Professional Engineer

Atlanta, GA

Full Time

Experienced

Are you striving to reach a higher standard in your career, or do you have a passion for buildings and working alongside customers that care?

McKenney's, might have a position for you if you are interested in creating and developing solutions to the complex challenges that our customers encounter.

With our strong focus on customer relations and our ability to deliver innovative designs, McKenney’s, is growing in our Atlanta office.

For more than 70 years, McKenney’s has attracted the best people and customers.

We pride ourselves on providing a thriving work environment that consistently performs above the expectation of our customers.

We have become one of the most technology-driven mechanical contractors in the country. We challenge ourselves to continuously improve our processes and people to help us to grow and make us an asset to our customers.

The successful candidate will work in a like-minded team environment with the purpose of providing innovative design solutions. This key contributor will manage and lead the design process with our Existing Building and New Construction business leaders to strengthen and grow our turn-key, design/build offers. The efforts of this Professional Engineer should result in value-driven designs that consistently and successfully address the challenges identified. This will yield satisfied customers, repeat business, and continued growth.

JOB SUMMARY

McKenney's is seeking a Professional Engineer to work in a team environment to design and develop commercial and industrial HVAC, piping, and plumbing systems.

Interface with clients, negotiate project scope, perform technical studies (due diligence, feasibility reports, etc.) and perform load calculations, energy simulations, and equipment selections.

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

· Develop, negotiate and maintain engineering scope for projects.

· Work with Operations Team to align construction budgets with engineering scope.

· Perform and review detailed load calculations utilizing Trane Trace 700 and interpret the results.

· Perform life-cycle cost analysis among system alternatives to determine the energy impacts of each and assist in system selection.

· Ensure compliance of all designs with applicable codes, standards, and regulations.

· Coordinate mechanical requirements with the architects, and electrical, structural & civil engineers.

· Review and produce written specifications and sequences of operation.

· Identify and meet our commitments to the customer (owners, general contractors, etc.), design/construction team members (architects, electrical engineers, other trade contractors, etc.), and internal customers.

· Assist in managing and developing corporate clients such as architects, developers, general contractors, and other consulting engineering firms.

· Prioritize the workload to identify and complete critical path items on time consistent with the job schedule.

· Develop HVAC documents including, but not limited to duct sizing & routing, air distribution selection, pipe sizing & routing.

· Develop Plumbing documents, including but not limited to, sanitary and vent sizing, domestic cold water and hot water sizing, and pipe routings.

· Perform job site inspections and field reports.

· Effectively and personally organize your work team.

· Provide input and technical guidance to Revit designers/drafters and mechanical engineers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Preferably Mechanical Engineering).

· Registered Professional Engineer

· A minimum of 5 - 10 years of experience in the commercial/industrial HVAC field.

· A minimum of 5 - 10 years of experience in the design and development of mechanical and plumbing system layouts and/or responsibility for project management for these systems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Ability to convey technical requirements/systems in fundamental terms that non-technical clients can understand.

· Understanding of costs of mechanical systems and installation.

· Proficient with MS Office and a general understanding of AutoCAD

· Experience with Trane Trace 700 load and energy modeling software.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND CHARACTERISTICS

· Strong written and verbal communication skills.

· Must have a professional appearance.

· Ability to use time productively, maximize efficiency, and meet challenging work goals

· Ability to take on additional responsibilities as needed and determine and manage priorities with minimal guidance.

· Must possess and maintain exceptional work ethic as well as uphold company values and demand the highest standard of conduct from self and others.

· Must have basic PC experience in Windows environments, working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail, Web-enabled applications, and database software

· Must be a self-starter, with the ability to work well as part of a team and independently

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:

· Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office environment

· No or very limited exposure to physical risk.

· No or very limited physical effort is required.

· Periodic visits to active job sites and exposure to conditions characteristic of such.

Moving Safety Forward, our initiative for continuous improvements in our safety culture, reminds us that we are on a journey toward a zero-incident culture. In all we do, we must work to build a partnership with our employees, customers and business associates that empowers them all with the ability to do their jobs safely.

McKenney’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity. Qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to age, color, religion, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, or gender identity. McKenney’s is a smoke-free and drug-free workplace.

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