Mechanical Project Engineer

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Darien, IL
Senior level
Design
The Role
The Mechanical Project Engineer will lead multiple MEP projects, mentor junior engineers, and design projects from concept to completion. They will communicate with clients, produce detailed design documents, and ensure compliance with relevant engineering standards.
Summary Generated by Built In

Are you looking for an opportunity to do challenging, creative work that makes a real impact? Would you like to be part of a company that respects individual contributions and thrives on collaboration? Do you love to win? Then consider joining Wight & Company. We’re a nationally recognized, award-winning architecture, engineering, and construction firm known for a dynamic company culture that fosters innovation and challenges the status quo, and we’re looking for a talented professional to join our team.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Communicate with/present to clients regarding projects
  • Head up multiple MEP projects
  • Mentor/train mechanical engineers/designers
  • Independently design projects from schematic design through project completion
  • Produce detailed design documents and specifications

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS:

  • BS in Mechanical Engineering or Arch/Engineering required
  • 6-10 years of HVAC engineering experience
  • Good working knowledge of IMC and IECC
  • Willingness to perform Energy Modeling using TRACE, eQUEST or other programs a plus
  • Good understanding of ASHRAE Standards, especially 55, 90.1 & 62.1
  • Experience in projects with sustainable solutions and LEED certifications a plus
  • PE. license is a plus
  • REVIT MEP skills a plus
  • Strong communicator with the ability to interact with a variety of clients

Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000. Individual pay will be based on several factors including experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant.

Wight & Company offers excellent benefits and a wonderful work environment. Our comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending, paid holidays, paid time off, and a 401(k). Our flexible work schedule allows for a healthy work-life balance. For more information about our company, visit our website at www.wightco.com.

Wight & Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetics, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Please view the following links for more information - EEO, EEO Supplement, and Pay Transparency.

Top Skills

Mechanical Engineering
The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
229 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1939

What We Do

At Wight & Company, we inspire the human experience through innovative design. For over 80 years, our unique Design Led-Design Build approach has offered clients the most complete option of integrated architecture, engineering, construction, and transportation services. We believe that good design is good business, and we’ve created a workplace where design thinking is cultivated and celebrated. Our dedicated team cultivates a dynamic, high-performance work environment that fosters innovation, collaboration and fun, and a culture that supports teamwork and thoughtful risk-taking.
Wight was the first company to receive a Green Firm Certification from the Sustainable Performance Institute (SPI). We designed the first building in the country to receive LEED certification, as well as 30% of all Net-Zero buildings in the state of Illinois.
Our work spans the globe, but our hometown roots are deep. Local notable achievements include construction of the award-winning Chicago Public Library Chinatown branch, design of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business’s Gleacher Center, design of the $89 million New Trier High School renovation, and design and construction of The Hatchery, a food business incubator in Chicago’s East Garfield Park community. For more information about us, visit wightco.com.

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