Mechanical Engineer

Job Summary: The HVAC (Mechanical) Engineer performs building design and engineering services for all aspects of HVAC engineering on healthcare facility projects, from concept through construction and into the operational phase of the facility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engineering Design: Provides HVAC design, installation and operations for all phases of the building design and construction process using appropriate industry and departmental design practices.
• Project Management: Collaborates with project team members integrating HVAC systems with the architecture and other engineered systems to meet milestones and deadlines. Provides guidance with estimating, purchasing, scheduling of HVAC equipment and systems, and ensures all codes are met.

Positional Compentencies:

• Leadership: Champion ERDMAN’s Vision, Mission, Goals, Values, and Service Offerings so as to inspire others to reach beyond their own expectations.
• Engineering Proficiency: Possessing and applying the knowledge and skills required to meet performance expectations of engineering.
• Project Controls: Planning, monitoring, and controlling projects: Ensuring optimum use of talent, budget, time, and materials. Contributing to operational, tactical plans by following a systematic process of documenting objectives, action plans, accountabilities, deliverables, schedules, and budgets.
• A or E Resource Management and Planning: Planning, monitoring, and controlling projects: Ensuring optimum use of talent, budget, time, and materials. Contributing to operational, tactical plans by following a systematic process of documenting objectives, action plans, accountabilities, deliverables, schedules, and budgets.
• Industry Knowledge: Aware of and understands practices, technologies, products/services, events, trends, and regulatory issues that have impact on the healthcare industry, as well as, other related services offered by ERDMAN.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Certifications and/or Licenses:

• Preferred: Professionally registered engineer
• LEED AP

Relevant Experience & Knowledge:

• Experience in being a collaborative and effective team member.
• Knowledge of HVAC systems, components, equipment, controls and instrumentation.
• Understand HVAC applications of material sciences, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics.
• Capable of performing heat transfer and fluid dynamic calculations and computer modeling of HVAC systems.
• Understanding of Psychometrics.
• Knowledge of building methods and materials, water and energy use, and sustainability.
• Apply and support project management best practices.
• Apply best practices in selecting systems, equipment, and production of construction documents.
• Perform HVAC engineering, energy modeling, and engineering economic analysis.
• Knowledge of healthcare technology and trends.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Trane Trace 700, Autodesk Revit MEP and AutoCAD.
• Knowledge of ASHREA Standards 90.1, 62, 170 and 55.
• Understanding of building codes and familiar with FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities.
• Experience in being a collaborative and effective team member.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in a professional, creative, open office environment with business casual attire. Hours of work will generally be during regular business hours and will average 2,300 hours per year. Great flexibility in schedule is both required of you and returned to you due to our many project deadlines.
• National is occasionally required.