Mechanical Principal

EXP; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

EXP is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead HVAC/piping design for the Buildings sector in San Francisco or Walnut Creek, CA. You will oversee multi-project work plans, coordinate with integrated teams, and mentor designers to deliver high-quality engineering solutions.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in HVAC/Mechanical Engineering, 15+ years of building HVAC experience, and a PE is preferred; REVIT MEP proficiency is required.

Qualifications

• Engineering Bachelor's degree in HVAC/Mechanical Engineering.
• 15+ years of building HVAC and piping design experience.
• Experience with Science/Technology, Life Sciences or Healthcare projects.
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify, research, and qualify RFPs/RFQs and upcoming projects for go/no go potential.
• Direct and lead submittals in response to RFPs/RFQs.
• Manage existing and develop new client relationships.
• QA/QC reviews of all calculations by designers, and provide guidance and mentoring.
• Understand and apply concepts of CHW, HW, WSHP, variable & constant flow systems.

Skills

HVAC design

Project management

Leadership

Mentoring staff

Education

Bachelor's degree in HVAC/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

REVIT MEP

Job description

Job Description

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Job Description

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Are you ready to design your future?

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Your work environment at EXP

In this role, you will be a part of the MEP team, of the Buildings sector (Science/Technology & Life Sciences projects), based in San Francisco, California or Walnut Creek, California.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Identify, research, and qualify RFP/ RFQ’s and upcoming projects for go/no go potential
• Direct and lead submittals in response to RFP/ RFQ’s.
• Manage existing and develop new client relationships
• Perform at a ‘responsible charge’ level; meeting exp’s design and quality levels
• Manage work plans and deliverables on multiple projects within budgeted hours
• Work with project team and clients to meet scheduled project milestones on multiple projects
• Apply risk management procedures daily to minimize exp’s and client’s exposure to problems
• Understand MEP/FP work planning and manage design process to the available hours in work plan
• Understand proper scope of MEP/FP SD, DD, CD level documents – and deliver appropriate documentation
• Coordinates with other disciplines (MEP/FP, architectural, structural, etc)
• Edit and develop scope of work narratives (SD narrative, basis of design, etc)
• Develop equipment room sizes during SD and DD phases
• Thorough knowledge of Mechanical/Electrical codes
• Advanced equipment selection and analysis (generators, UPS units, chillers, boilers)
• Be able to direct and mentor designer level staff on all of their responsibilities on a daily basis
• QA/QC reviews of all calculations by designers, and provide guidance and mentoring
• Understand and apply concepts of CHW, HW, WSHP, variable & constant flow systems.
• Advance equipment selection and analysis – chillers, boilers, air terminals, cooling towers, HEPA filters, DX equipment, and water source heat pumps.

What Your Experience Looks Like

• Candidate should have an engineering Bachelor's degree in the field of HVAC/Mechanical Engineering with15+ years of building HVAC and piping design experience.
• Experience in designing HVAC systems for Science/Technology, Life Sciences or Healthcare projects.
• Experience with Project Management and leading multidisciplinary team projects
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) preferred.
• REVIT MEP Proficiency required.

The pay range for this role is $160,000 to $200,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

About Us

Our story

With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments.

Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP’s predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.

What Makes Us Different

The passion, enthusiasm, diversity and industry-leading capabilities of our employees make us who we are. We’re committed to providing a challenging work environment that cultivates career growth, encourages creativity and rewards excellence.

About The Team

EXP is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who fully and actively supports equal access for all people regardless of Race, Color, Sex, Religion, Gender, Age, National Origin, Veteran Status, Disability, Genetic Information or Testing, Family and Medical Leave, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression.

Should you need any special accommodations, please feel free to contact us at [e-mail] and we will arrange for the most suitable accommodations based on your needs.