Founded in 1975, BR+A Consulting Engineers maintains a total staff of over 500 employees located at our main office in Boston and branch offices in New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Vienna, VA (Washington, DC); Coral Gables (Miami) and Tampa, FL; Chicago, IL; St. Louis, MO; Charlotte and Raleigh, NC; Charleston, SC; Houston, TX; New Haven, CT; Los Angeles, CA; Denver, CO; and Toronto. BR+A provides state-of-the-art integrated and coordinated mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection consulting engineering, technology systems design, lighting design, and building commissioning services.
BR+A is looking for a skilled Mechanical Designer in our Raleigh, NC office. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational and communication skills and a working knowledge of Revit, and their responsibilities will include:
- Performing advanced heating and cooling load calculations
- Developing sections and elevations of complex ductwork and piping areas
- Developing equipment room sizes during SD and DD phases
- Editing specifications to reflect the project requirements
- Developing air and water flows
- Understanding fan and pump curves to properly select equipment for application
- Using the psychrometric chart properly for any HVAC system
- Meeting with vendors to determine specification requirements for application
- Coordinating with other disciplines (mepfp, arch, struct, etc) for all HVAC details
- Responding to RFI’s for the project, and accurately review submittals
- Understanding work planning and managing the design process to the available hours in the plan
- Understanding the proper scope of SD, DD, CD level documents and delivering appropriate documentation
- Modifying sequences of operations for AHU’s, CHW and HW systems
- Understanding both constant and variable flow systems, and properly applying equipment
- Meeting with contractors during the bid phase to review the design details
- Performing field verification and take-offs of existing systems for renovation projects
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Proficient in AutoCAD and Revit
- EIT (Engineer in Training) a plus
- 3-5 years of experience
- Experience in designing Healthcare, Commercial, Higher Education, or Life Science projects
BR+A is a place to learn, to grow, and to work hard for our clients – all while being a part of something bigger. We offer excellent compensation and a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, life, and disability insurance coverage, a 401K plan match, generous paid time-off, and more, to all our full-time employees.
At BR+A our culture is born from engineering excellence through our employees and relationships, both internal and external. BR+A is dedicated to providing support, mentoring, shared values, and behaviors to continue to improve as individuals and as a company. BR+A is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply, regardless of race, gender, religion, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. Drug testing is a prerequisite for employment.
Visit www.brplusa.com for more information about our award-winning projects and our incredible team.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Proficiency in AutoCAD
- Proficiency in Revit
- 3-5 years of experience
- Experience designing healthcare, commercial, higher education, or life science projects
- Engineer in Training certification
What We Do
BR+A was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1975 by Gene Bard, Arjun Rao, and Ted Athanas. With just 11 MEP design engineers and a few rooms packed with drafting tables, they built a firm that would become respected for solid engineering and even stronger relationships. Over the past four decades, we’ve been through a few transitions. While many things have changed, a lot is still the same. Today, we operate fourteen offices and employ hundreds of dedicated team members, but we are still proud to be an employee-owned firm. And although we’ve traded our drafting tables for BIM, AutoCAD and Revit, we continue to make MEP excellence the core of our practice—while helping our clients explore innovative design solutions. BR+A creates environments that make a difference. We engineer responsive, high-performing buildings where people and ideas thrive. Our diverse and talented team is dedicated to becoming a true partner to clients and a vital part of their organization, by fostering a culture where creativity is celebrated and collaboration fuels mutual success. BR+A. Responsive buildings. Responsive people.
