Mechanical Engineer

Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a thought leader, a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Dillon’s Transportation and Facilities technical group is looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. This position is available at our office in Kingston with the opportunity for hybrid and flex work arrangements to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life..

What your day will look like

Design & Drafting

• Prepare plumbing, HVAC, and Sprinkler load calculations
• Prepare HVAC control sequences and schematics
• Prepare design drawings, specifications, reports, and other deliverables
• Apply 2D and 3D CAD software, such as AutoCAD and Revit, as well as other specialty programs such as Carrier HAP to produce design drawings and energy simulations
• Develop the design of educational, institutional, healthcare, and commercial buildings

Project coordination & management

• Assist project managers and engineers in the functional and detailed design of sustainable and energy efficient building systems
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members including engineers, architects, planners, and technical and administrative support staff
• Coordinate and complete field assessments and information/data gathering.
• Coordinate and complete field observation and management of site documentation during construction
• Coordinate and complete contract administration services including processing Contractor's progress claims, valuation of change orders, tracking deficiencies, RFI's and review of shop drawings
• Ensure the assurance of quality, consistency, and integrity of deliverables

Learning & Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
• Provide input to the career development of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching, and mentoring
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

What you will need to succeed

• A degree in mechanical engineering
• Licensed to practice as a professional engineer in Ontario or eligible to be licensed within six months
• A minimum of 4 years of relevant work experience

• Knowledge of industrial and building processes including applicable codes and standards
• Strong working knowledge in building plumbing, drainage, service piping systems, heating, ventilating and air conditioning design, and energy calculations using proprietary software packages
• Experience in process pumping and piping systems, industrial ventilation, exhaust systems and fire protection
• Demonstrated abilities in direct digital control systems
• Development of design team leadership with the ability to create and manage design budgets, client deliverables and project schedules
• Experience in:
• the consulting environment
• water and wastewater treatment projects
• heavy industrial including automotive, manufacturing projects
• building and facilities for government, real estate and resource projects
• Demonstrated ability to develop proposals
• Demonstrated ability to prepare capital construction cost estimates
• Strong technical report and specification writing skills

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values:

• Reliability: words that result in actions build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development:…