Position Open: March 5, 2019
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. without employer sponsorship. We do not typically sponsor H-1B or any other work visa petitions.

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 Senior Plumbing Designer in our Macon, GA office will be responsible for all aspects of plumbing design, including but not limited to domestic water systems, soil waste and vent, storm drainage, compressed air, medical gases, natural gas, non-potable water systems, laboratory process piping systems, solar water heating systems, and energy modeling and analysis on design projects of moderate to large scope.

General responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Performing various plumbing design tasks including Design Analysis, Calculations, Equipment selection and layout
• Meeting with project managers and senior engineers to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of work
• Providing oversight and coordination of projects, and working with assigned project managers, to meet client’s budget, contract fees, goals, objectives, and deadlines
• Coordinating and communicating all aspects of plumbing design within multi-disciplinary teams
• Supervising and mentoring EI/EIT’s and CADD technicians
• Providing input to senior engineer and project manager for project evolution
• Developing project schematic designs, design development designs, and construction documents
• Providing support services during the bidding process, i.e., preparing addenda and amendments and responding to RFI’s as directed
• Performing services required during the construction phase, i.e., representing the firm on-site, answering RFI’s, reviewing shop drawings, and preparing record drawings as directed
• Complying with all quality control policies and procedures and providing QC reviews for other designers
• Working with, responding to, and taking direction from senior engineers and project managers
• Working independently with limited direction
• Supervising and mentoring junior staff in the Plumbing Department

Project responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Perform plumbing design tasks as directed
• Responsible for document organization and clarity
• Responsible for discipline drawing coordination
• Assisting with the preparation of fee proposals
• Drafting of plans, partial plans, sections, details
• Completing details produced to a schematic-level of completion by the Engineer
• Create schematic-level plans and details for approval by the Project Engineer
• Developing an accurate, three-dimensional model of the plumbing 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 LEED templates
• 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

Education

• Have earned a high school diploma, or equivalent, and completed coursework in AutoCAD, Microstation, and/or BIM software packages 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 are desirable

Software Skills

A Senior Plumbing Designer should be able to effectively utilize current company software programs for word processing, e-mail, and information management. 

Working familiarity with design and production software to a point of being able to utilize the software in the development of project documents and interact with other project team members in their use of the software is highly desirable. 

Career Experience

A Senior Plumbing Designer should typically have of 12 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.

Other Criteria

• Ability to prepare effective and concise documents
• Ability to communicate effectively with others
• Have a can-do 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