Senior Fire Protection/Plumbing Designer
Job Description
Dewberry has an opportunity for a Senior Fire Protection/Plumbing Designer to join a growing group of professional engineers in their New York City office. Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in engineering. Project types may include commercial, industrial, laboratory, mission critical facilities, facility condition assessments, and construction cost estimate with clients both public and private Tasks will include but not be limited to fire protection and plumbing systems design, drawing production, hydraulic calculations, specification writing, discipline coordination between the various trades, shop drawing and submittal reviews, construction site reviews, and code reviews. It is also expected that the candidate will mentor younger engineers to foster a highly motivated core of engineers familiar with the aspects of plumbing and fire protection design.Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.
Salary Range
The projected salary range for this position is $93,000-$115,000 annually in our New York City office.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Work with a project team and lead the design of fire protection and plumbing systems.
- Field verification of existing systems, available space, clearances, etc.
- Load calculations, hydraulic calculations, sizing and selecting equipment, piping design, and editing of specifications.
- Prepare design documents using AutoCAD and/or Revit software in accordance with Dewberry standards.
- Arrange for in-house quality review in a timely manner primarily to ensure that all the clients' needs and requests have been accommodated.
- Ensure and coordinate among all disciplines involved, including outside consultants.
- Conduct construction site inspections, obtain as-built drawings, and closeout materials from contractors.
- Some project management including scoping work, scheduling resources, and estimating cost.
- Supervise small to medium sized teams.
- Provide technical leadership to junior staff.
- Ability to provide technical leadership to teams of professional and non-professional staff.
- Review of fire protection and plumbing systems designed by others, interface with code officials and contractors, working with architects and clients, and working with others within the Dewberry family of companies.
Job Requirements
Required Skills & Required Experience
- Bachelor of science in architectural engineering or mechanical engineering degree is required, and from an ABET accredited university is preferred.
- 10+ years of experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills including experience in dealing with other employees and external clients, including the ability to work in a fast-paced team environment with multiple deadlines.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or Revit, and good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel required.
- Must be proficient with hydraulic calculation software, HydraCALC preferred.
- Must have experience developing complete shop drawings in accordance to NFPA 13.
- Prepare engineering calculations, reports, construction drawings and specifications, project schedules and cost estimates to meet project requirements.
- Ability to interpret engineering specifications and investigate problems.
- Experience coordinating work schedules and preparing progress reports.
- Experience recommending changes in cost estimates and scopes of work when necessary.
- Ability to work under own direction and interface directly with the client.
- Must have ability to generate big picture ideas and solutions at the beginning stage of projects.
- Must have ability to run projects from beginning to finish.
- Must have extensive knowledge of fire protection, plumbing, and medical gas systems and codes.
- Pursuit of registrations, accreditations, and continuing education related to Dewberry areas of practice and candidates’ level of expertise will be encouraged.
- Some travel will be required.
- Valid driver’s license and background check is required.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.
- At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
- Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.
