Senior Refrigeration Engineer
- Full-time
Company Description
CRB's nearly 1,500 expert professionals drive innovative, life-changing and life-saving solutions for manufacturers in the life sciences and food and beverage industries. Our mission, vision, and core values put client satisfaction and employee experience at the center of everything we do.
As an AEC firm, we proudly specialize in industries that inherently carry important social responsibility - we recognize our impact and influence in the communities we serve and pursue corporate responsibility through the lens of people, community, and planet. From oncology and rare disorders to COVID-19 or alternative proteins, our design and construction projects are pioneering solutions addressing important issues such as food scarcity and global health.
Job Description
As a Senior Refrigeration Engineer at CRB, you'll have the unique opportunity to work within an integrated Architecture, Engineering, and Construction firm capable of executing ONEsolution integrated project delivery work. Experience collaboration and continuous learning like never before amongst subject matter experts spanning across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, process, and automation engineering; architecture and lab planning; procurement, estimation, virtual design & construction, health & safety, and construction management. This diversity of professionals allows us to provide innovative & impactful solutions to the Life Sciences and Food & Bev industry in an era where speed, quality, and creativity have never been more critical.
How will I contribute?
You will be responsible for overseeing the discipline deliverables and budget on simple to complex projects of all sizes. You will coordinate with internal and external architects and engineers, as well as clients, construction managers, subcontractors, and vendors.
You will manage multiple complex tasks, establish priorities, and help direct the work of others on projects. You may act as the mechanical point-of-contact for clients, other disciplines, pre-con services for their scope areas, and help complete complex project code analysis, plan and prepare bid/permit/construction deliverables (including details and specifications), and understand the technical and design aspects of CRB's market areas. You will develop project documents (e.g. calculations, reports and construction drawings and specifications, etc) for clients according to regulatory and industry standards and work with other disciplines to ensure system designs are fully coordinated from conception through completion.
You will also have the opportunity to provide mentorship to earlier-career engineers on projects related to refrigeration, HVAC, and plant and clean utilities.
Responsibilities:
- Interface with clients and external partners. Lead design and review meetings.
- Plan and direct design work, manage a project budget from a mechanical design perspective on small to large-sized, greenfield and brownfield projects.
- Support proposal development under the supervision of a lead engineer or project manager.
- Identify basic non-compliant existing conditions during site walks and construction field surveys.
- Develop concept and basis of design reports. Perform preliminary equipment sizing and selection.
- Develop construction drawing packages and write construction specifications.
- Participate in quality review functions and drive overall project quality.
- Support construction efforts with review of RFIs, submittals, and shop drawings.
- Occasionally travel to client sites to support design development and provide construction support.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred
- 10+ years of experience, preferably in a design firm setting
- Professional Registration (Licensure)
- Advanced experience with performing engineering calculations, and developing and implementing refrigeration, HVAC, mechanical utility, and piping systems designs required
- Advanced experience with the mechanical code and applicable building codes required
- Advanced experience conducting and leading field surveys of existing conditions and support of field reporting
Additional Qualifications
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit required
- Advanced coordination across internal and external cross-discipline project teams, construction trade partners, vendors, and manufacturers required
- Intermediate experience with troubleshooting issues with mechanical systems required
- LEED, WELL, or other sustainable design accredited professional optional
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
CRB is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. Employment is contingent on background screening.
CRB does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of CRB without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of CRB. Please, no phone calls or emails.
CRB offers a complete and competitive benefit package designed to meet individual and family needs.
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