Sr Plumbing Designer

Apply for the Senior Plumbing Designer role at AECOM
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Location:

Columbus, Ohio
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At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be h accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

We are actively seeking a Senior Plumbing Designer to be based in our Columbus, Ohio office. The Senior Plumbing Designer will work on designs of high-performance buildings across multiple sectors, including Corporate Workplace, Commercial, Federal Civilian and DoD, Healthcare, Mission Critical, Justice, Logistics, and Higher Education projects. The role requires independent work and fulfillment of design requirements for both small and large projects, including new facilities, renovation, modernization, and repurposing of existing buildings.

• Gather and correlate engineering data using established and well-defined procedures.
• Work on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations.
• Propose approaches to solve new problems using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.
• Identify discrepancies in results.
• Provide guidance and direction to entry-level engineers.
• Perform work in accordance with agreed-upon budget and schedule with little supervision.
• Independently perform all tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works.
• Perform at this level requires developmental experience in a professional position.
• Work cooperatively with managers and other team members to achieve the company’s mission, including assisting in proposal preparation in conjunction with senior leadership of the office.
• Write reports for internal and external purposes based on findings, staying current on codes and technologies relevant to plumbing, medical gas, and fire protection disciplines.
• Handle engineering design (Plumbing) from concept through construction administration: conducting research, developing, designing, and specifying plumbing systems, equipment, components, and materials.
• Organize and conduct site visits to collect data and evaluate plumbing systems, equipment, components, and materials for projects.
• Ensure discipline plans meet overall project team requirements for project scope and schedule, completing assigned engineering and design tasks according to client-specified criteria and applicable codes and standards.
• Coordinate plumbing and medical gas systems with other disciplines, concisely expressing complex system solutions in early design phases, attending project meetings (internal and with clients).
• Ensure conformance with standards, established design practices, applicable codes, and technical adequacy of design and construction.
• Assist in project quality control review, review and approve shop drawings, and attend client meetings during the construction administration phase.
• Provide structured guidance and training to develop team capabilities.

• BA/BS plus 6+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

• 10+ years of relevant experience within a consulting or design-build firm, specifically working on plumbing aspects of the projects.
• Knowledge and experience with ASHRAE standards, IPC, IMC, and IECC codes.
• Proficient in building plumbing systems including sanitary drainage and venting, domestic service water, domestic hot water,…