Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SSOE Group is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer - Data Centers who will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of data center facilities and high-performance AI factory design. The role involves overseeing a multi-discipline design team, managing project scope, schedule, and budget, and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Responsibilities
- Acts as a mechanical discipline project lead in a multi-discipline design team, overseeing a multi-location production team, with strong client engagement skills
- Responsible for the performance of the team to contracted scope, schedule, and budget on medium- to large-sized data center design projects. Manage technical resources to accomplish project objectives
- Generate comprehensive technical project plans, specifications, drawings, and models aligned with industry standards and client requirements for piping, HVAC, plumbing, fire protection systems, and related mechanical building systems, including clean/dry rooms
- Maintain effective communication with project team members and with the client
- Coordinate work with other disciplines
- Use engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks
- Responsible for the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of the work
- Responsible for overall quality management of the team. Performing quality reviews of project deliverables to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria, and conformance to good engineering practices
- Participate in managing change for deviations in scope, schedule, or professional services for the discipline
- Meet with contractors to discuss technical aspects of project design and construction
- Conduct field verification and site walks to identify, validate, resolve, and integrate solutions into design packages
- Resolve design issues on site during construction, as necessary
- Provide leadership, guidance, monitoring/coaching less experienced staff
- Participate in proposal preparation activities to establish scope of services, effort hour estimator(s), exclusions/clarifications, deliverables, and staffing/work plans to align with project schedule
- Travel required
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university program
- PE (Professional Engineer's) License with the ability to become registered in additional states
- At least 12 years of mechanical engineering experience. Experience in designing data center facilities is required
- Demonstrated knowledge or experience with designs containing HVAC, chilled/condenser water/liquid cooled systems, air handling systems, hot/cold aisle containment, utility piping and plumbing systems and other similar mechanical building systems
- Knowledge of relevant local building codes and international standards to ensure compliance
- Experience working with Revit
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Valid driver's license
- Valid passport for occasional project-related international travel
Benefits
- A hybrid or fully remote work schedule option for this role, providing you with the flexibility to achieve work-life balance while excelling in your career.
- Eligibility for our annual target bonus/incentive program based on company and individual performance and goals.
- As an employee-owned firm, we offer ownership opportunities to all employees at the associate level and above. This senior associate level role will allow you to become a shareholder of SSOE.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401k retirement savings plan (with company matching), professional development and training, generous PTO, and paid holidays.
- Continuous Learning: Embrace a culture of perpetual learning where curiosity is celebrated, innovative ideas are welcomed, and your career growth aspirations are fully supported.
- Career Stability: A diversity of market sectors, project types, and geographic locations that help insulate your career from economic ups and downs.
- Career Advancement: Embark on a structured career journey with abundant opportunities for growth and advancement.
- A holistic approach to compensation and benefits that supports your physical and mental health, encourages work-life balance, and empowers your career advancement and financial success.
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