Plumbing Lead Engineer

Overview

Lead design of plumbing systems for US industrial projects, ensuring code compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• plumbing design
• fire protection
• hydraulic calculations
• project management
• technical mentorship
• client coordination

Tasks

-Integrate plumbing designs with architectural, mechanical, electrical, and process systems. -Manage multiple projects, ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables within budget. -Provide technical mentorship to project engineers and designers on a project-specific basis. -Design hot water systems, including hot water generators, domestic steam boilers, heat pumps, and calculations per applicable codes. -Develop accurate effort-hour estimates for plumbing system design tasks. -Prepare detailed design reports and documentation using Microsoft Suite, including Excel, for client and regulatory submissions. -Lead plumbing system design as an area/system leader, ensuring coordination with multi-discipline designers ensuring integrated design development -Develop fire protection system designs, including sprinklers, hydrants, water curtains, plant rooms, water tanks, fire extinguishers, gas suppression systems, ensuring compliance with NFPA and local codes added advantage -Design internal plumbing systems, including domestic cold/hot water, soil/waste/venting, rainwater downtakes based on rainfall intensity, basement drainage, and subsoil drainage. -Verify compliance of plumbing and fire protection designs with IPC, UPC, NSPC, NFPA 99, ASME B31, and ANSI/ASSE standards. -Organize and perform/delegate engineering and design tasks to produce high-quality construction documents with a multi-discipline team. -Manage project scope, budget, and schedule to meet objectives and deadlines. -Lead design phases (conceptual, schematic, design development, construction support documents) in multi-discipline A/E teams. -Exercise independent judgment in developing design plans or alternatives to ensure quality deliverables. -Specify materials and equipment for plumbing and fire protection systems to meet performance, durability, and regulatory requirements. -Conduct quality reviews for 2D/3D plumbing models to ensure accuracy and compliance with project specifications. -Perform hydraulic design calculations for water supply, sewerage, and stormwater systems using Excel and preferred software (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit, SprinkCALC, Pipe-Flo). -Communicate with clients to understand and deliver project scope on time with high quality in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• mechanical eng
• 8+ years
• autocad
• revit
• leadership
• sustainable design

What You Bring

-Proficient in Microsoft Suite, including Excel, for project documentation and analysis. -Bachelor’s degree in Building services/Mechanical Engineering. -Exceptional leadership, mentoring junior engineers, and fostering collaboration across disciplines. -Comprehensive knowledge of IPC, UPC, NSPC, NFPA, ASME, ANSI/ASSE, and LEED/WELL/ASHRAE standards. -8+ Years of experience in plumbing system design, including 4+ years leading complex industrial projects. -Proficient in AutoCAD and exposure to Revit (with BIM 360), Navisworks, Pipe-Flo, and energy modeling software. -Extensive experience with US projects and regional plumbing code compliance. -Experienced in sustainable design (greywater recycling, rainwater harvesting, low-flow fixtures). -Excellent written and spoken English for presenting designs, preparing specifications, and coordinating with clients, contractors. -Preferred: Knowledge of HVAC system integration with plumbing designs. -Knowledge in hydraulic calculations, specialized industrial water supply, waste systems and material/equipment specification. -Preferred: Design knowledge of industrial gas supply systems for industrial or regulated applications. -Ability to interact effectively with other engineering disciplines, clients, and vendors at all levels. -Creative problem-solving for high-tech, regulated, or sanitary design challenges. -The Plumbing Lead Engineer as a part of an integrated, multi-discipline A/E Process team will be involved in Plumbing system design, detailed engineering for US Projects. The industries desirable are Life Sciences, Pharma and Food or Beverage design, Advanced Technologies. -Preferred: knowledge in fire protection system design, including sprinklers, internal/external hydrants, fire extinguishers, gas suppression systems.

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