
Entry Level Mechanical Engineer
Job description
As a Mechanical Engineer for projects, you will be required to work with other building engineering staff to efficiently develop building HVAC, Plumbing, and Fire Protection system designs. In addition, the Building Mechanical Engineer coordinates with Project Managers, Architects, Engineers and Designers from other disciplines on their project teams to coordinate the designs of the project’s systems. The Mechanical Engineer will also create 3-D Revit models and produce construction documents of building HVAC, Plumbing, and Fire Protection systems.
You will be required to:
- Exhibit excellent problem-solving skills, able to find creative, innovative solutions to challenges.
- Have excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills, and is sensitive situations where it is necessary to effectively communicate and coordinate with others
- Be able to be delegated to
- Have excellent teamwork skills
- Be effective at handling multiple tasks
- Be able to quickly adapt to changes
- Demonstrate a high standard of professionalism and customer service
- Be an ambassador of the firm to the public
Specifically, you will be required to:
- Clearly communicate design recommendations to our clients, project teams, construction contractors and vendors in presentations, meetings, via email and phone as necessary
- Work independently or as part of a team on projects with other technical staff to develop the mechanical systems designs that are needed, assuring that the work is accurate and coordinated, and that the quality assurance measures have been followed.
- Provide timely services that meet the needs of the clients and the overall project schedule requirements.
- Able to work within a project team to efficiently produce project 3-D Revit models and construction documents of building mechanical systems
- Will back check your own work to assure accuracy
- Able to implement and utilize project specific model and drawing standards
- Can effectively coordinate work with other project team members
- Participate in mechanical department standard development and maintenance
- Assist the work of other engineers and designers as a design Engineer to generate project deliverables.
Requirements and Preferences
- Applicants should have a minimum of a BS in Mechanical Engineering, have taken or plan to take the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, and desires obtaining their PE license. A Professional Engineering license is expected once the required years of experience have been obtained.
Qualifications
Education
Preferred
Bachelors or better in Mechanical Engineering.
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred
Professional Engineer
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Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and technical services firm focused on advancing the human experience through the built environment. Our team is engineered for impact™, helping clients achieve critical goals, advancing our team members through growth and opportunity, and operating at the center of important global issues, including sustainability and decarbonization. We are a top firm as ranked by Engineering News-Record and Consulting-Specifying Engineer, and we have appeared for over a decade on the Inc. 5000 list of North America’s fastest-growing private companies.