HVAC Engineering Professional

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HKA is working on behalf of Jacobs, and this role is to support Jacobs’ work through HKA

Pay: $72.00 per hour

We're looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer Lead in Cary, NC, who is excited about working on advanced facilities projects that enable the heart of our clients’ business. Join us and you’ll have the chance to both lead and support projects at some of the world’s most state of the art industrial and commercial facilities. You’ll be accountable for budget, schedule and technical quality of challenging engineering tasks, as you gain familiarity with the client’s expectations, scope, budget and schedule. Your multi-discipline, highly interactive team will successfully deliver on the design, development, application, evaluation, recommendation, and specification of engineered systems and products for building HVAC, Utility, Plumbing, and Fire Protection systems and components.  At times you’ll have opportunities to provide on-site assistance during startup. You will coordinate work activities with other design and engineering professionals and project management.

You’ll also have the chance to utilize your technical expertise mentoring junior team members to help your team discover what drives them, nurturing their purpose and guiding them forward.Your role keeps our company connected and we’ll support you with what you need to be successful. Bring your creativity, ambitious spirit and extreme attention to detail, and we’ll help you grow, pursue and fulfill what drives you – so we can deliver extraordinary solutions for a better tomorrow, together.  

Here’s what you’ll need: 

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 15+ years of practical application of mechanical engineering and design, including HVAC, Utilities, fire protection, plumbing, and related mechanical building systems
• Minimum 5 years Life Sciences consulting engineering experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) preferred
• Ability to lead a medium to large multinational team of designers and engineers

• Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a variety of teams, including multi-disciplinary teams, with client, and construction team
• Passion for buildings and construction 

Ideally, you’ll also have: 

• Proficient working knowledge of Revit or SmartPlant software

• Industrial design experience including pharmaceutical manufacturing, semiconductor facilities, or similar

• Client-facing skills
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills  
• Forward thinking, eager to learn best practices, and contribute with innovative ideas 
• Displayed ability to learn quickly and driven to broaden knowledge base 
• Project management experience

Location

• This role is staffed out of our Cary, NC office as a hybrid position with majority of time worked remote, and approximately 2 days per week in the office on average as needed for projects.