Senior Plumbing Engineering Designer

Woolpert, Inc.; Fairview Heights (IL); On-site; USD 118,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Freedom to Work program

Principal program

Flexible paid time off

Career development

Health, life, vision, and dental

Job summary

Woolpert, Inc. in the United States is seeking a senior plumbing engineer with deep expertise to design, coordinate, and deliver complex plumbing systems for a variety of projects.

You will lead BIM-based design, ensure code compliance, and guide junior engineers through schematic to construction administration. This role emphasizes mentoring, QA/QC, schedule tracking, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, with opportunities to influence standards and practice while advancing in a global

Qualifications

• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in plumbing engineering and design.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with IPC, UPC, IFGC, NFPA, and other applicable industry, federal, state, and local codes, design standards, and regulations, including applicable Florida codes and local design requirements.
• Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, and BIM-based design and coordination or directing Revit designers for preparing construction documents.
• Demonstrated experience incorporating sustainable design practices, LEED principles, and water conservation strategies into plumbing system designs.
• Expert verbal and written communication skills for both internal and external relationships.
• Able to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries from clients, regulatory agencies, and members of the business community.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize workload, and meet project schedules and deadlines.
• Willing to travel to project sites or offices, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and generate models, plans, details, and drawings of plumbing systems, including domestic and industrial water, sanitary, storm, gas, and specialty piping systems and components in accordance with applicable codes, standards, and BIM requirements.
• Lead plumbing design for complex commercial, residential, healthcare, mission-critical, industrial, and other project types from schematic design and space planning through construction administration and coordination with other disciplines.
• Present design approaches and coordinate effectively with other disciplines, consultants, contractors, and client teams.
• Perform QA/QC reviews of plumbing designs, BIM models, calculations, and project deliverables.
• Develop technical guidance for plumbing systems and maintain plumbing design standards, best practices, and engineering procedures.
• Provide technical direction, mentorship, and technical skill advancement to plumbing engineers and designers, ensuring high-quality deliverables, technical consistency, and effective project execution.
• Track project progress, including scope, and schedule.

Skills

Plumbing engineering

Project leadership

Communication

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

BIM coordination

Job description

At Woolpert, you'll do work that matters.

Position Overview

As a leading global architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm, we help clients solve complex challenges that shape communities, strengthen critical infrastructure, advance technology, and improve the world around us. Here, you’ll collaborate across disciplines, tackle meaningful projects, and build a career defined by growth, opportunity, and impact.

What You Will Do:

• Design, develop, and generate models, plans, details, and drawings of plumbing systems, including domesticand industrialwater, sanitary, storm, gas, and specialty piping systemsand componentsin accordance withapplicable codes, standards, and BIM requirements.
• Lead plumbing design for complex commercial, residential, healthcare, mission-critical, industrial, and other project typesfrom schematic design and space planning through construction administration and coordinationwith other disciplines.
• Present design approaches and coordinate effectively with other disciplines, consultants, contractors, and client teams.
• Perform QA/QC reviews of plumbing designs, BIM models, calculations, and project deliverables.
• Develop technical guidance for plumbing systemsandmaintainplumbing design standards, best practices, and engineering procedures.
• Provide technicaldirection,mentorship, andtechnical skill advancementto plumbing engineers anddesigners,ensuring high-quality deliverables, technical consistency, and effective project execution.
• Track project progress, including scope, and schedule.

What You Will Bring:

• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in plumbing engineering and design.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experiencewithIPC, UPC, IFGC, NFPA, and other applicable industry, federal, state, and local codes,designstandards, and regulations, includingapplicableFlorida codes andlocaldesign requirements.
• Proficiencywith Revit, AutoCAD, and BIM-based design and coordinationor directing Revit designers for preparing construction documents.
• Demonstrated experience incorporating sustainable design practices, LEED principles, and water conservation strategies into plumbing system designs.
• Expert verbal and written communication skills for both internal and external relationships.
• Able to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries from clients, regulatory agencies, and members of the business community.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize workload, and meet project schedules and deadlines.
• Willing to travel to project sites or offices, as needed.

Benefits You Will Love

Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you’ll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

• Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!

Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting your Recruiter

Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Pay Range $118,200 — $147,800 USD