Plumbing Engineer
Develop your expertise throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia by joining our team at Thompson Consulting Engineers! We are a leader in K-12 and municipal engineering design with consulting engineering, construction administration, and commissioning services at the heart of our business. We work for clients directly, as a subconsultant, and in the design-build capacity for contractors. Our specialized work in state-of-the-art buildings offers exciting challenges and great rewards to our team.
Our team is highly collaborative and leadership principled, with a commitment not only to our many clients, but more importantly to each other. Our collective efforts have led to our success since our firm’s founding in 1954. Thompson Consulting Engineers’ leadership averages over 25 years of experience with the firm and provides commitment to our employees’ success and development. Our family-oriented culture has rewarded the firm with highly dedicated professionals who are essential to our team. We offer competitive compensation and flexible work schedules. We regularly enjoy social activities outside the office with the team throughout the year.
We are looking for a full-time Plumbing Engineer to join our Richmond office. This position reports to our Director of Plumbing.
Purpose – The Plumbing Engineer provides engineering and consulting services to the client throughout the project’s lifecycle.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Perform all aspects of plumbing engineering design, including Conceptual Studies, Program Requirements, Design Analyses, Calculations, Equipment selection and layout, and System selection and layout.
Meet with clients to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of work.
Manage plumbing portion of projects, and work with assigned project managers, to meet client’s budget, contract fees, goals, objectives, and deadlines.
Coordinate and communicate all aspects of plumbing design within multi-disciplinary teams.
Ensuring compliance with quality control policies and procedures and providing QC reviews for other engineers and designers.
Preparing accurate and complete plumbing project programming, schematic designs, design development designs, and construction documents.
Providing and supervising plumbing support services during the bidding process, i.e., preparing addenda, amendments, open bids, tabulate bids, etc.
Performing and supervising plumbing construction phase services including representing the firm on-site, answering RFI’s, reviewing shop drawings, preparing as-builts, etc.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in the Mechanical Engineering discipline
5-8 years of relevant experience in the K-12, office, commercial, retail, data center, municipal and/or government markets
Proficiency in the latest versions of AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit
Engineer-in-Training (EIT) in the state of Virginia
LEED Accreditation preferred
Ability to work with limited direction and be able to take direction from various departments and levels.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position requires design and construction administration experience in the K-12, office, commercial, retail, data center, and/or municipal government markets
Strong leadership capabilities
Excellent communication and critical thinking skills
A commitment to respond to clients at the highest levels.
COMPENSATION:
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including company-paid medical insurance for the employee, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) plan, and an optional hybrid work-from-home schedule. The salary range for this position is $85,000–$118,000, depending on experience and qualifications. If you are an organized and detail-oriented individual with a passion for construction, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
HOW TO APPLY:
Send resumes and salary requirements to careers@tceva.com.
Thompson Consulting Engineers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
