Mechanical Engineer

Freese and Nichols; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a professional mechanical engineer to join their dynamic Mechanical and Plumbing team. This role involves leveraging technical expertise to deliver projects in the water and wastewater sector, engaging with multi-disciplinary teams to provide study, design, and construction phase services. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills, and will be committed to excellence in project execution. With a flexible work environment and a focus on employee engagement, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful infrastructure projects while enjoying a supportive and innovative workplace culture.

Benefits

Paid overtime for salaried employees

Annual bonus

Access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico

Flexible work environment

Alternative work schedule with a day off every other Friday

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in Mechanical and/or Plumbing engineering.
• Texas or Georgia Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as HVAC & plumbing engineer for various facilities and structures.
• Perform design and review calculations, seal drawings and reports.

Skills

HVAC design

Plumbing design

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Technical proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Freese and Nichols, Inc. is seeking a professional mechanical engineer.

Our Mechanical and Plumbing team provides a wide variety of services to the water and wastewater industry, municipal, government, federal, educational facilities, commercial, and private practice clients. As a mechanical engineer, you will leverage your technical experience to successfully execute and deliver projects from inception to successful start-up and turnover. In this role, you will work with multi-discipline and highly interactive teams to deliver study, design, and construction phase services to our clients. To be successful in this role, you should demonstrate strong leadership abilities, interpersonal skills, communication skills, teamwork, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as HVAC & plumbing engineer for facilities, pump stations, treatment plants, and drainage structures.
• Perform design and review calculations of others and seal drawings and reports, understand basic HVAC and plumbing design principles and sign documents per the state board of Professional Engineers sealing regulations and industry standard of care.
• Ability to work independently and mentor junior staff.
• Maintain effective communication with client, client’s staff, regulatory agencies and within project teams.
• Participate in business development activities including engineering scope and fee preparation and proposal preparation.
• Eagerly, earnestly, and proactively seek answers and assistance necessary to perform tasks and meet deadlines within budget.
• Occasional travel to client sites.

Qualifications

Qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• 4+ years’ experience in Mechanical and/or Plumbing engineering.
• Texas or Georgia Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Key Skills and Attributes:

• Ability to self-direct and work on multiple assignments at once while meeting project deliverable dates and completing other task-driven assignments.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in HVAC and plumbing design per industry standards (ASHRAE, ASPE, IBC, NFPA).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Preferred:

• 6+ years’ experience in Mechanical/Plumbing engineering.
• Project management experience.
• Pump station and treatment plant HVAC/plumbing engineering experience.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in client-specific A/E standards and processes (federal UFCs and UFGS, city and state of employment processes).
• CxA certification and/or commissioning and energy efficiency services experience.

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package, we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,200+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

We recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we strive to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. As a Federal Contractor, Freese and Nichols is an equal employment, affirmative action employer.