Mechanical Engineer

The buildings that make up the landscape of our daily lives seem like permanent fixtures, fastened to a time and place. But what if that didn’t have to be true? What if our built environment — where we live, learn, play, and conduct business — carried us forward instead?

Our Buildings practice keeps people at its heart, recognizing that our shared journey forward is shaped by the meaningful and responsive places we design. From iconic designs to monumental groundbreakings, join us to bring transformational building solutions to life. Every day we apply our expertise, creativity, and passion to propel communities into the future—join us!

Your Opportunity

Take the first step towards designing your career with Stantec. As a professional services firm we are seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to complement our team, with the potential for growth and leadership opportunities. You will work closely with the US Northeast Buildings Engineering group, to continue our business growth and enhance design excellence in the execution of projects through mentorship, leadership and interdisciplinary collaboration. Stantec’s diverse project portfolio encompasses multiple sectors including but not limited to; Commercial, Hospitality, Multi-Family Highrise, K-12/Higher Education, Transportation, Federal, Industrial, Science and Technology, and Infrastructure. Our collaborative teams enjoy working directly with clients as valued and respected project team members.

Your Key Responsibilities

Your role as a Mechanical Engineer on our team is to proactively lead the design of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for assigned projects, through all phases of the project lifecycle.

• Perform or oversee design activities for assigned projects, including building surveys and acquiring base-building information, performing heating and cooling load calculations, preparing design concepts and sketches, selecting mechanical equipment, designing and layout of systems, writing specifications, and coordinating with other disciplines and consultants.
• Perform or oversee construction administration activities for assigned projects, including attending construction meetings, performing field observations for construction activities, reviewing shop drawings, answering requests for information, reviewing the completed installation, and submitting final punch lists.
• Evaluate designs to ensure that they meet all federal, state, and local codes, and any applicable client design standards.
• Participate in client meetings, value engineering analysis, and probable cost of construction estimates.
• Perform in-depth evaluations and alternative analyses to support project decisions.
• Develop project scope, design approach, level of effort internal cost estimates and budget projections for technical proposals.
• Provide direct supervision to assigned junior staff. Develop junior staff skills and abilities by providing guidance and mentoring to strengthen technical abilities.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality control on own projects and projects of peers.