Senior Healthcare Mechanical Project Engineer

Farnsworth Group; Champaign (IL); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Program

Job summary

Farnsworth Group is seeking a Mechanical Project Engineer - Healthcare to lead project-level mechanical design and coordination for hospitals and related facilities across the Midwest. You will work within a multidisciplinary team focusing on design execution, technical coordination, and mentoring junior staff under mechanical managers and senior technical leads.

Responsibilities include HVAC design, BIM coordination, field surveys, energy studies, and construction administration, with emphasis

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering; EIT required, PE or ability to obtain preferred.
• Typically 8–12+ years of experience in building mechanical design, including healthcare or complex institutional facilities.
• Experience serving as project-level mechanical engineer responsible for design production and multi-disciplinary coordination.
• Working knowledge of healthcare mechanical requirements and applicable codes/standards.
• Proficiency in HVAC design tools and Revit/BIM; Navisworks or similar coordination tools a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as project mechanical engineer on healthcare and institutional projects, managing day-to-day mechanical design delivery and coordination.
• Design HVAC and mechanical systems, including load calculations, equipment sizing, layouts, narratives, drawings, and specifications.
• Coordinate mechanical designs in BIM (Revit) with architecture, structural, electrical, plumbing, and technology disciplines.
• Perform field surveys and site investigations to document existing conditions and inform renovation or expansion work.
• Support energy and life-cycle cost evaluations in collaboration with senior staff.
• Assist with construction administration, including review of submittals and RFIs and site observations/punch lists.
• Apply and enforce applicable codes/standards (IMC, IBC, NFPA, ASHRAE, ASHRAE 170, NFPA 99, FGI) for projects in Illinois, Missouri, and neighboring jurisdictions.
• Provide guidance and QA redlines to designers and junior engineers; support project managers with scope, LOE, and schedule input.

Skills

EIT

PE preferred

HVAC design

Revit/BIM

Navisworks

Coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

EIT required

PE or ability to obtain preferred

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

Job description

Farnsworth Group is seeking a Mechanical Project Engineer - Healthcare to lead project-level mechanical design and coordination for hospitals and related facilities across the Midwest. You will work within a multidisciplinary team focusing on design execution, technical coordination, and mentoring junior staff under mechanical managers and senior technical leads.

Responsibilities include HVAC design, BIM coordination, field surveys, energy studies, and construction administration, with emphasis