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Your Opportunity

Stantec has an opportunity for a Lead Mechanical Engineer (HVAC) to join our team in Butler, Pennsylvania. Your role as a contributor on our professional consulting team is to work on projects of high complexity and serve as a leader of a project team through all phases of a project lifecycle.  

Your Key Responsibilities Work on multiple projects with a team of design colleagues to conceptualize and develop full documentation for new construction and renovation projects for facilities such as healthcare, commercial offices, higher education, research laboratory or similar applications. Provide direct supervision to assigned staff; develop staff skills and abilities by providing guidance and mentoring to strengthen technical abilities. Participate in client meetings to establish design criteria, review design progress and provide support through construction administration. Evaluate, select, specify, and engineer all mechanical engineered systems or products for a project. Engage in the development of a design through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats. Utilizes BIM technologies in development of three-dimensional models of building’s mechanical systems and provides markups and direction for production support (junior engineers/ designers). Prepare and revise documentation in various mechanical phases including site plans, floor plans, diagrams, and details. Lead project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, sub-contractors, and vendors. Support the preparation and coordination of the project specifications with construction documents. Conduct quality assurance and quality control on projects of peers. Assist in the development of new standards and specifications for the mechanical group. Perform other duties as assigned by the Group Leader and/or Engineering Discipline Leader such as supporting new project proposals by developing scope, design budgets and design approach for potential projects. Conduct field surveys of existing conditions of building spaces. Prepare field reports and punch lists. Your Capabilities and Credentials  Requisite knowledge, interpretation, and application of the mechanical and/or plumbing codes, energy codes, ASHRAE standards, and other building codes. Strong understanding of all phases of project document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications. Strong knowledge of mechanical systems means and methods, materials, and industry standards. Perform calculations using company standard software and proprietary manufacturer software.   Participate and collaborate in project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought. Demonstrate technical writing ability to author a discipline specific Basis of Design. Development of project job specific discipline specifications independently from a company master specification. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of mechanical engineering concepts and ability to communicate ideas to others. The position requires an understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, and/or AutoCAD.  Education and Experience

Bachelors' degree in related field plus 15 years in related professional experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience and/or demonstrated skills. Professional Engineering license preferred. LEED Green Associate or LEED AP preferred.

Typical office environment includes working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

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