Senior MEP Engineer: Lead Design & Construction

MP Engineers + Architects; New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

MP Engineers + Architects is looking for a Senior MEP Engineer with 7+ years of experience to lead mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design across commercial, residential, mixed-use, and facilities projects in New York.

You will guide projects from concept through construction administration, coordinating with architects and other engineers, reviewing drawings, calculations, and shop drawings, and ensuring code compliance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional MEP/building systems design experience.
• Experience across commercial, residential, mixed-use, and facilities projects.
• Proven ability to independently manage design assignments and lead multidisciplinary coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of MEP systems for diverse building types.
• Manage projects through all phases including conceptual design, DD, CD, permitting, and construction administration.
• Prepare and review drawings, specifications, calculations, equipment schedules, and reports.
• Perform HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and other building-system design calculations.
• Coordinate with architects, structural engineers, contractors, vendors, and other consultants.
• Conduct site surveys, existing-condition assessments, inspections, and observations.
• Review RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, and technical design issues.
• Perform QA/QC reviews of drawings, calculations, specifications, and deliverables.
• Ensure designs comply with NY/NJ codes, energy codes, ASHRAE, NFPA, and relevant standards.
• Provide mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers and designers.
• Participate in client meetings and communicate requirements, solutions, schedules, and decisions.
• Assist with project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and resource coordination.
• Support troubleshooting during construction and assist with closeout and commissioning.
• Identify opportunities for design improvements, value engineering, energy efficiency, and cost-effective solutions.

Skills

MEP design leadership

Project leadership

Client relationship management

Team coordination

QA/QC reviews

Code compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Plumbing Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit / Revit MEP

Navisworks

Bluebeam

HAP/TRACE

Job description

MP Engineers + Architects is looking for a Senior MEP Engineer with 7+ years of experience to lead mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design across commercial, residential, mixed-use, and facilities projects in New York.

You will guide projects from concept through construction administration, coordinating with architects and other engineers, reviewing drawings, calculations, and shop drawings, and ensuring code compliance.