Mechanical Engineer

Socket.dev; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision plans

Wellness program

Retirement savings plan

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to independently manage small to mid-size projects and contribute within larger projects under a Senior Engineer. You will evaluate, specify, and engineer mechanical systems while ensuring compliance with codes and standards.

The role involves client interaction, BIM development, and leadership in project coordination. You will prepare documentation, lead meetings, and assist with scope, budget, and scheduling.

Qualifications

• Mechanical engineering degree required.
• Eligible for professional engineer registration in Canada.
• Minimum of 8 years of applicable experience.
• Experience creating tender document packages with detailed drawings and specs.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, specify, and engineer mechanical systems or products for a project.
• Collaborate with team members, clients, and other disciplines to achieve project success.
• Develop designs through sketches, models, diagrams, and other visuals.
• Use BIM to develop 3D models and provide markups for junior staff.
• Prepare and revise documentation across mechanical phases (plans, diagrams, details).
• Lead project coordination meetings with stakeholders and vendors.
• Assist in developing project scope, budget, staffing, and schedule.
• Coordinate project specifications with construction documents.
• Perform calculations using established software.

Skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Communication

Bilingual EN/FR

BIM (Revit/AutoCAD)

Project management

Quality assurance

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

P.Eng eligibility (Canada)

8+ years experience

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Trane Trace

IES

Job description

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.

Join us and design your place with Stantec.

Your Opportunity

As a Mechanical Engineer that will work independently on small and average sized projects, and as a team member of a larger project under the guidance of a Senior Engineer. You will participate in the evaluation, recommendation, and specification for engineered systems or products for a project verifying compliance with applicable codes and engineering standards / practices.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate, select, specify, and engineer all mechanical engineered systems or products for a project and assuring work is reviewed for overall technical accuracy
• Collaborate in person or remotely with team members, other Stantec disciplines, and clients to achieve project success, acting as a project team member or a project leader.
• Engage in the development of a design through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats.
• Utilize BIM technologies in development of three-dimensional models of building’s mechanical systems and provide markups for junior engineers/ designers.
• Prepare and revise documentation in various mechanical phases including site plans, floor plans, diagrams, and details.
• Lead project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, sub-contractors, and vendors.
• Participate in client project requirement meetings and value analysis and basic cost estimating.
• Assist upper level staff with developing and managing the project scope, budget, staffing and schedule.
• Lead the preparation and coordination of the project specifications with construction documents.
• Perform and oversee the development of calculations using company standard software, and proprietary manufacturer software.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality control on projects.
• Conduct field reviews of projects during construction to verify conformance with construction documents and provide letters of professional assurance to the applicable authorities having jurisdiction.
• Works on multiple projects.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong leadership skills, with proven ability to lead project tasks and activities.
• Must be self-motivated, team oriented, efficient, and a good communicator.
• Be comfortable in a client-facing position and in the field.
• Strong collaborative skills while working with a single or multi-discipline team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills. Bilingual (English and French) would be a major asset.
• Strong organizational and time management skills. Ability to check the work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule.
• Intermediate or strong project management skills.
• Ability to follow Stantec's quality control guidelines.
• Understanding the importance of complying with Stantec's Employee Health and Safety (EH&S) program, with a focus on safety in the field.
• Desire to be mentored by Senior staff and to adapt to feedback as required.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel). Experience in Revit, AutoCAD, Trane Trace & IES would be an asset.
• Requisite knowledge and application of the mechanical, plumbing, fire protection and energy codes, ASHRAE standards, and other building codes.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems (fire protection, plumbing, HVAC, controls), means and methods, materials, and industry standards.

Education and Experience

A Mechanical Engineering Degree from an accredited university.

Eligibility for registration as a professional engineer in the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick.

Minimum of 8 years of applicable experience is required.

Experience creating tender document packages, including detailed drawings and specifications is required.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Pay Transparency:In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.