Sr. Mechanical Engineer - HVAC/Building Systems
Listed on 2025-10-31
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Engineering
Building Services Engineer, Mechanical Engineer
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Join us and grow your career with a certified Great Place to Work for the last nine years running. We are a team of Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Scientists committed to making meaningful contributions to the world around us. Our quest for excellence goes beyond the ordinary; we seek extraordinary people who want to showcase their talents and join us in making a difference for our clients and communities.
You will be part of a collaborative group that champions your career and passions, embraces challenges, understands the importance of work-life balance, and shares our commitment in making a positive impact through your work.
Farnsworth Group is seeking a Sr. Mechanical Engineer of HVAC/Building Systems to be based out of our Peoria, Lisle, Champaign, Tinley Park or Normal, IL offices. In this role, you will assume multi-project responsibilities for HVAC, plumbing, fire protection and specialty piping system engineering and design for buildings including healthcare, commercial, industrial, and educational facilities. This role is one that can be entrepreneurial and grow into more responsibility via mentoring from more experienced engineers and is supported by a great team of engineers and drafters.
It is client-facing and reports to a senior engineering manager, who will also provide mentoring and training opportunities to help you grow.
Job Activities
- Prepare accurate HVAC, plumbing, controls, and specialty piping system construction drawings, including specifications.
- Perform construction administration, including submittal reviews and project revisions during construction.
- Prepare preliminary schematics through final designs for projects, including calculations, equipment selection, and layouts.
- Actively engage in and assume responsibility for code research and application.
- Interface with other disciplines, clients, and contractors, leading projects to successful completion
- Provide leadership, mentoring, and coordination of the production staff.
- Assist in maintaining project design budgets and schedules while pursuing quality results.
- Perform quality control reviews of HVAC and plumbing design work done by others.
- Assist in business development activities, including writing fee proposals and conducting project scoping walks with potential clients.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Architectural Engineering
- 10+ years of professional experience in HVAC and plumbing design for buildings.
- A Professional Engineering License (PE) is required.
- Prior management or mentoring of staff required.
- Design experience relative to medium/large commercial and institutional facilities
- Strong familiarity with Revit, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience with Carrier HAP, Trane Trace, or similar
- Strong and communicative team player in a multi-disciplinary environment, able to fully lead projects from start to finish.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to contribute to several projects simultaneously.
Farnsworth Group is a 135-year-old engineering, architecture, and surveying firm with over 600 talented professionals across a nationwide network of 24 offices. We champion strong working relationships and have been involved in over 24,000 projects in the last decade alone. Our clients range from rural communities to some of the world's largest brands, with our oldest partnerships dating back nearly 100 years.
Our forward-thinking focus on people, passion, and performance has earned us top rankings in Architectural Record and Engineering News Record magazine.
A Great Place to Work Certified
For nine consecutive years, Farnsworth Group has earned the esteemed certification as a Great Place to Work; our employees are the reason why! Annually, our staff engages in a survey administered by the Great Place to Work…
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