Structural - Project Engineer

Project Engineers will be responsible for the successful delivery of small to medium size building projects, or working as part of a large team responsible for an area on major projects, including developing concepts and producing the design.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic

• Looks for ways to improve engineering design and design processes in a particular discipline.
• Looks for new trends in Engineering design in a particular discipline and how to apply them to our projects.

Project Management and Technical Improvement

• 10% time devoted to project management tasks and technical improvement initiatives.
• Project management tasks shall include project manpower estimates, project communications, budget monitoring and inputs, organizing deliverables, setting project standards for delivery. 
• Development of typical details, specifications, and drawing standards, including development of Revit standards in coordination with the BIM team.
• Keeping abreast of industry and technology changes and trends, and recommend changes in approach and services as appropriate.
• Improvement of analytic processes and documentation, common solutions, and critical solutions.
• Fosters a commitment to external and internal client service.

Projects

• 90% time devoted to the engineering of projects.
• Responsibility for the project engineering of small to medium sized projects (less than $80m in construction cost) from concept and schematic design through construction documents to construction and commissioning. 
• Responsibility for the project engineering of segments of large (over $100m) projects, supporting a Senior Project Engineer.
• Provide design inputs and reviews of other engineer’s projects.
• Attend meetings with clients and promote positive client contact with current or prospective clients.
• Participate as a team member, contributing ideas and possible solutions, and leading on issues where appropriate.
• Perform site visit surveys to determine engineering strategies for renovation, and to document and evaluate existing systems.
• Visit project sites during construction for reviews of quality, progress, and compliance with specifications and standards.
• Project reviews at all stages of design
• Responsibility for the quality and timely delivery of the projects to budget.
• Seeks input from more senior staff on technical matters to improve the overall project.

Business Development

• As needed, provide support to business development, including write-up of key aspects of projects and presentation of work at industry events, and prepare fee estimates and assumptions for a particular discipline on potential projects.
• Work with architects on concepts for project competitions.

Performance measured on project results

• Efficiency and profitability of the Engineering Discipline in that office or region and its contributions to firm-wide success.
• Quality of design solutions, as measured by level of integration, unique solutions, achieving high sustainability goals, and recognition by peers as excellence.
• The quality of work produced, as measured by completeness of design, absence of change orders and client satisfaction.
• Cohesiveness of the discipline team, as evidenced by ease and amount of work share, consistency of quality and delivery tools and standards, including drawings and specifications, and team communication.
• Client repeat business.
• Contributions to bringing in new work.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor of Science in engineering degree, Master’s degree preferred
• Licensed PE if MEP Engineer.
• Licensed SE if Structural Engineer in states with SE license, PE or CE / PE in other states.
• LEED accreditation or Green Associate preferred.
• Experience in delivering projects over $20m and up to $80m in construction value.
• 5 years project engineering experience, from design development to opening, with one completed high profile project included in the mix.
• Experience in working in integrated teams.
• Experience in design and delivery of LEED Silver or higher projects.
• Experience with architecturally significant buildings is a plus.
• Experience with potential project types in commercial, corporate, institutional and civic, justice, aviation, and healthcare sectors is a plus
• Mechanical:

• Experience with complex analysis tools and energy modeling for mechanical design.
• Experience in calculating, sizing, and specifying mechanical equipment including AHU’s, pumps, and fans.
• Experience with heat gain calculations for spaces for energy modeling and detailed engineering of mechanical systems for a variety of uses.
• Experience with specification editing and construction phases.
• Experience with engineering of chilled beam systems, radiant systems, micro-climates, and under floor air a plus.

• Electrical:

• Experience with complex analysis tools for electrical design.
• Experience with architecturally significant buildings, controls and commissioning, central plants, multi- emergency generator systems, and mission critical buildings a plus.

• Structural: 

• Experience with complex analysis tools for Structural design

Technical

• Able to work creatively to reach solutions to complex problems.
• Proficiency with Revit and AutoCAD
• Mechanical: 

• Design of mechanical air and piping systems for small complex buildings or areas or systems of larger buildings.

• Electrical: 

• Design of medium, and low voltage systems
• Design of electrical systems for small complex buildings
• Design of Fire Alarm and Life Safety systems for small complex buildings.

• Structural:

• Design of structural systems for small complex buildings

OTHER

• Travel may be required
• Overtime may be required
• The job duties and requirements that this document describes may be altered or supplemented at any time at the sole discretion of HOK.