What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plumbing Design Intern position at DBR?
HIRING A PLUMBING DESIGN INTERN IN HOUSTON AND DALLAS
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Assessing, understanding, and planning utility requirements for building plumbing systems.
- Routing piping for drainage waste and vent (DWV) and specialty drainage systems.
- Routing piping for domestic hot and cold-water systems.
- Routing piping for building storm systems.
- Routing piping for building fuel gas systems.
- Tallying drainage fixture units (DFUs) and water supply fixture units (WSFUs) for use in sizing the associated drainage and water piping inside a building.
- Calculating roof areas and applying local rainfall rates for use in sizing the associated roof drains and storm piping inside a building.
- Tallying equipment and appliance fuel gas demands and calculating total equivalent system length for use in sizing fuel gas piping inside a building.
- Researching and reading model plumbing codes, building codes, and local code amendments as they apply to building projects and plumbing systems.
- Calculating domestic hot water needs, water pressure needs, and similar for use in sizing water heaters, pumps, and similar equipment.
- Assisting with space planning for central equipment and infrastructure related to building plumbing and fire protection systems.
- Preparing and/or assisting with the preparation of plumbing plans, riser diagrams, details, notes, and schedules utilizing AutoCAD and Revit MEP.
- Helping to select and schedule plumbing specialties, fixtures and trim.
- Multi-task as necessary across multiple ongoing design projects to coordinate with other disciplines and meet deadlines and client expectations in a professional and timely fashion.
- Communicate clearly and effectively in person, by telephone, and in writing with other design team members both within and exterior to the office.
- Assist with site visits, submittal and shop drawing review, addressing RFIs and other construction administration related duties during project construction phases.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Pursuing a Bachelors in Architectural Engineering.
- Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.
- Familiar with AutoCAD/Revit.
- Ability to communicate and work with others as part of a project team.
- Works well in a fast-paced environment.
- Maintain a positive attitude.
- Show a willingness to learn and ask questions.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description may be revised upon development of other duties and changes in responsibilities.