We are proud to be a  Great Place to Work™  and have been selected as one of  Canada’s Best Workplaces™  for our highly collaborative culture.

Opportunity
The Kelowna offices of Smith + Andersen are currently seeking a  Mechanical Designer  with a passion for mechanical building services design. You never shy away from a load calculation, and have the skills to produce drawings in Autodesk Revit. You enjoy taking on new challenges, but you’re most excited when you can buckle down and efficiently get work done. You’re not afraid to speak up and ask tough questions, and you pride yourself on your friendly yet direct communication skills.

That’s why, whether you’re solving problems on your own or as part of a team, you excel. You don’t like being micro‑managed, and are looking for an opportunity to work directly with senior leadership – to step up, learn more, and go further in your career.

What You’ll Do

Prepare drawings, specifications and reports necessary to deliver a project.

Design building systems in accordance with the requirements of municipal or provincial building code and other applicable standards.

Check layouts and services for continuity; develop various mechanical systems layouts in coordination with the structural, architectural, and electrical components of a building.

Develop layouts and design of mechanical building systems such as heating, ventilation and air conditioning, fire protection systems, plumbing and drainage systems, and specialized plumbing systems (natural gas, fuel oil, medical gas, etc.).

Coordinate with other disciplines as required.

Create project‑specific details to clarify project scope and create building sections to assist with interference coordination between building systems.

Prepare calculations to size ductwork, gas, HVAC, piping, plumbing and drainage. Incorporate calculations into technical drawings.

Prepare calculations to size equipment and prepare equipment schedules that are project specific. Coordinate with necessary project consultants to review equipment. Ensure that a complete and correct design is achieved.

Respond to both internal and external communication regarding project or design status; report to the principal and/or project manager regarding the design status.

Liaise with all project consultants; coordinate design requirements with all disciplines and supervise drawings between other disciplines; check layouts of mechanical services for interferences with other components of the building such as structure, ceilings, etc.

Familiar with structural, architectural, and electrical models to appreciate space limitations and interferences.

Design mechanical building systems directly in Revit/CAD; adhering to company BIM/CAD standards.

Work with clash/coordination reports, assisting with model audits and overall health of the model.

Liaise with suppliers and/or manufacturers for design support, equipment and component selection.

Assist with the distribution of work between the internal design team and attend project/technical meetings; where required.

Assist in construction administration by reviewing equipment shop drawings and conducting…