Senior Plumbing Engineer - Mission Critical - Kansas

Overview

Burns & McDonnell is a company comprised of more than 14,000 engineers, architects, construction professionals, scientists, consultants, and entrepreneurs with offices across the country and throughout the world. Burns & McDonnell’s Mission Critical team was ranked #2 by ENR in 2023. The organization offers opportunities in one of the most fast-paced, innovative sectors of high-tech building design and construction, with a focus on mission-critical data center projects.

This opportunity hires directly into the Mission Critical team and into a multibillion-dollar industry that is growing exponentially. Mission Critical is an international practice for Burns & McDonnell involving collaborative work across many departments.

The Senior Plumbing Engineer will lead plumbing design project teams to create world-class designs for new projects, alterations and redevelopments on a variety of facilities including power, process, corporate, healthcare, pipeline, airports, institutional, industrial, manufacturing, government and military facilities. The Senior Plumbing Engineer will lead the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting plumbing plans according to budget constraints, design factors or client needs.

• Lead plumbing engineering of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion providing a turnkey efficient process.
• Meet project needs and requirements set forth by the client and project management team.
• Prepare plumbing equipment: packaged equipment specifications and data sheets, RFQs, technical bid summaries, and purchase recommendations.
• Review plumbing equipment vendor drawings; interface with suppliers, clients and other engineering disciplines, detailers, designers.
• Participate in development of project schedule, scope, budget staffing planning and construction planning. Responsible for effective management of change orders.
• Apply expert knowledge of industry-standard plumbing practices, principles, codes and procedures within the MEP AE services industry.
• Apply knowledge and experience to complex projects, identifying non-standard design solutions.
• Quality review production drawings for a variety of projects and project-related data as required by project managers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD-related software. Includes QA/QC on plumbing system production drawings, equipment and specifications.
• Quality review the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design-related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of plumbing systems.
• Lead field inspections, installations, measurements or calculations for public and private clients.
• Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications.
• Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities. Ensure customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met.
• Participate in sales and marketing efforts to identify key pursuits.
• Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve targets and standards for financial performance.
• Prepare and present project budgets and cost estimates. Report project performance.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to the plumbing engineering practice, guiding staff including stateside and international team members.
• Leverage relationships with local vendors and contractors to organize lunch-and-learn opportunities for team members.
• Ensure QA/QC process adherence and documentation.
• Maintain effective communication with other engineering disciplines.
• Adhere to company and site safety policies.

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related degree from an ABET-accredited program; 7 years of plumbing engineering experience (required).
• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical or related Engineering Technology from ABET-accredited program and successful completion of FE exam; 7 years plumbing engineering experience (required).
• Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering with 6 years of mechanical engineering experience (required).
• EPC project experience preferred.
• Expert knowledge of standard engineering techniques and procedures; strong knowledge of plumbing equipment design codes (ASPE, IPC, UPC); strong computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience leading discipline design for large projects and delegating tasks to team members; ability to lead execution and resolve issues in a team environment.
• Demonstrated critical thinking, methodical and analytical problem-solving abilities.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, teamwork, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.
• Flexibility to travel locally and across the country.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License preferred.
• Certified in Plumbing Design (CPD) certification preferred.