Principal Engineer - HVAC Design (Energy Modelling)

Company Description

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Job Description

Responsible for engineering, design, and modification activities related to mechanical equipment, vessels and tanks and piping systems including equipment and piping specifications and procurement. May be involved with the support of installation and operation & maintenance of equipment.

Discipline concerning air conditioning, refrigeration, ventilation, combustion, heat transfer, energy, power, fuels, propulsion, machinery, tools, manufacturing, fluids, plumbing, fire suppression systems and devices, water supplies and pumping systems for fire protection.

Discipline covers the ability to solve problems that deliver and optimise safe, sustainable and ethical solutions for the design, production and operation of devices, machines, structures, processes and systems involving mechanical elements. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Senior technical resource may serve as technical advisor for team
• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
• Develops study and design procedures to facilitate high quality cost effective work by others.
• Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
• Develops construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects.
• Uses expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package.
• Performs quality control review of design calculations or drawings.
• Prepares technical specification sections.
• Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.

Technical Excellence 

• Identifies incremental improvements to existing procedures or processes that increase efficiency or work quality
• Performs a self-check of work products prior to submitting them to others.

Leadership 

• Works independently and collaboratively with a lesser level of guidance needed for unfamiliar tasks
• Provides regular updates to the manager on project/assignment status
• May assist more junior staff members with aspects of their job and may coordinate activities of a small team.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (with minimum 10 years’ experience) or Equivalent and specialising in HVAC Design.
• He/She should be well versed with ASHRAE/CIBSE/NFPA.
• He/She should have experience in commercial, residential, datacentre, and infrastructure projects from different geographies - USA, Canada, ANZ Region.
• Experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer - Specialized in HVAC Design.
• Should be capable of leading the discussions with the Client and lead projects for the HVAC Disciplines.
• Should be able to take Design decisions independently.
• Energy Modelling , Building Performance analysis & IES Software skills listed in detail below.
• Utilize the energy modelling software like IES VE to simulate the building performance and energy consumption
• Analyze the data received from client and data from energy results and provide the best energy efficient solutions to tam
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary teams for various inputs and outputs to do the efficient design process
• Ability to work on Cooling/Heating loads, Energy consumption and building performance in IES VE or any other modelling software
• Familiarity with ASHRAE 90.1, 62.1, 55 and CIBSE requirement
• Knowledge of Mechanical system architecture and components 

Additional Information

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.