Senior Mechanical Designer

The Cornell University campus is widely admired as one of the world’s most beautiful academic settings. The Division of Facilities and Campus Services (FCS) is committed to providing the highest quality service to faculty, students, staff, alumni, and visitors. With more than 260 major buildings enhancing the magnificent landscape of the Ithaca campus, approximately 1,000 highly talented and dedicated staff serve as stewards of the campus resources and operations.

Facilities Engineering (FE) provides architecture and engineering technical expertise and stewardship in support of the Cornell built environment.

Facilities Engineering is organized into four technical discipline groups including Architecture and Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental and Energy Services, and Mechanical Engineering.

Our in-house design capabilities uniquely qualify us to deliver design services for small building renovations and technically complex projects, as well as providing quick response to technical emergencies, participating in local approval efforts, and assisting energy conservation projects.

Maintaining Design and Construction Standards, performing design reviews of externally-designed projects, and guiding quality assurance efforts for capital construction projects exemplify our stewardship role.

Learn more about Facilities Engineering here: https://fcs.cornell.edu/departments/engineering-project-management/facilities-engineering.

   

Position Summary:

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences, being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming, showing respect, compassion, and empathy, engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective, speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately, and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

The Sr. Mechanical Designer develops and supports engineering designs for HVAC, fire protection, and plumbing systems. The role generates plans and specifications for maintenance, repair, and alteration projects within the Facilities Engineering Mechanical Design Section. The Sr. Mechanical Designer also estimates costs for mechanical systems designs and organizes design and drafting efforts to deliver designs within project budgets and schedules. The Sr. Mechanical Designer will perform design construction administration of projects by attending job meetings, facilitating communication, and conducting field inspections. They will also initiate vendor contacts as required to select and specify equipment. Assists with the preparation of the Mechanical Engineer’s Opinion of Probable Costs for multi-discipline design projects. The Sr. Mechanical Designer performs condition assessments, asset identification, and feasibility analysis, and writes technical reports to present results to clients.  The Sr. Mechanical Design manages design of mechanical and multidisciplinary projects of low to medium complexity. The Sr. Mechanical Designer will review consultant designs, to ensure adherence to Cornell Design and Construction Standards. The Sr. Mechanical Designer will provide technical and financial analysis, including design reviews, for projects managed throughout the University. The Sr. Mechanical Designer will develop and/or update University design and construction standards related to their field of expertise. The position requires construction site visits where odors, dust, noise, or physical hazards may be present. Other requirements may include climbing ladders, riding in aerial work platforms, working in confined space, utilizing safety harnesses and other PPE as applicable per OSHA and University requirements.

Ours is a values–based organization where all employees are accountable for supporting the organization’s values of truth, respect, excellence, teamwork, and integrity. FCS employees are required to attend staff development trainings and participate in the performance evaluation process.

We Require These Qualifications:

• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing. 

• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.  

• An associate degree (2 years’ minimum) in mechanical engineering technology, construction technology or related field and at least 5 years’ relevant experience in design of HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Working knowledge of current codes and industry standards in discipline (NYS Building Codes, ASHRAE, ASME, NFPA).

• Technical knowledge of design a