Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Southland Industries; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with 50% company match (no

cap) and immediate 100% vesting

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Annual bonus program

Life and disability insurance

Pre-tax flexible spending plans

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays, vacation, and personal/

Training and professional development

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Southland Industries is seeking an experienced engineer to lead, evaluate, design, and engineer projects and systems to specification on new design/build and rehabilitation projects. You will provide ongoing technical guidance and resolve engineering issues as needed.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and a PE license, with 8+ years of experience including leadership. Expertise in fire suppression, HVAC, plumbing and the ability to read complex plans is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field is required.
• PE License is required.
• 8+ years of experience including lead experience.
• Strong knowledge of fire suppression, HVAC, plumbing systems.
• Ability to read complex mechanical and plumbing plans.
• Excellent verbal and written communication including with clients and contractors.
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills.
• Proficient in CAD and Microsoft Office products including Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead and design projects and systems per specifications.
• Serve as design professional at project team design meetings.
• Prepare complex preliminary redline designs for estimating.
• Perform advanced calculations (heating/cooling loads, equipment sizing, friction and hydraulic calculations).
• Conduct site inspections to ensure construction complies with design documents.
• Supervise junior engineers in HVAC, fire protection or other systems design.

Skills

Public speaking

Communication skills

Leadership

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

CAD

Microsoft Excel

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

• 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.

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/).

Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are an 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).

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