Plumbing Designer - CMTA

CMTA Orlando is seeking a Plumbing Designer to join our team.  This position will allow the individual to make important contributions to the CMTA team. The professional and technical requirements of this position involve exposure to a continuous array of opportunities which can contribute to the steady and consistent growth and success of both the individual and OCI. 

OBJECTIVES

• To provide consistently excellent engineering services to our clients which will meet or exceed their expectations.
• To travel as the occasion may arise to perform or assist other staff in site investigations make on-site assessment of the client’s needs to accurately determine the scope of required engineering services and other requirements.
• To steadily improve professional capability by consistent self-study, interaction with other industry professionals, and by involvement in such continuing education opportunities as may be appropriate.
• To develop knowledge of local, state, and national codes as applicable to the work.
• To be able to clearly convey information, ideas, and concepts in written, graphic and/or verbal form as necessary.
• To be able to work with others with the mutual respect necessary to foster the team spirit needed to have all team members willingly share in the team's responsibility to provide a quality work product.
• To learn various ways to organize, prioritize and schedule tasks to be performed by both you and others to complete a project within the scope, budget, and time schedule requirements.

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Obtain all information necessary to satisfactorily determine preliminary plumbing engineering concepts to provide the Client with the engineering options needed to meet the Client’s intended vision for the project.
• Determine scope and definition of all plumbing systems intended for use on any given project.
• Develop capability to utilize current industry accepted computer programs to produce the plumbing systems designs including domestic hot and cold water, sanitary sewer, storm drain, gas and other plumbing systems
• Verify code compliance of the system designs.
• Continuously seek out the proper recognized professional literature to know where to find the information needed to get reasonable engineering answers and solutions.
• Develop an adequate understanding of how all components of proposed plumbing systems function to be able to evaluate overall system performance under varied conditions.
• Develop design concepts for plumbing systems for review and approval.
• Learn how to determine cost-effective system layouts, quantities, and sizes for the various components of the mechanical systems.
• Selection and scheduling of equipment on all systems designed.
• Perform construction administration tasks including, but not limited to, site observations, shop drawing review, and preparation of punch lists.
• Preparation and layout of CAD drawings or REVIT models and coordination with all other disciplines at all phases of project production, including schematic design phase, design development phase, permitting phase, and construction documents phase.
• Develop an understanding of the Construction Specifications Institute specifications system together with an understanding of the proper drawing versus specification relationships in defining the project criteria for construction.
• Implement green design practices associated with green rating systems such as the USGBC LEED, NetZero, Well Building Certifications or Green Globes.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of plumbing and/or fire protection design
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and REVIT
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, Outlook, OneDrive, FTP share sites, and engineering software related to system designs and load calculations.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor Science Engineering degree from an Accredited University
• LEED AP, BD+C, NICET, WELL AP, Green Building Associates Certification, or similar certifications
• Experienced in designing either K-12, Higher Education, Public Safety, Healthcare, Multi-family, Theme Park and/or Government Facilities building types

No sponsorship is available for this position. 

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