Mechanical Design Engineer (HVAC)

The Buildings & Places Business Group provides building-focused architectural and engineering services to a variety of commercial, industrial, and institutional clients. We provide analysis, evaluation, plans, and design for facility projects that involve rehabilitation, expansion and new construction. We provide full A/E services to clients in the Transportation, Federal, Civic, Power, Water, and Industrial markets.

We are seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer (HVAC, Plumbing, and Fire Protection)in our Philadelphia, PA, Valley Forge, PA, or Marlton, NJ offices.  Candidate will be responsible for designing heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems; plumbing systems; fluid distribution systems; fire protection systems and site utilities.  Relevant experience may include LiDAR scanning and point cloud integration to BIM; REVIT family creation; systems design and applications; economic evaluations; life-cycle cost analyses; equipment selection; specifications authorship; construction estimating; construction administration; and commissioning of mechanical systems.  Projects involve public works, mass transit, commercial, educational, pharmaceutical, and federal facilities.  Experience with supervising employees, alternative delivery projects, and co-generation or compressed natural gas facility design as well as commissioning and sustainability certifications are a plus. 

As a Mechanical Engineer at Gannett Fleming, you will be providing technical support on design aspects on assigned projects.  The successful candidate must demonstrate creativity, foresight and mature engineering judgment in anticipating and solving problems.

Responsibilities will include:

• Design of building HVAC, plumbing, fire protection systems including calculations, layouts, sizing, equipment selections, specifications and coordination.
• Mentoring junior staff
• Lead and participate in meetings clients, state agencies, city agencies, utility service representatives and project teams.
• Deliver projects on time and within client budgets
• Deliver projects in compliance with client and company quality control procedures and engineering guidelines
• Daily interaction and collaboration on cross-functional teams across multiple disciplines
• Document work product in REVIT and manage mechanical family libraries.
• Construction administration services; on-site construction administration, shop drawing review, request for information response, as well as client meetings and coordination.
• Perform site visits, surveys/inspections to evaluate existing building mechanical systems.
• Participates in marketing efforts.
• Project and Task Management

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or Architectural Engineering with mechanical focus
• Licensed Professional engineer.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in the design of HVAC, Plumbing, and Fire Protection Systems systems.
• HVAC design skills including heating and cooling load and equipment performance (pumps, fans, compressors, boilers, chillers ) calculation routines and systems’ documentation and familiarity with ASHRAE Guidelines
• Plumbing design skills including water supply and drainage systems piping layouts and familiarity with ASPE Guidelines
• Fire Protection design skills including sprinkler layout and fire pump calculations.
• Knowledge of applicable codes.
• General knowledge base for Building Design and Building Services Coordination, mechanical (HVAC, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) systems layout within REVIT. Integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows in Mechanical system design.
• Proficient in the use of Office 365 applications.
• Excellent writing, oral communication, and presentation skills are required
• Effective interpersonal communications skills, a team-oriented disposition and work style, where cooperative work sharing and peer to peer mentoring is a daily habit.
• Personal inclination to learn and grow via internal training, external training and senior staff mentorship.
• Effective sales, marketing and presentation skills.

At Gannett Fleming TranSystems, we believe in improving the lives of the people we serve. We believe in innovation and social responsibility. We believe in the diversity of our team and the creative solutions they provide. We believe in embracing change and emerging technologies while maintaining an unmatched standard of quality. We believe in creating an environment where employees can thrive at home and at work. We believe in engaging our employees, building lasting relationships with our clients, and, in turn, making a difference in the world.

We offer a comprehensive benefits program, which includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance, our tax-deferred 401 (K) savings plan, and the opportunity to incentive compensation for eligible positions. We are committed to your personal growth and professional development, so we offer tuition reimbursement, access to internal and external training programs and support active participation in professional organizations.

Gannett Fleming TranSystems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property of Gannett Fleming TranSystems.

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Location: Valley Forge, PA, Marlton, NJ and or Philadelphia, PA
Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Employment Status: Full-Time
Salary Range:$100,000 - $140,000
Salary dependent upon experience and geographic location