Job Description:

Our client currently has an exciting Mechanical Engineer opening in Jacksonville, FL. The Mechanical Engineer will primarily support the firm's US Post Office program, which consists of a wide range of project types, for the federal government, across the country. This person will be responsible design and engineering efforts. They will perform project related responsibilities including facility assessments, feasibility studies, scope and criteria development, specifications, design, construction administration, and cost estimates. This position also includes the review of installation of mechanical systems for compliance with construction documents and other field support during construction.

Job Duties:

• Oversee heating-ventilation-cooling systems and plumbing systems upgrades/changes/repairs on US post office buildings across the country.
• Coordinate with other disciplines and work in a team environment.
• Prepare engineering drawings and technical specifications for various types of projects
• Perform engineering studies, load calculations, life cycle costing and energy modeling, detailed design documents & specifications, and project cost estimates
• Provide installation support services.
• Develop system designs and sizes equipment, develop technical specifications
• Prepare proposals, estimate, scope jobs, plan, and budget.
• Control and/or review all project forecasts, schedules, cost estimates and reports. Responsible for quality control over the complete project.
• Work on concurrent projects.
• Provide technical leadership on design team
• Perform all work in a safe and responsible manner, in accordance with the Health and Safety Plan.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) Registration in Florida preferred
• 5 - 15 years relevant work experience, including HVAC and Plumbing engineering and project management experience.
• LEED AP and/or Commissioning credentials are a plus
• REVIT, AutoCAD, Inventor and Solidworks skills preferred
• Specification writing skills required.
• Strong written and oral presentation skills
• Experience in a variety of project types, scale, and complexity. Judicial, Municipal, Educational, Transit, Aviation, and/or Federal Project experience is preferred
• Experience working on concurrent projects, collaborating with multiple design disciplines, and technical production project experience.
• Ability to visit and safely traverse construction and project sites and complying with all applicable safety codes and requirements.

Employee Value:

• Opportunity to step into a well-established portfolio, with a tremendous backlog, while helping to build a new office in Jacksonville.
• Our client is an award-winning architecture and engineering firm. Consistently ranked as one of ENR's Top 150 U.S. Design Firms
• Multidisciplinary/Full Service firm with the staff and capabilities to provide engineering and architectural design services, construction management, surveying, right-of-way acquisition and materials testing. Professional Staff includes Architects, Landscape Architects, Mechanical, Electrical, Structural and Civil Engineers, as well as professional Surveyors, Construction Inspectors and Soil Scientists.
• Been in business for over 100 years, growing from 2 employees to 800 employees, located in 28 offices.
• Family-owned business. Large enough to do large scale projects, but still feels like a family culture. Their work environment is very collaborate, leaders expect input from everyone, and they work together to make decisions.
• Diverse portfolio of projects: Corrections, Judicial, Public Safety, Transit, Education, Water/Wastewater, Municipal facilities.
• 80% of the work is public, so they are insulated from the impacts of a recession. Historically, they have grown during recessions.

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