Mechanical HVAC Designer
- $65,000 - $100,000
- Raleigh, NC +1
A bit about us:
Our commitment to ongoing communications with clients and owners through every phase of design and construction is the driving force behind our long-standing relationships with our clients and owners.
Why join us?
MEP Design consulting been in business for 30 years in the state of North Carolina.
Job Details
The Mechanical Designer (Designer) is responsible for and will be held accountable for the accurate
and timely completion of assigned projects, ensuring that those projects are designed in accordance
with industry codes and standards, client specifications, and local codes, on time and within project
time budget. The Designer is also responsible for the preparation of final design and construction
drawings. The Designer works in conjunction with the Project Manager, Engineers, and the
Construction Administration Specialist in the performance of work required to meet or exceed client
and company standards and expectations, as well as communicating any identified deviations from
standard in a timely manner, errors or omissions observed on the project, and/or other situations that
deviate from the approved plans. The Designer is also expected to identify opportunities for
improvement within each project, including potential work scope increases.
Schematic Phase
Bidding Phase
Specific expertise in:
o HVAC design
o AutoCAD software
o Revit software
o Basic level proficiency in Vantagepoint CRM System
o Structural knowledge
o Construction practices
o Vantagepoint CRM
o Review and understand schematic and architectural drawings
o Manage and meet deadlines.
and timely completion of assigned projects, ensuring that those projects are designed in accordance
with industry codes and standards, client specifications, and local codes, on time and within project
time budget. The Designer is also responsible for the preparation of final design and construction
drawings. The Designer works in conjunction with the Project Manager, Engineers, and the
Construction Administration Specialist in the performance of work required to meet or exceed client
and company standards and expectations, as well as communicating any identified deviations from
standard in a timely manner, errors or omissions observed on the project, and/or other situations that
deviate from the approved plans. The Designer is also expected to identify opportunities for
improvement within each project, including potential work scope increases.
Schematic Phase
- Provide input on design options and on code reviews
- Provide input to the Client to aid in their selection of the preferred design scheme
- Prepares sketches needed for the project
- Prepares both the draft report and the final report
- Provide input on the overall project schedule
- Develops a complete drawing list
- Sets the project up in AutoCAD or Revit
- Starts the design development plans project
- Conduct design check for compliance with applicable codes
- Creates engineering calculations and drawings
- Performs DD design and Interdiscipline Coordination
- Support Project Manager in final Design Development review and approval
- Complete drawings and calculations
- Conduct Inter discipline coordination
- Assist engineers in completion of specifications
- Performs the review between disciplines
- Resolves any Agency review comments
- Resolves any owner comments
Bidding Phase
- Issues bid documents
- Answers any bidder’s RFIs
- Assists in the review of substitution requests
- Issues revisions resulting from the pre-bid meeting
- Issues full set of construction drawings (first full conformed set).
- Maintains a complete conformed set of drawings
- Conducts reviews of submittals
- Assists in reviewing contractor RFIs and determining whether drawing revisions are
- Issues design drawing revisions
- Prepares final as-built drawings
- Participates in the project postmortem review
Specific expertise in:
o HVAC design
o AutoCAD software
o Revit software
o Basic level proficiency in Vantagepoint CRM System
- General knowledge in:
o Structural knowledge
o Construction practices
o Vantagepoint CRM
- Demonstrated ability to:
o Review and understand schematic and architectural drawings
o Manage and meet deadlines.
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, other technical education or
- Comfortable reading and understanding blueprints