Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to be based in our Virginia Beach, VA office. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will work independently to complete small and large project design requirements. This position will be responsible for leading projects for new facilities and renovation, modernization, and repurposing of existing buildings.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for the following items:

• 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

• Be proficient in all aspects of mechanical systems design for projects of all sizes

• Evaluate, select, apply standard engineering techniques, procedures, and judgement based on experience to design HVAC systems in buildings

• Will concisely express complex system solutions in very early design phases

• Coordinate HVAC systems with other disciplines

• Make major design decisions and recommendations with little input from senior staff

• Maintain accurate project documentation and design data for permanent project files

• Act as an adviser and review correspondence prepared by junior project team members

• Assist with mentoring of junior staff

• Attend project meetings, both internal and with clients

• Assist in project quality control review

• Review and approve shop drawings, respond to RFI’s, and other construction admin related tasks

AECOM’s Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building engineering, workplace strategy, business transformation, asset advisory, economics and development planning, master planning, urban planning, and landscape architecture. With a range of expertise from strategy and design through project realization, we create better outcomes to grow economies, protect natural systems, conserve natural resources, make societies more equitable, and connect and engage people through innovative, sustainable design solutions. Our teams have worked on signature projects such as the London 2012 Olympic Park and Legacy Framework, to the new plan for the LA2028 Olympics, to industrial facilities for GE and Rolls-Royce, to headquarters and workplaces for NASA, Unilever, Sony Music, DirecTV, Box, Inc., and many Fortune 500 companies.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and six (6) years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Professional experience and skills in mechanical systems design for buildings
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position

Preferred Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant, Mechanical Engineering building design experience
• Full understanding and ability to complete and coordinate project design assignments with the ability to review team member’s work for quality and recognition of training requirements
• Experience with building HVAC systems including but not limited to chilled water, hot water, condenser water, steam, and air-side systems
• Experience with sustainable design and energy efficiency
• Knowledge/experience with building plumbing systems design
• Experience with Design-Build projects
• Experience with U.S. Department of Defense agency requirements (UFCs, SpecsIntact, etc.)
• Successfully performed the role of lead engineer on various projects
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently
• Good interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
• AutoCAD and Revit experience

Additional Information

• Relocation is not available for this position
• Sponsorship is not available for this position

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – 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 and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. 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.