Senior/Lead Plumbing Designer – MEP Consulting Engineering
📍 San Francisco Bay Area (Hybrid)
We are seeking a Senior/Lead Plumbing Designer to join a highly technical MEP consulting team in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is a hands-on design role with leadership responsibility, focused on delivering complex plumbing systems for commercial, healthcare, and institutional projects.
This role is best suited for an engineer/designer who wants to stay deeply involved in design while taking ownership of project coordination, technical execution, and delivery quality.
🏗️ Key Responsibilities
- Design plumbing systems including:
- Domestic water systems (cold/hot water, booster systems, recirculation)
- Sanitary waste and vent systems
- Storm drainage systems
- Natural gas systems (as applicable)
- Develop SD, DD, and CD construction documents using Revit
- Perform plumbing calculations, equipment sizing, and system layout development
- Coordinate plumbing design with mechanical, electrical, structural, and architectural teams
- Lead technical resolution of design issues during coordination phases
- Review shop drawings, RFIs, and submittals during construction administration
- Support site visits and field coordination as required
- Assist in maintaining internal QA/QC standards for deliverables
- Mentor junior designers and contribute to technical development of the team
🎯 Qualifications
- 5–10+ years of plumbing design experience in MEP consulting engineering
- Strong experience in commercial, healthcare, high-rise, or institutional projects
- Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD
- Strong understanding of plumbing codes (UPC / CPC / NFPA as applicable)
- Experience producing construction documents and supporting construction administration
- Strong coordination skills across multiple disciplines
⭐ Preferred Experience
- EIT or PE license (not required but strongly preferred)
- Healthcare project experience (hospitals, outpatient, surgical centers)
- High-rise residential or mixed-use developments
- Experience in large-scale BIM coordination environments
💰 Compensation & Benefits
- $135,000 – $175,000 base salary (DOE)
- Performance bonus potential
- Full benefits package (medical, dental, vision)
- 401(k) with employer contribution
- Hybrid work flexibility (project-dependent)
- PTO + paid holidays
🚀 Why This Role
This is a true technical growth role, not just production support. You will:
- Work on complex, high-visibility Bay Area building projects
- Stay hands-on in design while growing leadership responsibility
- Collaborate with experienced engineers across multiple disciplines
- Gain exposure to healthcare, commercial, and institutional work at a high level
- Be part of a team that values technical quality and design ownership
