What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Engineering Designer II position at Progressive Companies?
Role Description
The Mechanical Engineering Designer II leverages their experience to design and develop documents for a range of public and private projects. They collaborate with project managers and engineers to complete plan design and production, preparing design documents and permits for site plans, utility plans and profiles, road design, traffic signal plans, grading plans, and right-of-way plans using their competency in AutoCAD Civil 3D software. They excel in planning, aligning, and driving results while effectively collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team.
Essential Functions
Project Deliverables
Education and Licensure
Progressive Companies fully and actively supports Equal Employment Opportunity. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
People Matter
Each individual’s background, knowledge, ability, and experience contributes to strengthening our organization and projects. Our dedication to diversity includes company provided training and education, equitable recruitment, a grassroots employee DEI committee, and robust community partnerships.
Progressive Companies is comprised of people with a variety of abilities, races, colors, religions, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, ages, veteran statuses, and more. As an equal opportunity employer, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements of innovative design. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Transforming Spaces. Empowering People.
The talented professionals of Progressive Companies are designers of a bold new future, creating high-performance structures and pathways, delivering on today’s needs and preparing for what’s to come. We live by the idea that design isn’t simply about beauty, it’s about improving strategic outcomes—what we call Performance Based Design. Our work spans across the nation, allowing team members to work on a variety of exciting projects and maximize impact as trusted partners to our clients and communities.
Sustainable and Inclusive
We are dedicated to human-centered, sustainable, and inclusive design practices. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to building trust, respect, and truly innovative design making spaces welcoming and accessible to all. Our sustainability approach embraces the AIA 2030 Commitment, together with a range of high performance, restorative, and regenerative strategies with a focus on climate responsive results to maximize positive impact in our industry.
Employee Owned
We act like owners—because we are. From modest beginnings of four original engineering partners in 1962, to almost 300 architects, engineers, designers, and consultants across multiple regional offices today, the energy, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial mindset you expect from a CEO come standard with every team member.
Culture of Excellence
The firm is continually ranked as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation®, with comprehensive benefits including an award-winning wellness program, hybrid work schedule, summer hours, profit-sharing, and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). We take our work seriously, but have fun along the way, which fuels the creative spirit and supports a focus on work and life integration.
Progressive Companies is committed to development and growth of team members through continuing education, mentorship, growth opportunities, and more. We are dedicated to giving back to our communities, with paid service-learning hours available to every employee and corporate sponsorship for a wide range of community organizations and activities.
The Mechanical Engineering Designer II leverages their experience to design and develop documents for a range of public and private projects. They collaborate with project managers and engineers to complete plan design and production, preparing design documents and permits for site plans, utility plans and profiles, road design, traffic signal plans, grading plans, and right-of-way plans using their competency in AutoCAD Civil 3D software. They excel in planning, aligning, and driving results while effectively collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team.
Essential Functions
Project Deliverables
- Contribute to the production of preliminary concepts and full design phase deliverables, including drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and additional materials with oversight from senior engineers.
- Utilize their proficiency in design software (Revit, AutoCAD 3D, HEC RAS, EPANET, MicroStation) to generate deliverables accurately and within deadlines.
- Provide CAD services and final engineering documents consistent with company standards, learning best-practices for efficiency.
- Maintain multiple small project assignments and work with multiple project engineers.
- Complete assigned duties, including deliverable creation, estimates, and documentation across multiple small projects.
- Produce contract documents that are efficient and consistent with the scope of work, schedule, and fees allotted to complete different phases of the project.
- Review their own work for accuracy and assists with compliance, acquiring knowledge of quality control processes before submitting for further review.
- Alert senior team members to inconsistencies in design and documentation, while developing the ability to proactively resolve them.
- Assist senior staff by attending off-site meetings and field inspections, learning to diagnose problems and explore possible solutions.
- Actively participate in team meetings and ‘Lessons Learned’ sessions, contributing insights and learning from more experienced staff.
- Proactively engage other team members to identify opportunities for learning about more complex project tasks and situations.
- Assist in reviewing building codes (e.g., fire, plumbing, mechanical, fuel/gas) and ensuring designs meet regulatory requirements, while coordinating with other disciplines.
- Help design and integrate controls for mechanical systems, including sensors, actuators, and Building Automation Systems (BAS).
- Perform load calculations and assist in selecting equipment like pumps, fans, and heat exchangers to meet project requirements.
- Contribute to HVAC system designs by calculating energy loads, airflow, and static pressures to optimize performance and efficiency.
Education and Licensure
- A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
- Typical employees have a minimum of 5 years of post-graduation professional engineering experience.
- Proficient in using technology and standard software tools and search engines.
- Comfortable in using Revit and AutoCAD.
- Action Oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
- Customer Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Self-Development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.
- Must be able to sit for extended periods, use a computer, and occasionally lift items up to 25 pounds and work in various environments including office and field settings.
Progressive Companies fully and actively supports Equal Employment Opportunity. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
People Matter
Each individual’s background, knowledge, ability, and experience contributes to strengthening our organization and projects. Our dedication to diversity includes company provided training and education, equitable recruitment, a grassroots employee DEI committee, and robust community partnerships.
Progressive Companies is comprised of people with a variety of abilities, races, colors, religions, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, ages, veteran statuses, and more. As an equal opportunity employer, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements of innovative design. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Transforming Spaces. Empowering People.
The talented professionals of Progressive Companies are designers of a bold new future, creating high-performance structures and pathways, delivering on today’s needs and preparing for what’s to come. We live by the idea that design isn’t simply about beauty, it’s about improving strategic outcomes—what we call Performance Based Design. Our work spans across the nation, allowing team members to work on a variety of exciting projects and maximize impact as trusted partners to our clients and communities.
Sustainable and Inclusive
We are dedicated to human-centered, sustainable, and inclusive design practices. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to building trust, respect, and truly innovative design making spaces welcoming and accessible to all. Our sustainability approach embraces the AIA 2030 Commitment, together with a range of high performance, restorative, and regenerative strategies with a focus on climate responsive results to maximize positive impact in our industry.
Employee Owned
We act like owners—because we are. From modest beginnings of four original engineering partners in 1962, to almost 300 architects, engineers, designers, and consultants across multiple regional offices today, the energy, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial mindset you expect from a CEO come standard with every team member.
Culture of Excellence
The firm is continually ranked as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation®, with comprehensive benefits including an award-winning wellness program, hybrid work schedule, summer hours, profit-sharing, and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). We take our work seriously, but have fun along the way, which fuels the creative spirit and supports a focus on work and life integration.
Progressive Companies is committed to development and growth of team members through continuing education, mentorship, growth opportunities, and more. We are dedicated to giving back to our communities, with paid service-learning hours available to every employee and corporate sponsorship for a wide range of community organizations and activities.