HVAC Principal Design Engineer
Job Description
Provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge and leadership as described below. This position has oversight of a specific project area and acts as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases. This is a lead position on assigned projects performing engineering assignments of advanced complexity.
- Under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as a Supervising Lead providing guidance / supervision to other engineers and designers.
- Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements.
- Develop and review specifications and design criteria.
- Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment, and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity.
- Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors, and clients.
- Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures.
- Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost, and schedule baselines.
- Develop and review estimates, schedules and progress reports including effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting.
- Establish, control, and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts.
- Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations, and review of vendor submittals.
- Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests-for-information and field changes.
- Other duties as assigned.
Basic Job Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and minimum fifteen (15) years of work-related experience.
- Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards.
- Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors.
- Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job.
- Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards.
- Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes and guidelines.
- Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner.
- Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs.
- Significant experience providing Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services on large industrial projects.
- Proficiency executing large EPC projects utilizing engineering analysis, 3D modeling and 2D Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) automation tools in a multi-discipline environment.
Discipline Specific Job Requirements
- Advanced engineering knowledge in the design of Heating, Ventilation and Air- Conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Development of HVAC load calculations.
- Development of HVAC air flow diagrams and instrument diagrams.
- Development of HVAC system sequence of operation narratives.
- Sizing and specification of air handling units and other equipment.
- HVAC main duct and distribution duct sizing and routing.
- Development of black utility specifications (chiller, boiler, custom Air Handling Unit (AHU), air compressor and cooling tower) based upon sizing data provided by Process.
- Development of HVAC specifications.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional Engineer license.
- Experience with design of systems, structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) NQA-1.
- Advanced knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials.
- Demonstrated experience managing and leading large projects.
- Proficiency with project set-up, development of control-level schedules, progress reporting and project close-out.
- Practical field experience.
- Experience in EPC projects for the following industries: U.S Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agency; nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program; manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology.