Senior Mechanical Engineer

Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to be based in Orange, CA; Denver, CO; Columbus, OH or Cleveland, OH.

About AECOM: 

AECOM is a globally recognized architecture and engineering design firm. This global presence allows our diverse and creative designers to have a positive impact on millions of lives located around the globe. Our practice is centered around people and the way that they interact and experience our designs and the built environment.  By leveraging the design thought process our multi-disciplinary teams develop solutions that solve client and global challenges. Our projects have a direct positive impact on the spaces and policies that define the world we live in, ultimately creating a thoughtful, resilient, and beautiful future. 

About Buildings + Places: 

Our Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building and system engineering, urbanism, and planning (inclusive of landscape design), strategy +, economics, technology solutions, asset advisory, and cost and program management. This diverse team assists our clients from strategy through project realization, creating positive outcomes for those who occupy and use the buildings and environments we help to create. Our practice work includes a wide range of small to large projects in varied market sectors such Science & Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Commercial, Aerospace, Higher Education, Industrial and Process, Transportation, Aviation Sports and Federal market sectors.  We look to combine beauty, sustainability, resiliency, equity, and innovation in our projects and believe these values can be instilled in any project regardless of size or budget.  

The Senior Mechanical Engineer works in a highly collaborative environment on a wide range of projects. The ideal candidate will have a passion for designing building mechanical systems and supporting junior staff. The Engineer knows how to perform the technical calculations and design, understands the project requirements and the effort required to complete the work. The candidate should be able to design the projects from concept up to construction and delivery to the Client. Candidate should be capable of working independently with limited supervision to complete both small and large complex projects. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with internal and external clients is required. Candidate must be well organized, be able to demonstrate critical thinking and can quickly recognize issues and be part of the solution. 

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: 

• Mechanical engineering from conceptual design through construction administration, commissioning and post-occupancy 
• Be competent in all aspects of mechanical systems design for a variety of types of projects or markets to complete routing engineering assignments and calculations 
• Writing reports for internal and external purposes based on findings 
• Stays current on codes and technologies appropriate to the Mechanical discipline 
• Researches, develops, designs, specifies, and witnesses the testing of mechanical systems, equipment, components, and materials, applying principles and techniques of mechanical engineering 
• Organizes and conducts site visits for the purpose of data collection and evaluation of mechanical systems, equipment, components, and materials for projects with and without well-defined scopes 
• Develops designs within a BIM design environment 
• Develops, designs, and specifies equipment, components and materials for all building 
• Coordinating with multiple disciplines and acting as mechanical engineer point of contact to ensure that coordinated projects are delivered within budget on schedule and with high quality work.  
• Assist in proposal preparation in conjunction with the senior l