Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Juncture; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Juncture seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer for a multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm focusing on HVAC, central plants, and energy studies for institutions. Hybrid role with offices in Greater Boston, NH, or southern Maine, and travel to client sites.

You will lead mechanical design across feasibility to construction, develop energy models, and guide decarbonization studies for campus projects. PE license preferred.

Qualifications

• BS in mechanical engineering.
• 7+ years designing HVAC systems for institutional and commercial buildings with leadership experience.
• Central plant and hydronic design or building energy modeling and lifecycle cost analysis.
• Experience with whole-building energy modeling and load calculations.
• PE license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design from feasibility to construction administration on large projects.
• Design heating and cooling plants and their distribution systems.
• Develop air-side systems and energy recovery strategies.
• Create load calculations and energy models and compare options by lifecycle cost.
• Write control sequences and guide building automation strategies.
• Lead decarbonization and electrification studies for campuses and institutions.
• Oversee projects pursuing LEED, Passive House, Living Building, or WELL certifications.
• Review work and mentor junior engineers and designers.
• Coordinate with architects, Owners, utilities, and contractors.
• Represent the mechanical discipline in client meetings and design reviews.

Skills

HVAC design

Project leadership

Central plant design

Energy modeling

Load calculations

Client coordination

Presenting to clients

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

BS in mechanical engineering

PE license preferred

Tools

IES VE

Trane TRACE

Carrier HAP

Job description

Our client is a multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm whose New England mechanical group designs heating, cooling, and ventilation systems for colleges and universities, hospitals, laboratories, and data centers. The group's work includes central plant and campus energy engineering: converting steam and high-temperature hot water plants to low-temperature heat pump systems, ground-source and water-source heat pump design, and the energy studies that lead up to those decisions.

The role

The Senior Mechanical Engineer runs mechanical design on the group's larger projects and serves as the technical lead on central plant and campus energy work. The position is hybrid and can sit in any of the firm's offices in Greater Boston, central New Hampshire, or southern Maine, with some travel to client sites.

What you would be doing

• Run mechanical design from feasibility studies and utility master plans through construction documents and construction administration
• Design heating and cooling plants and their distribution: hot water, steam, chilled water, ground-source heat exchange, and water-source and air-source heat pump systems
• Design air-side systems, including air handling with energy recovery, radiant heating and cooling, and spaces that need tight temperature and humidity control
• Build and check load calculations and whole-building energy models, and compare system options on life-cycle cost
• Write control sequences and set the building automation strategy for your projects
• Lead decarbonization and electrification studies for campus and institutional clients
• Carry the mechanical scope on projects pursuing LEED, Passive House, Living Building, or WELL certification
• Review the work of the engineers and designers on your projects and develop them
• Coordinate with architects, owners, utilities, and contractors
• Represent the mechanical discipline in client meetings and design reviews

What we are looking for

• BS in mechanical engineering
• 7 or more years designing HVAC systems for institutional and commercial buildings, with experience leading project teams
• Depth in central plant and hydronic system design, or in building energy modeling and life-cycle cost analysis
• Working proficiency in a whole-building energy modeling and load calculation platform (IES VE, Trane TRACE, Carrier HAP, or similar)
• PE license preferred
• Comfortable presenting to clients and coordinating across disciplines
• Able to carry several projects at once