Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer

Loring Consulting Engineers, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Loring Consulting Engineers, Inc. in New York City is seeking a Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer for its Healthcare Group.

You will design plumbing, medical gas, and fire protection systems for healthcare facilities and develop drawings and specifications with the project team. The role requires a Mechanical Engineering degree and 3–5 years of building project experience, with AutoCAD and Revit proficiency and knowledge of building codes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited four-year program.
• 3–5 years of professional experience on commercial, healthcare, or institutional projects.
• At least 3 years designing plumbing and fire protection systems.
• Strong AutoCAD and Revit capabilities.
• Knowledge of NYC/ national plumbing, fire, and building codes.
• Experience with lab, healthcare, S&T, and medical gas is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop drawings and specification documents with project teams.
• Design plumbing, medical gas, and fire protection systems and develop initial concepts.
• Perform system design calculations for water, gas, medical gases, and sanitary loads.
• Select equipment and prepare contract drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate with other engineers and architects; attend meetings with clients.
• Attend site visits and generate field observation reports.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Initiative

Education

Baccalaureate degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Microsoft Office

Job description

JOBID#NY-HC-PFP-03

The Company

Loring Consulting Engineers, Inc. is an award-winning consulting engineering firm headquartered in New York City that delivers smart, sustainable, and energy-efficient solutions for prestigious healthcare, academic, and cultural institutions, as well as federal, state, and local public agencies. Founded in 1956, the company has grown to more than 200 staff across offices in the U.S., Canada, and Jamaica and have worked on over 12,500 projects worldwide (e.g., World Trade Center, New York University, JFK International Airport, Mount Sinai, etc.). We are looking for new members to join our collaborative environment and make a difference on impactful projects.

The Team

Our Healthcare Group is seeking a driven and detail-oriented Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer with proven interest in building design. Working closely with our clients, the Healthcare Group focuses on building-system solutions for hospitals, medical clinics, outpatient centers, labs, and other healthcare facilities.

Responsibilities

• Work with project team to develop drawings and specification documents.
• Design plumbing, medical gas, and fire protection systems, including development of initial plumbing concepts.
• Perform system design calculations for domestic water, natural gas, medical gases, sanitary/sewer load calculations.
• Select equipment for use in building systems.
• Prepare contract drawings detailing the designed systems.
• Report writing and specification preparation.
• Coordinate work with engineers of other disciplines and architects.
• Attend meetings and communicate with clients to establish their needs and discuss design issues with them.
• Correspond with the necessary utility companies to coordinate necessary incoming services.
• Attend construction meetings and correspond with contractors and design team to solve construction issues.
• Review RFIs and submittals of all plumbing related items in construction.
• Attend Site visits and produce field observation reports.
• Review finalized construction and provide punchlists of open items.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited 4-year institution.
• 3-5 years of professional experience in commercial, healthcare, or institutional building projects.
• At least 3 years of current experience designing plumbing and fire protection systems.
• Strong AutoCAD and Revit capabilities.
• Strong fundamental understanding of national and/or New York City plumbing, fire and building codes.
• Lab, Healthcare, S&T, and medical gas experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong Analytical and quantitative skills, and a demonstrated capability for analysis and strategic thinking.
• Strong initiative—the willingness and ability to succeed in a collaborative, team-based environment.
• Ability to multi-task with multiple projects in order to meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible way, both verbally and in writing.

The salary range for this position will be between $100,000-115,000. This is a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this position. Actual base salary will vary and will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, skills, licensure, location and other business and organizational needs. Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. At Loring, we offer a competitive benefits package, and eligibility for discretionary incentives based on position, which are determined by company and individual performance.

Loring Consulting Engineers, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a workplace free of discrimination. Loring provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, ancestry or citizenship status, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.