Business - Sr Designer

Overview

Senior Designer creates complex building system designs, leads teams, and drives development.

Key Responsibilities

• design docs
• project coordination
• client communication
• quality review
• technical research
• site visits

Tasks

-Creates a sense of urgency to tackle problems and rewards responsiveness. -Performs a range of project management responsibilities in collaboration with experienced project managers. Asks questions when performing unfamiliar tasks and acts as a resource for project coordination. -Directs and oversees the preparation of simple to the most complex design documents, system layouts, detailed drawings, schematics and specifications. -Performs research and makes recommendations as to the feasibility of systems or equipment. Evaluates and recommends products for their application. -Promotes a culture of collaboration across roles and teams. -Implements and reinforces design and engineering standards at the team or practice level. -Leads by example, challenges assumptions, and creates candid feedback loops. -Keeps others well informed and prioritizes audiences, accuracy, and timeliness. -Participates in client, company and/or industry events to build and maintain professional relationships. -Assists Technical Managers and Directors with establishing and implementing goals, policies, objectives and standards at the practice and/or sector level. Carries out and champions directives from technical and other leaders. -Expects and drives high-quality results and welcomes innovative strategies, especially in times of change. -Oversees the quality of projects and designs through the quality review process and regular check-ins, including providing final reviews for projects under purview. -Maintains knowledge, skills, and abilities relevant to success throughout job functions. -Takes the lead in developing, establishing and maintaining relationships with strategic partners and customers in support of and to expand business opportunities. -Proactively shares information and updates and related ideas and suggestions for technical and process improvements with peers and leaders. -Ensures that production of drawings, specifications, reports and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements. -Communicates with clients as needed for the development and coordination of requirements and scope of work. Maintains proactive communications throughout the project cycle. -Seeks and shares productive feedback with candor to help others grow, celebrating the effort, progress, and everyday wins of colleagues. -Navigates difficult conversations with diplomacy and leverages cooperative efforts to resolve conflict. -Responsible for producing solutions to the most complex engineering problems and complicated design challenges through direct involvement or in an advisory capacity. -Identifies, understands and shares emerging technologies and industry trends and stays up to date on evolving codes and standards. -Makes recommendations on project staffing. -Responsible for or delegates and oversees project coordination activities such as managing emails, coordinating scope and schedule, coordinating design team, attending client meetings, ensuring project quality, responding to client questions and coordinating project delivery. -Resolves conflicts involving owners, architects and contractors as needed. -Encourages experimentation when faced with new challenges. -Models financially responsible behaviors and coaches others to be fiscally mindful as employee-owners. -Leads project and design efforts from concept design through completion. -Maintains the confidence of clients and colleagues, especially when handling sensitive information. -Proactively advises and mentors less experienced designers and engineers across teams or practices, providing oversight and technical guidance. Takes responsibility for the success of those under their direct supervision. -Leverages area of expertise to contribute to team and company goals. -Facilitates an efficient, consistent workflow and exchange of information. -Adjusts communication based on needs and make-up of audience. -Visits job sites to verify existing conditions and observe construction progress. -Directs the activities of project technical and administrative staff. -Anticipates and answers questions from clients and architects. Acts as a resource to others and directs in fact-finding and/or assists with answering questions. -Fosters a client-centric mindset and approach individually and within their team. -Identifies and seeks to fill gaps in industry and/or discipline knowledge on a continuous basis. -Examines mistakes, clarifies lessons learned, and applies to future work. -Influences the development of tools, resources and company practices. -Anticipates and responds proactively to changes in client needs, priorities, and/or expectations, ensuring quality results. -Reviews shop drawings for conformance to plans and specifications. -Promotes an environment where people openly share their expertise, experiences, opinions, ideas, and perspectives. -Fosters positive client relationships and coaches others to do the same, striving for best-in-class service and internal and external client satisfaction.

Requirements

• revit
• bluebeam
• pe license
• bachelor's
• 15 years
• communication

What You Bring

-Effective verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate with designers at all levels in a clear and concise manner. -Confronts exclusionary behavior and participates productively in discussions of diverse, sensitive societal topics. -Bachelor’s degree in relevant field of engineering (ie: mechanical, electrical, fire protection, or architectural) and 15 years of relevant experience. Commensurate experience may be considered in lieu of degree. Professional Engineering (PE) license may be counted toward 1 year of direct experience. -Adapts to changing work environments, priorities and organizational needs. -High technical aptitude: ability to learn, understand and utilize various systems and processes. Comfortability with training others on systems and processes. -Professional Engineering (PE) license highly preferred. -Must be trustworthy and capable of handling sensitive information. -High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required. -Expert knowledge and proficiency in engineering design, A&E industry, codes, design guides and standards relating to a broad range of practices, projects and/or program types required. -Working knowledge of Revit and Bluebeam Revu required. -Prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer. -Effective critical thinking and problem-solving skills. -Consistently performs to a higher standard of industry-wide expectations associated with carrying a PE license and being enabled as an Engineer of Record (EOR), including making reasonable engineering decisions and delivering the highest quality of work and accountability to projects. -Working knowledge of earned value, contracts and construction processes and methods required. -Completion of FE exam, LEED and/or WELL accreditation highly preferred. -Ability to give and receive constructive feedback and adjust to coaching. -Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and engineering design software applicable to your discipline or focus. -May be enabled as an Engineer of Record, having additional involvement, oversight, responsibility and accountability for the overall signing and sealing of the project. -Understands, teaches and applies Henderson’s design guidelines, standards, policies and procedures. -Ability to prioritize, execute and/or direct multiple tasks in a dynamic environment. -Recognizes opportunity for improvement, creating and supporting processes and feedback to improve results. -Must demonstrate proficiency in all core competencies as described and characterized in this job description. -Must be a self-starter, proactive and willing to teach, manage and/or help others as needed. -Navigates ambiguity and change in a positive way, proactively seeking support from leadership when needed. -Demonstrates empathy and builds strong relationships with colleagues. -Team oriented and willingness and ability to function in a highly collaborative environment, in group projects and leading less experienced designers. Ability to also work independently as needed. -Ability to read, write and communicate in English.

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About Henderson Engineers

-Provide tailored MEP engineering solutions. -Operate across residential, commercial, and energy sectors. -Worked on major projects like sports stadiums and large-scale developments. -Focus on sustainable engineering and energy efficiency. -Offer nationwide and international services with design and consulting. -Projects have won awards for innovation and technical excellence. -Collaborative approach integrates deeply with project teams.

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