POSITION SUMMARY
We Drive Innovation and Build Careers
As a company that prides itself on innovation and collaboration, Southland Industries continues to pave the way as an industry leader in constructability, sustainability, and energy efficiency to improve the way buildings are designed, built, and operated.
Founded in 1949, Southland Industries is one of the nation's largest MEP building systems experts. We provide innovative yet practical solutions through a holistic approach to building construction and performance. Through our extensive resources, we optimize each stage of the building lifecycle through customized engineering, construction, building automation, service, and energy solutions.
Watch your engineering designs come to life! As a Senior Design Engineer at Southland Industries, you'll experience the excitement of working on design-build and design-assist projects in healthcare, education, biotech, mission-critical, commercial, and entertainment markets. You'll work hand in hand with our model coordinators, estimators, and trade staff through all aspects of a project to create a design that is practical, efficient, and cost-effective. You'll also have access to internal teams using the most innovative practices in virtual construction design (VDC) and computational fluid dynamics, along with just-in-time feedback from the field.
Position: Senior Design Engineer
What you'll do:
- Serve as design professional at project team design meetings.
- Prepare complex preliminary redline design layouts for estimating.
- Perform more complex calculations for a project, such as heating/cooling loads, equipment selection and sizing, friction loss calculations, etc.
- Perform site inspections to determine compliance with construction documents and resolve design issues during the construction phase.
- Supervise or direct the workflow of less-experienced engineers in performing HVAC or other system designs.
- Provide conceptual design for specific projects.
What you'll need to be successful:
- Four-year degree in Engineering or related field.
- 5+ years experience.
- PE License required.
- Excellent knowledge of applicable systems design, such as HVAC, plumbing, etc., as well as a general understanding of system operations.
- Ability to read mechanical and plumbing plans.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate with all levels of employees, clients, and general contractors.
- Strong public communication skills.
- Strong computer skills, including Revit, CADD, and Microsoft Office Products, such as Excel.
Pay: Final pay is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. For California, this ranges from $100,000 - $145,000 plus annual incentive, benefits, and retirement program as outlined above.
