Sr Project Engineer - Mechanical

HNTB; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead design efforts on infrastructure projects. You will guide design development, coordinate with team members, and deliver complete mechanical solutions from concept through construction close-out.

Responsibilities include developing scope of work, managing budgets, and mentoring team members. Proficiency in HVAC, plumbing, and fire life safety systems is required; PE license is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or higher with relevant experience.
• Master's degree with relevant experience is favorable.
• PhD in Engineering with relevant experience is acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design efforts from concept to final construction close-out.
• Coordinate design development and provide technical direction to project teams.
• Complete mechanical designs with minimal direction and ensure quality.
• Write technical reports and create presentations of findings.
• Communicate results effectively in meetings and presentations.

Skills

Mechanical design

Team leadership

Client communication

Mentoring

Load analysis

Duct design

Piping systems

Engineering leadership

PE license

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Revit

AutoCAD

BlueBeam

Job description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design efforts on a variety of projects from concept to final construction close-out
• Coordinate design development and provide technical direction to project team members
• Completes mechanical designs with minimal direction
• Writes technical reports and creates presentations of findings (samples may be requested)
• Strong communication of results in presentations and meetings

What You'll Do

• Uses senior-level technical expertise to consider broad range of engineering solutions.
• Responsible for the discipline-specific planning, work distribution, and leadership and adherence to the schedule, and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Develops scope of work and level of effort and manages adherence to scope and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects within discipline.
• Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team's work within the technical discipline.
• Provides technical guidance and mentoring to team members to achieve overall project objectives on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Coordinates technical aspects of the project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Leads discipline delivery on larger, multi-disciplinary projects. Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Assists with coordination and planning of schedules, hours, and distribution of work for other disciplines on multi-discipline projects on complex or unusual engineering projects
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience, or
• Master's degree in Engineering and 7 years of relevant experience, or
• PhD in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring

• Independently identifies and analyzes mechanical design issues, including: alternatives analysis and life cycle analysis
• Capable of representing the team to our clients
• Coordinates preparation of design details, plans, and drawings within HVAC, plumbing and fire life safety systems
• Conducts load analysis and duct design for HVAC systems including code compliance and equipment selection
• Performs calculations and hydraulic analyses related to fluid flow within piping systems
• Prepares process and instrumentation diagrams for control systems including control sequence of operations for pumping and ventilation systems
• Perform design reviews and quality assurance/control

What We Prefer

• 10 years of relevant experience
• Professional Engineering license (PE) in Mechanical Engineering
• Experience with Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, BlueBeam.

Locations: Oakland, CA, San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA

The approximate pay range for the California San Francisco Bay Area is $137,981.08 - $215,816.57. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual's qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Engineering Group