Senior Mechanical Engineer - Federal

Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.

Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.

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Stantec’s Buildings practice keeps people at its heart, recognizing that our shared journey forward is shaped by the meaningful and responsive places we design. Our Federal Buildings sector group is seeking qualified candidates to support our growing practice. Every day we apply our expertise, creativity, and passion to propel communities into the future. Join us to bring transformational building solutions to life.

Come join Stantec, a Top 10 global design firm in our Federal Buildings practice that provides Architecture, Buildings Engineering, Urban, and Interior Design services with a long history and deep commitment to clients that include NAVFAC, USACE, USCG, NGB, GSA, and more.

Senior Mechanical Engineer - Federal draws on strong buildings engineering knowledge and industry experience to consistently produce project deliverables that meet project requirements and project manager and client expectations. Work consists of advanced mechanical design for the built environment including but not limited to HVAC, piping and plumbing, and the use of digital practice technology such as Revit as well as mechanical engineering specific computer applications.

• Applies strong mechanical engineering skills, experience and knowledge to the design and oversight of the design, for building projects.
• Manages and plans the production resources and workflow to produce the design documentation, drawings, and calculations required for mechanical engineering projects.
• Meets technical, contractual, schedule, budgetary and client service objectives for each project.
• May periodically act as QC reviewer on projects.
• Nurtures existing client relationships and proactively pursues opportunities for new business.
• Attends and leads in-house project meetings.
• Actively participates and collaborates with our extended mechanical engineering group in the US-West.
• Produce project requirements including basis-of-design narratives, opinions-of-probable-costs estimates, drawing documentation, systems design and technical specifications.
• Research, prepares, and presents mechanical system options and clear communication of associated impacts to the overall project goals.
• Prepares required calculations to meet project requirements.
• Use IES software to produce building loads and heating and cooling block loads.
• Handles development of design and document preparation in written and computer-aided design formats and ensures that contract documents are delivered in a timely fashion while meeting required codes and quality assurance standards.
• Participate in design conflicts resolution and questions and provides recommendations to address issues and add value.
• Performs field investigations and analyzes existing conditions to develop comprehensive engineering solutions.
• Actively participates in the development of design staff through work on projects as well as serving as a trainer, mentor and resource for junior design staff.
• Reviews drawings and research code issues to comply with national, city, state, and county regulations.
• Lead in editing technical specifications for each specific project.
• Compile energy modeling results and subsequent impacts to the proposed mechanical systems to evaluation by Project Manager.
• Provides construction administration support such as reviewing contractor RFI’s, issuing field directives, performs construction observation and punch lists, reviews contractor change requests.
• Maintains and expands current knowledge of technologies, trends and the markets in which we work as they apply to the applicable project types and continually strengthens skills.
• Actively participates in meetings, initiatives, and…