Senior Mechanical Engineer

EXP; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

EXP is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the MEP Life Sciences & Healthcare team in San Diego. You will lead the Mechanical group, ensure design quality, and contribute to life‑cycle cost analyses and energy optimization for complex HVAC systems. Requirements include a Bachelor’s in HVAC/Mechanical Engineering, 8+ years of building HVAC experience, and REVIT MEP proficiency.

P.E. is preferred and OSHPD experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HVAC/Mechanical Engineering required or equivalent.
• Experience designing HVAC systems for Healthcare and Life Sciences.
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) preferred; OSHPD experience beneficial; REVIT MEP proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and direct junior mechanical staff to ensure design and quality standards are met.
• Perform QA/QC reviews of specifications, reports, code application, RFIs and submittals.
• Develop basis of design narratives and determine content of drawings and specs.
• Write new specifications sections and create new details for project needs.
• Perform life-cycle cost analyses and energy/cost calculations for HVAC systems.
• Travel to project sites to review progress and resolve issues within time and budget.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring staff

QA/QC

Life-cycle cost analyses

Energy cost calculations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HVAC/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

REVIT MEP

Job description

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments.

Senior Mechanical Engineer

In this role, you will be a part of the Mechanical team of the MEP Life Sciences & Healthcare projects, based in San Diego, California.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Be able to lead, mentor and direct less experienced mechanical staff on all of their responsibilities.
• Perform at a “responsible charge” level in regard to meeting EXP’s design and quality levels.
• Perform QA/QC review of specifications, reports, code application, RFI and submittal review, equipment selection, deliverables and drawings.
• QA/QC reviews of all calculations by designers and provide guidance and mentoring.
• Determine content of drawings and specs for less experienced staff in order to meet the scope of work.
• Review code related items with Designers and ensure compliance.
• Edit and develop basis of design narratives documenting project scope.
• Thorough understanding of psychometrics.
• Understand and apply concepts of CHW, HW, WSHP, variable & constant flow systems.
• Advance equipment selection and analysis – chillers, boilers, air terminals, cooling towers, HEPA filters, DX equipment, and water source heat pumps.
• Write new specifications sections, develop new details, as required for project needs.
• Write studies and reports for systems on projects.
• Perform life-cycle cost analyses, and energy/cost calculation for HVAC systems.
• Apply and modify appropriate controls diagrams for the project.
• Modify sequences of operation for air and water side equipment and systems.
• Meet with contractors during bid phase to review design details.
• Critically evaluate contractor pricing and cost estimates.
• Evaluate value engineering items with respect to EXP’s level of risk.
• Apply risk management procedures daily to minimize EXP’s and client’s exposure to problems.
• Travel to project sites to review progress of work and successfully solve problems within time & budget.
• Develop and monitor work plans.
• Manage work plans and deliverables on multiple projects within budgeted hours and guide Designers on management of task hours.

What Your Experience Looks Like

• Candidate should have an engineering bachelor’s degree in the field of HVAC/Mechanical Engineering with 8+ years of building HVAC and piping design experience.
• Experience in designing HVAC systems for Healthcare and Life Sciences.
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) preferred.
• OSHPD experience preferred.
• REVIT MEP Proficiency required.

Pay Range

The pay range for this role is $110,000 to $175,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

About Us

With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments. Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP’s predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.

Equal Opportunity Employer

EXP is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who fully and actively supports equal access for all people regardless of Race, Color, Sex, Religion, Gender, Age, National Origin, Veteran Status, Disability, Genetic Information or Testing, Family and Medical Leave, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression. Should you need any special accommodations, please feel free to contact us at [e-mail] and we will arrange for the most suitable accommodations based on your needs.