Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Southland Industries; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with 50% company match

100% paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid parental leave

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

A leading MEP company in Houston, Texas, seeks an experienced Engineering Lead to oversee project design and compliance. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and PE License, along with 8+ years of experience. Responsibilities include providing conceptual designs, performing site inspections, and supervising less-experienced engineers. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan, medical insurance, and professional development opportunities, making it an attractive workplace for engineering professionals.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience, including leadership experience.
• Excellent knowledge of systems design.
• Ability to read complex mechanical and plumbing plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead and design projects according to specifications.
• Perform complex calculations such as heating and cooling loads.
• Supervise and guide less-experienced engineers.

Skills

Project design

HVAC knowledge

Fire protection systems

Plumbing understanding

Communication skills

Public speaking

CADD software

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

PE License

Job description

Position Summary

Lead, evaluate, design, and engineer projects and systems to specification on projects ranging from new design/build to rehabilitation of existing facilities and systems. Provide ongoing technical guidance and engineering issue resolution as needed.

Position Details

• Provides conceptual design for specific projects
• Serves as design professional at project team design meetings
• Prepares complex preliminary redline design layouts for estimating
• Performs more complex calculations for a project, such as heating/cooling loads, equipment selection and sizing, friction loss calculations, hydraulic calculations, etc.
• Performs site inspections to determine compliance with construction documents and resolves design issues during construction phase
• Supervises less-experienced engineers in performing HVAC, fire protection or other system design and documents production of small and large projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
• PE License required
• 8+ years of experience, including lead experience
• Excellent knowledge of applicable systems design, such as fire suppression, HVAC, plumbing, etc., as well as general understanding of system operations.
• Ability to read complex mechanical and plumbing plans
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to communicate with all levels of employees, clients and general contractors
• Strong public speaking/presentation skills
• Excellent computer skills, including CADD and Microsoft Office Products, including as Excel

Benefits

As a 100% employee-owned company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family:

• 401(k) plan with 50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
• Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
• Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
• Disability income protection insurance
• Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
• Training/professional development opportunities and company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
• Wellness benefits

About Southland Industries

As one of the nation’s largest MEP companies, Southland Industries is built on the foundation of great people. Since 1949, we have put our people first, enabling growth, professional achievement, and innovation. If you want to join a fast-paced environment where you’re engaged, challenged, and valued, apply now to join our dynamic team.

To learn more about careers at Southland, explore our career opportunities (https://southlandind.foleon.com/experienced-professionals/brochure/), follow us on social media (https://www.linkedin.com/company/22132/?trk=tyah), and check out our website (https://southlandind.com/).

Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing our employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Southland Industries are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, family care or medical leave status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Southland Industries will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Contingent Employment: All employment offers are contingent upon successful drug tests, background checks, and professional reference checks. Roles that include driving as an essential job duty will be required to have a successful Motor Vehicle Record check (MVR). We are not able to offer sponsorship of employment at this time.

External Agency Announcement: Its Southland Industries' policy not to accept candidate submissions from recruiting agencies without an active and authorized work order. Candidate ownership can only be established after a bona fide work order is issued by a member of the Southland Industries Talent Acquisition team and the candidate is appropriately submitted through our Applicant Tracking System (ATS).