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Burns & McDonnell · 1 day ago

Senior Plumbing Engineer - Mission Critical - Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Burns & McDonnell is a leading engineering company with a strong focus on high-tech building design and construction, particularly in the mission-critical sector. The Senior Plumbing Engineer will lead plumbing design project teams for various facilities, ensuring efficient processes and adherence to client requirements throughout the design and construction phases.

ArchitectureConstructionConsultingHuman Resources

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead plumbing engineering of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion providing a turnkey efficient process

Ability to meet project needs and requirements set forth by our client and the project management team

Prepare plumbing equipment: packaged equipment specifications and data sheets, Request for Qualifications (RFQ's), technical bid summaries, and purchase recommendations

Review plumbing equipment vendor drawings; data interface with suppliers, clients other engineering disciplines, detailers, designers

Participate in development of project schedule, scope, budget staffing planning and construction planning. Responsible for effective management of change orders

Apply expert knowledge of industry standard plumbing practices, principle, codes and procedures within the MEP AE services industry

Applies knowledge and experience to complex projects, find non-standard design solutions

Quality review production drawings for a variety of projects and project related data as required by the project managers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD related software. These task include but are not limited to performing a QA/QC on all plumbing system production drawings, scheduled equipment and specifications

Quality review the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of plumbing systems

Leads field inspections, installation, measurements or calculations for public and private clients

Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications

Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities. Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met

Participate in sales and marketing efforts to identify key pursuits

Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance

Prepare and present project budgets and cost estimates. Report project performance

Provide leadership, guidance and instruction to the plumbing engineering practice. Mentor plumbing staff team members while advocating their professional development and growth. This includes stateside and international team members

Use experienced relationships with local vendors and contractors to put together and schedule lunch and learn opportunities for all team members

Responsible for QA/QC process adherence and documentation

Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines

Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies

Qualification

Plumbing engineeringMechanical engineeringPlumbing design codesEPC project experienceProfessional Engineer (PE) LicenseCertified in Plumbing Design (CPD)Microsoft Office SuiteTeam buildingCommunication skillsCritical thinkingAttention to detailProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program. 7 years plumbing engineering experience

Bachelor Degree in Mechanical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. 7 years plumbing engineering experience

Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering and 6 years mechanical engineering experience

Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures

Strong knowledge of plumbing equipment design codes (ASPE, IPC, UPC)

Strong computer skills. (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members

Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment

Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment

Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills

Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications

Flexible schedule to travel locally and across the country

Preferred

EPC project experience

Professional Engineer (PE) License

Certified in Plumbing Design (CPD) certification

Company

Burns & McDonnell

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Burns & McDonnell is an engineering design firm and it provides engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting services.

Founded in 1898

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.burnsmcd.com

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