Mechanical EngineerFreese and Nichols, Inc. is seeking a professional Mechanical Engineer to join our Facilities group. Our Mechanical and Plumbing team provides a wide variety of services to the water and wastewater industry, municipal, government, federal, educational facilities, commercial, and private practice clients.
As a mechanical engineer, you will leverage your technical experience to successfully execute and deliver projects from inception to successful start-up and turnover. In this role, you will work with multi-discipline and highly interactive teams to deliver study, design, and construction phase services to our clients. To be successful in this role, you should demonstrate strong leadership abilities, interpersonal skills, communication skills, teamwork, and organizational skills.Responsibilities:Serve as HVAC & plumbing engineer for facilities, pump stations, treatment plants, and drainage structuresPerform design and review calculations of others and seal drawings and reports, understand basic HVAC and plumbing design principles and sign documents per the state board of Professional Engineers sealing regulations and industry standard of careAbility to work independently and mentor junior staffMaintain effective communication with client, client's staff, regulatory agencies and within project teamsParticipate in business development activities including engineering scope and fee preparation and proposal preparationEagerly, earnestly, and proactively seek answers and assistance necessary to perform tasks and meet deadlines within budgetOccasional travel to client sitesQualifications and experience:Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)4+ years' experience in HVAC and/or Plumbing engineeringProfessional Engineer (PE) licenseAbility to self-direct and work on multiple assignments at once while meeting project deliverable dates and completing other task-driven assignmentsDemonstrated technical proficiency in HVAC and plumbing design per industry standards (ASHRAE, ASPE, IBC, NFPA)Excellent written and oral communication skillsPreferred:6+ years' experience in HVAC/ Plumbing engineeringProject management experiencePump station and treatment plant HVAC/plumbing engineering experienceDemonstrated technical proficiency in client-specific A/E standards and processes (federal UFCs and UFGS, city and state of employment processes)CxA certification and/or commissioning and energy efficiency services experience