Building Mechanical Engineer - entry level

Brown and Caldwell (BC) is currently seeking an entry-level engineer to join the Building Mechanical team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where learning and growth are only limited by your willingness to contribute. You will work with senior technical staff on various building mechanical projects, primarily in the water and wastewater industry. This is an extraordinary opportunity for a technical leader to continue to build upon their career and do challenging and meaningful work.

If you are looking for such an opportunity in a company that focuses exclusively on environmental projects on both the public and private side, with collaborative, innovative and supportive culture, let’s talk.  

Detailed Description:

The successful candidate will support projects locally, regionally, and nationally and will have strong verbal and written communication skills, be highly organized and responsive, capable of working in a diverse team environment, and able to handle multiple tasks with competing priorities.  Responsibilities may include: 

• Interact directly with Portfolio Design Managers, Portfolio Discipline Leaders and Local Leaders to determine project staffing and availability.
• Perform engineering design work with the building mechanical group. 
• Work on engineering designs preparing reports, construction plans, specifications, calculations, equipment selection, and cost estimates for various projects.
• Check performance or conformity with plans and specifications through field inspection and testing.
• Assist with the preparation of technical memoranda, reports and electronic deliverables. 
• Assist with studies, permitting and alternative analysis. 
• Support the preparation and review of technical memoranda, reports, drawings, specifications, and miscellaneous contract documents and deliverables. 
• Coordinate and communicate with others on projects to ensure proper and timely execution of the work.
• Participate in BC’s QA/QC process. 
• Duties may also include field activities such as site investigations. 
• Data collection, manipulation, analysis, and documentation. 
• Help review work of external partners. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Interest in HVAC and plumbing piping design.
• Experience using or familiarity with CAD software (Revit and AutoCad).
• Good written and verbal communication skills essential.
• Willing to occasionally travel to project sites (less than 10% expected). 

Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education.  These ranges may be modified in the future. 

Location A: $65,000 - $88,000

Location B: $71,000 - $97,000

Location C: $78,000 - $106,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.  

Benefits and Other Compensation:  We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits. 

About Brown and Caldwell 

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with over 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our com