Senior Mechanical Engineer

BRPH is a technically focused, creative architecture, engineering, and construction company with over six decades of expertise in helping mission-driven clients in the aerospace, defense, manufacturing, commercial, education, entertainment, hospitality, and federal markets identify gaps in their program delivery and develop innovative solutions to their most challenging problems across the U.S. and around the world. Consistently ranked among the nation’s top firms, we take pride in solving complex challenges with forward-thinking solutions. As an employee-owned company, BRPH is known for its collaborative culture, technical excellence, and client-focused approach, bringing together multidisciplinary teams to design and build environments that are functional, efficient, and future-ready. Overview Our senior mechanical engineer requires thorough knowledge of HVAC design processes, from planning jobs, supervising heating/cooling load and ventilation calculations, selecting equipment, and coordinating complete sets of construction documents, including specifications, and providing typical construction administration services throughout the construction process. This position also requires supervision of building plumbing design efforts, although thorough understanding of plumbing design is not required. A senior mechanical engineer will typically supervise project teams that include junior engineers and designers. Job Responsibilities Primary function of this Engineer Level is the complete ability to take any size job from inception through project closeout. This will include understanding and/or developing the project’s scope, fee and schedule. Input into the three activities may be required. All work will be subject to peer reviews and Director’s reviews when applicable. Performs assignments designed to continue to develop complex professional engineering work knowledge and abilities, requiring application of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related engineering tasks. Assignments require independent judgement and application of a non-routine, complex nature. Applies intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields. Makes decisions independently on engineering problems and methods, and represents the company to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work. Requires the use of advanced techniques and the modification and extension of theories, precepts and practices of engineering. The knowledge and expertise required for this level of work results from progressive experience and education. Assignments usually include complex engineering tasks and calculations with limited technical guidance on non-standard issues. Must coordinate with and help resolve conflicts with other disciplines based on an excellent understanding of the design process. Responsible for the preparation of project specific construction specifications and for all aspects of construction administration. Assignments may include managerial tasks of both project and personnel nature. Prepares reports, specifications, plans, construction and design schedules, cost estimates and level II plans (including developing mechanical manhour fee estimates). Has working knowledge of computer aided design drafting to produce designs into routine final drawings, and performs limited CADD operations. Research discipline-related code issues and present interpretation. Visits construction sites to review, monitor, and report progress and perform other construction administration duties, such as shop drawing review, attend construction site meetings, answering RFI’s, preparing supplemental instructions and proposal requests, writing status reports, etc. Must be proficient in the use of: • Microsoft Windows, Excel, Word and Bluebeam • Trane Trace Load 700 • Model energy codes • Miscellaneous mechanical system and product selection and sizing software…