Senior Mechanical Engineer, Central Plant HVAC Design
Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid; can also sit in central New Hampshire or southern Maine offices)
Job Type: Full-time
Travel: Some travel to client sites
Pay: $130,000 to $165,000 per year
Lead mechanical design on large campus, healthcare, lab, and data center projects, including steam-to-heat-pump plant conversions and decarbonization work.
Must-Haves
- BS in Mechanical Engineering
- 7+ years designing HVAC systems for institutional and commercial buildings
- Experience leading project teams
- Depth in central plant and hydronic design, or in energy modeling and life-cycle cost analysis
- Proficiency in IES VE, Trane TRACE, Carrier HAP, or a similar platform
- Comfort presenting to clients and coordinating across disciplines
- Ability to manage several projects at once
What You?ll Do
- Run mechanical design from feasibility and utility master plans through CDs and CA
- Design heating and cooling plants: hot water, steam, chilled water, ground-source, and water and air-source heat pumps
- Design air systems with energy recovery, radiant heating and cooling, and tight temperature and humidity control
- Build load calculations and energy models and compare options on life-cycle cost
- Write control sequences and set building automation strategy
- Lead decarbonization and electrification studies for campus clients
- Carry mechanical scope on LEED, Passive House, Living Building, and WELL projects
- Review and develop engineers and designers
- Lead client meetings and coordinate with architects, owners, utilities, and contractors
Nice-to-Haves
- PE license
- Steam or high-temperature hot water to low-temperature heat pump conversion experience
- Laboratory or data center HVAC experience
Compensation and Benefits
- $130,000 to $165,000 per year
- Hybrid work with a choice of three offices
About the Company
Our client is a multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm serving colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories, and data centers across New England.
To apply, submit your resume for consideration.
