What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Engineer, HVAC position at Hendrix Consulting Engineers?
Hendrix Consulting Engineers (HCE) is a consulting engineering firm that provides mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering as well as energy and commissioning services. Over 35 years, HCE has a long-standing reputation in Central Texas and is in historic Downtown Round Rock on Main Street. Our clients range from public school districts, cities, and counties to private developers. Our mission is to “create ‘buildings of tomorrow’ through superior engineering today.”
The Mechanical Engineer is responsible for applying engineering principles and company values to each engineering project to provide high-value solutions for clients. The engineer should be able to communicate job requirements with architects, owners, and other engineers to have a fully coordinated design. Take jobs from start to finish with an attention to detail to ensure all components of the design are coordinated and communicated in the drawings and specifications.
HCE is looking for new team members. Join our mission and be part of a cutting-edge team that pushes for success in team members and clients projects. We want our team members to reach their personal, professional, and financial goals. Our core values are the backbone of our business and guide our hiring process: we are inspirational, disciplined, intentional, transparent, aligned, and results-oriented.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Apply proven HCE methodology to solving engineering problems
- Organize building into HVAC zones, based on size, envelope, people, function of space and desired level of control
- Evaluate multiple HVAC systems and strategies, and communicate pros, cons, and value of strategies and systems to owner and architect, and provide recommendations
- Develop complete HVAC design, appropriate for building type, owner competencies, and works with architecture of building
- Communicate HVAC system requirements with architect, and other consultants for proper integration into building design
- Review engineering plans for completeness at SD, DD, CD phase of design
- Review, evaluate, and apply building codes and make interpretations for integration with design
- Review and edit specifications for specified scope
- Answer city review comments
- Answer RFIs and questions from contractors during construction, coordinate favorable solutions to issues that arise for owner and design team
- Review contractor submittals for compliance with contract documents
- Ability to review construction progress in field, identify deficiencies, and communicate to contractors for items to be corrected
- Ability to manage multiple projects from design through construction
- Ability to align with HCE mission, vision, and core values
- Team player who can work with others to solve complex problems
- Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical people
SOFTWARE SKILLS
- Implement engineering solutions in Revit and AutoCAD BIM software
- Use software to produce engineering documents to communicate solutions
- Coordinate with architects and other engineers inside BIM software
- Review drawings produced with software for accuracy to solutions
- Use online project BIM coordination software to communicate with clients
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor or Master of Science in Engineering from accredited University
- Professional Engineer (PE) license obtained
- Minimum 5 years in MEP engineering industry
- Pass background checks required for working in school and government buildings
- Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas
- OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY Hendrix Consulting Engineers operates as an equal opportunity employer committed to meeting the needs of a multigenerational and multicultural workforce.