Project Engineer- Cooling Tower​/Water System (Engineer 2​/3

What You Will Do

This position will be filled at either the Engineer 2/3 level, depending upon the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level.

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is seeking an experienced Water Treatment subject matter expert (SME) to support the Maintenance and Site Services - Maintenance Programs (MSS-MP) group. As our selected candidate, you will have a strong mechanical background and will perform periodic inspections, evaluations, designs, and provide recommendations of water related systems  will be deployed to MSS-MP, will be responsible for LANL's cooling towers, chillers, water circulation systems and other similar programs, and will assist the Group Lead (GL) as needed.

The successful candidate will be expected to perform the duties of this position which include, but are not limited to:

• Advise on HVAC, plumbing buildings systems, cooling and heating water systems and infrastructure systems.
• Interpret water analysis to provide water treatment recommendations.
• Design/Analysis/Reporting.
• Present sustainable design measures, e.g. ASHRAE 90.1, LEED, and LANL HPSB.
• Assist project engineering with writing Requirements and Criteria Documents.
• Support the MSS department in the review, revision and development of maintenance related documents such as Operations and Maintenance documentation (O&M) and Preventive Maintenance Instructions (PMI).

• Review Engineering Evaluations of existing equipment and systems for performance, safety, and deficiencies.
• Coordinate with EPC, IH, Health and Safety, Fire Protection and other to accomplish project goals.

• Demonstrate the capacity to work with different vendors, contractors, and facility operations and maintenance groups to accomplish objective goals.
• Interface and coordinate with other engineering disciplines, the Project Engineer, and the customer during all stages of planning, design and construction.

In addition to what was outlined at the lower level, at this level this position will:

• Advise as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on HVAC, plumbing buildings systems, cooling and heating water systems and infrastructure systems.
• Establish design criteria for buildings and Infrastructure HVAC and plumbing systems.
• Design, evaluate, and upgrade facility HVAC and plumbing systems.
• Manage and interpret water analysis to provide water treatment recommendations.

• Apply and enforce sustainable design measures, e.g. ASHRAE 90.1, LEED, and LANL HPSB.
• Prepare and interpret life cycle cost analyses.
• Provide technical reviews of buildings and infrastructure systems designs from LANL and outside A/E firms.
• Assist project engineering with writing Requirements and Criteria Documents.
• Perform code searches, and apply DOE Orders, appropriate codes, standards and guidelines.
• Prepare technical reports and studies.
• Collect the requirements for the system, process, and components design or analysis task, and then prepare design concepts that meet the requirements.
• Develop design details, design or analysis calculations, specifications, pressure safety documentation, P&IDs, etc. that incorporate the applicable design and national code requirements, including nuclear safety requirements, as applicable.
• Communicate and push for needed projects or efforts by providing cost comparisons, data interpretation, high level schedules or other relevant documentation.
• Support the MSS department in the review, revision and development of maintenance related documents such as Operations and Maintenance documentation (O&M), Preventive Maintenance Instructions (PMI) and other.

• Support the associated safety analyses and hazards evaluations.
• Perform Engineering Evaluations of existing equipment and systems for performance, safety, and deficiencies.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of industry codes and standards, e.g. ASME, ASTM, UMC, UPC Codes and Standards.
• Coordinate with EPC, IH, Health and Safety, Fire Protection and other groups to accomplish project goals.

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to early career mechanical engineers.
• Demonstrate the capacity to work with different vendors, contractors, and facility operations and maintenance groups to accomplish objective goals.
• Interface and coordinate with other engineering disciplines, the Project Engineer, and the customer during all stages of planning, design and construction.

• Experience with buildings and infrastructure including mechanical and plumbing systems; engineering work planning and design coordination; using ASME B31 family of codes (PSO Areas A certification encouraged); using Uniform Mechanical and Plumbing codes; facilities (HVAC) design experience; nuclear related HVAC design experience.
• Experience conducting independent work requiring judgment in…