Position Open:  February 7, 2018
Position Close:  Until filled

Clark Nexsen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. AAP. Drug-free workplace. E-verify. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Clark Nexsen, Inc.

Must apply online through corporate website at www.clarknexsen.com.

Firm Description

Clark Nexsen is a national architecture and engineering firm focused on creating innovative design solutions for U.S. and global clients. We are passionate about our work and are prominently ranked on numerous industry lists. Building Design + Construction ranks Clark Nexsen as a Top 20 architecture and engineering firm and we have been named to the Architect 50 list of top U.S. firms for the past four years. Our culture supports the pursuit of excellence to engage and inspire the best professionals.

Our firm is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with 450 employees in office locations in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Texas. We offer outstanding compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities in a positive work environment. We believe we can create a better world through our work. Giving back is also a guiding philosophy. As a company and as individuals, we proudly volunteer and give back to the surrounding communities where we live and work.

Generous benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Short and Long term Disability, Paid Time Off, Aflac, Flexible benefits, and Legal Resources benefits are available.

Job Description

We seek to hire a Mechanical Designer in our Raleigh, NC office assigned to our Science + Technology division.  This position will perform mechanical design services on multi-discipline building design projects of small to moderate scope for commercial and government facilities, as well as single discipline mechanical engineering projects of small to moderate scope.

General responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Preparation, technical accuracy and coordination of programming documents, schematic documents, design development documents, and construction documents as directed
• Performing various design services as a Mechanical Designer, including conceptual studies, program requirements, design analyses, calculations, system selection and layout for building design with minimal direction from supervising mechanical staff.
• Providing oversight and coordination of projects, and working with assigned design managers and project managers, to meet client’s budget, contract fees, goals, objectives, and deadlines
• Coordinating and communicating all aspects of mechanical design within multi-disciplinary teams as requested by the Design Manager or Project Engineer.
• Performing duties associated with the bidding process, including preparing addenda and amendments and opening and tabulating bids as directed
• Performing duties associated with the construction phase, including field visits, answering RFIs, reviewing shop drawings, and preparing record drawings as directed
• Complying with the company’s quality control practices and procedures
• Working with, responding to, and taking direction from the department director, project managers, and senior engineering staff.
• Other duties as directed

Project responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Perform Senior Mechanical Engineer or Mechanical Engineer tasks as directed
• Responsible for document organization and clarity
• Responsible for discipline drawing coordination
• Assisting with the preparation of fee proposals for design services as directed
• Drafting of marked-up plans, partial plans, sections, details
• Completing sections and details produced to a schematic-level of completion by the Engineer
• Create schematic-level plans and details for approval by the Mechanical Engineer
• Assisting with load calculations as directed with Carrier HAP and Trane Trace
• Developing an accurate, three-dimensional model of the mechanical systems with the necessary level of detail using the required Building Information Modeling (BIM) software package, when BIM is a project requirement
• Develop design options for resolution of system conflicts
• Assist with building systems calculations and sustainable design documentation such as LEED, Green Globes, and Federal Guiding Principles
• Participate in building system selections
• Participate in building code analysis process
• Participate in development of discipline specifications
• Coordinate work product with other disciplines
• Adhere to project budget and schedule
• Visiting the construction sit to review installations as directed

Education

• Have earned a high school diploma, or equivalent, and completed coursework in AutoCAD, REVIT, and/or BIM software packages (Navisworks) from a technical or vocational school; or
• An Associate’s Degree in a field of study related to drafting and design; or
• A four-year undergraduate degree in a field of study related to mechanical engineering

Licenses, Certifications, and Accreditations

• Applicable Autodesk certifications are desirable
• Active membership in drafting or modeling-related organizations (local or web-based) is desirable
• Certificate of Management for Building Information Modeling (CM-BIM) – not mandatory
• Understanding of sustainable design principles and design practices and pursuing LEED AP accreditation is desirable
• Additional certifications such as CDT, CCS, or CCCA are encouraged to reflect personal growth in the profession and an ever increasing knowledge base to enhance the design and documentation process

Software Skills

Familiarity with any of the following software is highly desirable:

• AutoCAD MEP
• Autodesk Revit
• Building heating/cooling load calculation software such as Trane Trace or Carrier HAP
• Building energy modeling software such as Trane Trace, IES-VE, eQuest, or Energy Plus

Career Experience

A Mechanical Designer should typically have 8 years or more of significant A/E consulting experience as a CAD or BIM Technician, Designer or Senior Designer working under the supervision and guidance of a licensed Mechanical Engineer (PE).

Design or construction experience in federal, state, municipal, healthcare, commercial, higher education or similar projects plus experience in Design/Build and CM at Risk project delivery methods is desirable.

For Mechanical Designers assigned to our Science + Technology division, experience with laboratory, life sciences, industrial, data centers, and good manufacturing practices (GMP) cleanroom mechanical design will be given additional consideration.

Other Criteria

• Ability to prepare effective and concise documents
• Possess technical precision and creative design skills
• Ability to make presentations to a variety of groups
• Have a client-oriented attitude with a desire to provide outstanding professional services
• Be dedicated to his or her professional development as well as the success of colleagues and the firm as a whole