Sr. Refrigeration Designer

LHH; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and architectural firm in Phoenix, AZ seeks a Senior Refrigeration Design Engineer. This on-site role requires at least 5 years of commercial refrigeration design experience, focusing on load calculations and CO2 systems. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership and communication skills, and must be proficient with CAD tools like Revit and AutoCAD. Salary ranges from $110-140k annually.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial refrigeration design.
• Current working knowledge of discipline-specific codes and building codes.
• Ability to meet fast-paced deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate whole commercial refrigeration systems for condition, capacity, and efficiency.
• Perform refrigeration load calculations as needed.
• Generate refrigeration designs compliant with local and state codes.

Skills

Refrigeration load calculations

CO2 Transcritical systems

Leadership skills

Communication skills

CAD programs proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

Overview

LHH Recruitment Solutions has an opening for a Senior Refrigeration Design Engineer for our client in the Phoenix, AZ area. This direct hire role allows you to expand your engineering career within a fast-paced engineering and architectural firm in the commercial construction industry. This on-site position requires a minimum of 5 years of current experience in a commercial refrigeration design role, and candidates must have a strong background with load calculations and CO2 Transcritical systems in a commercial capacity.

Salary range: $110-140k annually. This range is provided by LHH. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate whole commercial refrigeration systems (primarily parallel compression "racks") for condition, capacity, and efficiency.


• Survey existing systems, maintain pertinent system architecture information, model numbers, condition, etc.


• Perform refrigeration load calculations as needed.


• Arrange loads on appropriate compressor suction groups as needed.


• Calculate compressor and condenser capacity and select new equipment as needed/required.


• Understand alternate system types and be able to specify such as condensing units, distributed systems, secondary pumped systems.


• Be willing and able to learn about new system types such as CO2 Transcritical systems.


• Generate refrigeration designs in compliance with all applicable local and state codes.


• Generate refrigeration designs in compliance with owner specifications and design guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering.


• Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial refrigeration design.


• Current working knowledge of discipline specific codes and other building codes.


• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.


• Good leadership skills to educate client.


• Meet with the project team to discuss the schedule, budget, phasing, site issues, and design review issues.


• Review preliminary and final design with other disciplines for function, clearances and coordination.


• Client contact.


• Perform quality assurance on projects in coordination with technical manager or project engineer.


• Set high standards, professional integrity and seek the interests of the company and client.


• Ability to meet fast-paced deadlines.


• Demonstrate exceptional leadership skills, utilization of situational leadership, servant leadership and the creation of a vision for the department.


• Proven management and leadership skills.


• Proven knowledge of engineering calculations, layout, and design of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection and Structural/Architectural.


• Experience in collaboration with mechanical, structural, electrical, instrumentation, HVAC, Geotech, survey, etc. internally and externally.


• Proven proficiency in using CAD programs – Revit, AutoCAD.

Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level


• Employment type: Full-time


• Job function: Engineering and Design


• Industries: Building Construction, Design Services, and Architecture and Planning