Plumbing Designer

SSOE; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Bonus program

Ownership opportunities

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

SSOE is seeking a Mechanical Designer with Plumbing and Fire Protection experience to support Commercial, Education, Aviation, and Healthcare projects. The role is hybrid, requiring three days in the Birmingham or Huntsville, AL offices and frequent collaboration with engineers and stakeholders.

You will design and coordinate piping and fire protection systems using Revit and AutoCAD, participate in multi-discipline teams, and travel as needed to meet project goals.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in engineering or architecture.
• Minimum nineteen years related designer experience.
• Proficiency in REVIT.
• Experience with AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical design and 3D Revit support for projects.
• Coordinate with design team and engineers to meet budget and schedule.
• Design piping systems including compressed air and medical gas.
• Develop fire protection layouts (wet/dry/clean agent).
• Collaborate with clients and project team; travel as needed.

Skills

REVIT proficiency

AutoCAD experience

Piping design

Fire protection design

Medical gas

Education

Associate degree in engineering/architecture

Certified Plumbing Designer

Tools

Navisworks

PIPE-FLO

ACC

Autodesk Revit

Job description

Job Locations: US-AL-Birmingham | US-AL-Huntsville

ID: 2026-4023

Category: Designers

Type: Full Time

Overview

At SSOE, you will engage with an innovation-driven culture where integrated delivery across architectural, structural, MEP, process, civil, and automation disciplines fuels impactful industrial and complex commercial projects worldwide. We are seeking a Mechanical Designer with experience in Plumbing and Fire Protection design in the Commercial, Education, Aviation, and Healthcare industries.

Career advancement paths are clearly defined, enabling you to grow your technical and leadership capabilities while contributing to projects that shape critical infrastructure. SSOE's commitment to social responsibility, safety, and integrity ensures your work promotes sustainable, safe, and resilient built environments.

AI and Innovation

As part of our commitment to innovation, all team members will be trained on Microsoft Copilot and empowered to use it as a core tool in their everyday work.

Responsibilities

The following duties are typical of the position but are not all encompassing. Responsibilities include those required to deliver quality service on schedule and within budget in a team environment. This position is a hybrid model that will require commuting to our Birmingham or Huntsville, AL office 3 days a week.

• Provide mechanical design and 3D Revit support for multiple projects in the Commercial, Healthcare, and Education industries.
• Interprets, organizes, executes, and coordinates assignments with the overall responsibility for budget and schedule adherence, quality control and inter-discipline coordination.
• Responsible for creating, influencing, and finalizing designs involving plumbing systems including but not limited to domestic cold and hot water systems, sanitary and vent systems, natural gas systems, compressed air systems, fire protection systems including but not limited to sprinkler systems (wet and dry type), and clean agent systems.
• Will work with the design team, Engineers, Project Managers, Clients, and other stakeholders on specific assigned objectives, complex features, and aid in deriving possible solutions to unusual problems.
• Coordinates with the project engineer for design guidance as required.
• Coordinate needs, designs, and develops an understanding with other design disciplines (Civil, Architectural, Structural, Electrical, etc.) for design package needs.
• Serves as a job captain on single discipline projects.
• May devise new approaches and solutions to problems encountered and communicate them to the team.
• Performs field verifications / site walks to identify, verify, resolve, and incorporate solutions into design packages. May troubleshoot design problems in the field during construction.
• Completes design work on engineering/architectural projects ranging from small to large scope.
• Reviews project construction submittals for conformance with the contract documents.
• May represent the firm in meetings and conferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate a project.
• Travel required
• Valid driver's license required.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary: $95,000 - $125,000/year depending on location, education, experience, and certifications.
• Bonus and Incentives: Based on experience, you will be eligible for our annual target bonus/incentive program derived from company and individual performance and goals.
• Ownership Opportunities: SSOE offers ownership opportunities to all employees at the Associate level and above. This position will provide you with the opportunity to become a shareholder of SSOE. As an employee-owned firm, being a shareholder provides an additional level of earnings and investment to our group of owners.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401K retirement savings plan (with company matching), professional development and training, generous PTO, and paid holidays.

Additional Perks

• Dynamic Culture: Experience a supportive culture where you're an essential and highly valued member of our vibrant team.
• Exciting Projects: Work on thrilling projects from inception to completion and engage directly with some of the most innovative clients globally.
• Continuous Learning: Embrace a culture of perpetual learning where curiosity is celebrated, innovative ideas are welcomed, and your career growth aspirations are fully supported.
• Career Stability: A diversity of market sectors, project types, and geographic locations that help insulate your career from economic ups and downs.
• Career Advancement: Embark on a structured career journey with abundant opportunities for growth and advancement.
• Holistic Compensation: A holistic approach to compensation and benefits that supports your physical and mental health, encourages work-life balance, and empowers your career advancement and financial success.

SSOE - The Best of Both Worlds

At SSOE, our growth trajectory allows us to offer the opportunities normally associated with a large firm while embracing the collaborative and supportive culture often found in smaller firms. As a member of the SSOE team, you will work on exciting and diverse projects for Fortune 100 clients around the globe, supported by the best technology for the task at hand. You will experience our employee-centric culture that strives to offer a healthy balance, flexible working arrangements, direct access to leadership at all levels, and a mindset of continuous learning. Once you experience the SSOE difference, you'll understand the why behind our metrics:

• 28% - of our employees have been with SSOE for 10 years or more.
• 15% - percentage of employees with tenure exceeding 15 years.
• 99% - our CEO's approval rating on Glassdoor.
• 98% - portion of our clients who say they would recommend us to a colleague.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in the engineering or architectural fields preferred.
• Minimum nineteen (19) years related designer experience with former employer(s).
• Experience with the design and specification of various types of piping systems such as compressed air and medical gas.
• Experience with Fire Protection design (wet, dry, clean agent, etc.) and domestc cold and hot water, sanitary and vent.
• Certified Plumbing Designer preferred
• Proficiency in REVIT required.
• Experience working with AutoCAD is required. Experience with Navisworks, PIPE-FLO or similar hydraulic modeling software is a plus.
• Experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) preferred.
• Working knowledge of International Building Codes, ASHRAE Standards, ASPE Standards, and NFPA Standards.
• Experience in Commercial, Education, Aviation, and Healthcare projects, mainly.