Plumbing Engineer/ Designer

Salas O'Brien; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Salas O’Brien is seeking a Plumbing Engineer/Designer to design plumbing systems for high-rise, hospitality, K-12, and commercial projects. You’ll conduct field investigations, size pipes, perform pressure loss calculations, and ensure code compliance.

You will collaborate with architects and engineers, coordinate with multiple disciplines, and help deliver documentation on schedule with attention to accuracy and quality.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of experience in plumbing design and construction.
• Solid understanding of plumbing systems layout, fixture selection, and equipment specifications.
• Comfortable with flow calculations, pipe routing, and fixture unit counts.
• Familiar with IPC/UPC codes, accessibility guidelines, and water/energy efficiency standards.
• Experience on healthcare, education, hospitality, or commercial projects.

Responsibilities

• Design domestic water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, natural gas, and medical gas systems for various facility types.
• Conduct field investigations to assess existing conditions and collect project data.
• Ensure quality control, scheduling, and delivery of plumbing design documents.
• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, and architectural teams.
• Perform pipe sizing, pressure loss calculations, equipment selection, and code compliance analysis.

Skills

Communication skills

Revit

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Job description

At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.

About Us

Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Job Summary

The Plumbing Engineer/Designer serves to design plumbing systems for buildings such as high-rise buildings, Hospitality projects, K-12 schools, retail/mixed-use spaces, and commercial spaces.

In this role, you will

• Design domestic water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, natural gas, and medical gas systems for various facility types
• Conduct field investigations to assess existing conditions and gather project data
• Ensure quality control, scheduling, and delivery of plumbing design documents
• Coordinate and communicate effectively with mechanical, electrical, and architectural teams
• Perform pipe sizing, pressure loss calculations, equipment selection, and code compliance analysis

You will be a great fit if

• You have demonstrated experience coordinating design with multiple disciplines and stakeholders
• You have 2 to 5 years of experience in plumbing design and construction
• You have a solid understanding of plumbing systems layout, fixture selection, and equipment specificationsYou are comfortable performing flow calculations, pipe routing, and fixture unit countsYou are familiar with applicable plumbing codes (IPC, UPC), accessibility guidelines, and water/energy efficiency standardsYou have experience working on healthcare, education, hospitality, or commercial projects

  Skills/Abilities

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for design and specifications
  • Proficiency in Revit
  • Ability to work collaboratively with architects, engineers, and contractors

  Location : Austin, TX or Remote

  Travel : Less than 10%

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  Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

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