Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

A Mechanical Engineer plays a key role in the successful execution of projects. There are opportunities to work on a variety of projects in several strategic industry sectors such as multifamily, commercial, municipal/civic, education, water/wastewater and retail. In this role, a Mechanical Engineer will act as either a project manager or mechanical engineering task leader/EOR on a variety of projects. The Mechanical Engineer role will be leading the work of the project team and be responsible for a high level of customer satisfaction by ensuring expectations are professionally and clearly communicated and managed – both externally and internally.

This person will contribute to a team environment by being proactive, flexing between roles as engineer and project manager within the team, communicating clearly to all stakeholders, and modeling a highly collaborative working environment.

A Mechanical Engineer has experience in the industry and relies on their experience making decisions to complete assigned responsibilities. A Mechanical Engineer may lead a sole discipline or multidiscipline projects, be the lead designer on a project, and/or assist team members on projects of all sizes. This person will manage projects, contribute to and manage the design of projects, and communicate the need for resources on their projects.

A Mechanical Engineer will also support the business development process, by contributing to proposals and attending meetings with prospective and current customers.

Design Tree Engineering & Land Surveying (Design Tree) is a multidiscipline engineering firm offering Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, Structural, and Civil Engineering along with Land Surveying and Sustainability services. We provide expertise in engineering to lead planning and design processes in both urban and rural settings throughout the country. We have formed strong business-driven partnerships in the industry to deliver work that supports and improves both the built and the natural environment in the long term.

Through our open internal culture and collaborative approach, we are driven to achieve a better business model by providing value to Clients. At Design Tree we are guided by our core values of Responsive, Accountable, Trustworthy, and Excellent while instilling our Humble, Hungry, Smart character in every interaction.

Relationships matter to us. We are dedicated to forming and developing professional partnerships that make business sense – partnerships that will benefit both us and our clients in the long-term. Awards and recognition are nice, but we strive for client service and quality above all else. We know who we are – a right-sized, full-service engineering firm rooted in the joy and challenge of creation to help both our staff and our clients grow through innovative solutions.

Design Tree has embraced the concept of work-life balance. Design Tree realizes a person's work life doesn't solely define the individual, and as such, our culture is very employee centric. Our leadership takes pride in providing a place people want to work at and with. We support a progressive culture by offering a full remote-working environment. This allows people to join the Design Tree team while experiencing the perks of flexible schedules and being present for family and pets by working from a home office.

Responsibilities:

• Will grow into being the client contact for assigned projects.
• Understands critical factors needed to complete the tasks assigned, where critical factors are unknown, the Engineer asks the team leader, project manager, or client for clarity.
• Works with team members, management and project stakeholders to determine accurate budgets and schedules.
• Provides design support on all projects, including but not limited to drafting, modeling and calculations, design in Revit, and writing Specifications.
• Ensures projects are set up accurately within accounting software.
• Is responsible for ensuring project goals are met by managing project schedules, budgets and production of assigned discipline and among disciplines on multidiscipline projects.
• Is responsible for Mechanical system evaluation, selection and design for air-side and hydronic systems.
• Is responsible for Plumbing system evaluation, selection, and design.
• Coordinates resource needs with Team Leaders and effectively defines expectations when delegating work to supporting staff.
• Provides work direction and coordination to sub-contractors/consultants.
• Coordinates with all consultants to ensure needed information is provided in a timely fashion and all parties are aware of due dates and deliverables required.
• Coordinates preparation and delivery of project deliverables.
• Communicates regularly with Team Leader of any significant challenges, deviations from scope, budget challenges or incidents that occur on projects.
• Leads QA/QC efforts on projects and is accountable for technical accuracy, including final design document and code compliance.
• Provides and…