HVAC Engineer - Senior

Delan Associates, Inc; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Delan Associates, Inc. in Greenville, SC is seeking an HVAC Senior Design Engineer to lead advanced HVAC projects, supervise engineering teams, and ensure technical accuracy across all phases.

The role requires guiding a discipline with strong focus on design, analysis, and procurement support. You will develop and review HVAC specifications, perform calculations, and coordinate with PMs, vendors, and clients to meet scope, cost, and schedule baselines.

Qualifications

• Lead position on assigned projects providing guidance to engineers and designers.
• Engineering analyses and calculations for advanced complexity projects.
• Develop and review HVAC design criteria and specifications.
• Provide technical support for procurement, submittals and construction administration.

Responsibilities

• Under general supervision, act as Area Lead and supervise engineers and designers.
• Analyze and independently recommend technical solutions per project requirements.
• Develop and review design specifications and criteria.
• Perform analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment and systems for HVAC projects.
• Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, PM, vendors, and clients.
• Ensure work complies with Project Quality Plan and approved baselines.
• Develop estimates, schedules, and progress reports including effort-hour forecasting.
• Provide technical support for equipment procurement and subcontracting activities.
• Support construction administration including RFI responses and field changes.

Skills

Leadership

EPC experience

CADD

HVAC design

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

3D modeling

2D CAD

Job description

Work Location: Greenville, SC

Job Title: HVAC Senior Design Engineer

Job Description

The purpose of this position is to provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge and leadership as described below. This position has oversight of a specific area and acts as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases. This is a lead position on assigned projects performing engineering assignments of advanced complexity.

• Under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as an Area Lead providing guidance/supervision to other engineers and designers

• Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements

• Develop and review specifications and design criteria

• Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity

• Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors and clients

• Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures

• Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost and schedule baselines

• Develop and review estimates, schedules and progress reports including effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting

• Establish, control and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts

• Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations and review of vendor submittals

• Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests-for-information and field changes

• Other duties as assigned

Basic Job Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and minimum ten (10) years of work- related experience

• Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards

• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors

• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job

• Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards

• Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes and guidelines

• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner

• Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs

• Significant experience providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services on large industrial projects

• Proficiency executing large EPC projects utilizing engineering analysis, 3D modeling and 2D computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) automation tools in a multi-discipline environment

Discipline Specific Job Requirements

• Advanced engineering knowledge in the design of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems

• Development of HVAC load calculations

• Development of HVAC air flow diagrams and instrument diagrams

• Development of HVAC system sequence of operation narratives

• Sizing and specification of air handling units and other equipment

• HVAC main duct and distribution duct sizing and routing

• Development of black utility (chiller, boiler, custom AHU, air compressor and cooling tower) specifications based upon sizing data provided by Process

• Development of HVAC specifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer license

• Experience with design of systems, structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of ASME NQA-1

• Advanced knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials

• Demonstrated experience managing and leading large projects

• Proficiency with project set-up, development of control-level schedules, progress reporting and project close-out

• Practical field experience

• EPC project experience for the following industries:

• U.S Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agency

• Nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program

• Manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology