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 so as 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 are able to 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:

Serves as design professional at project team design meetings

 Prepares complex preliminary redline design layouts for estimating

 Performs more complex calculations for a project, such as heating/cooling loads, equipment selection and sizing, friction loss calculations, etc

Performs site inspections to determine compliance with construction documents and resolves design issues during construction phase

Supervises or directs the workflow of less-experienced engineers in performing HVAC or other system designs

Provides 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 general understanding of system operations

Ability to read mechanical and plumbing plans

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to communication with all levels of employees, clients and general contractors

Strong public communications skills

Strong computer skills, including Revit, CADD and Microsoft Office Products, such as ExcelPay: 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 $100,00 - $145,000 plus annual incentive, benefits and retirement program as outlined above.

Required Skills

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 general understanding of system operations

Ability to read mechanical and plumbing plans

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to communication with all levels of employees, clients and general contractors

Strong public speaking skills

Strong computer skills, including Revit, CADD and Microsoft Office Products, such as Excel