POSITION SUMMARY:

As a principal engineer, you hold a crucial position within an organization, responsible for overseeing and leading major engineering projects. This role requires a unique blend of technical expertise, leadership abilities, and problem-solving skills. Serving as the bridge between upper management and the engineering team, principal engineers play a pivotal in ensuring the success of projects and maintaining high levels of team efficiency and productivity.

Responsibilities: 

You’ll be responsible for growing and leading your own engineering team and making sure they are properly mentored and producing buildable solutions and designs.

You’ll do site inspections to determine compliance with construction documents and resolves design issues during the construction phase.

You will lead and influence the technical design solutions on prospective projects and serve as a design professional at our project design meetings.

You’ll be working along side of our Principal Engineer and assisting in marketing/sales function by providing conceptual design and engineering support.                                                                                                          

You’ll be responsible for the success and quality of ALL work and will be able to create and implement new lead design processes, solutions and standards that will ultimately make your team and our company better.                                                                                                                  

You’ll prepare preliminary (redline) design layouts for estimating.                     

You’ll create deliverables and products such as calculations, drawings, and specifications related to heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems. This also includes calculations for a project, such as heating/cooling loads, equipment selection, and sizing, pipe and duct sizing, friction loss calculations, etc.

What you’ll need to be successful:

A self-starter! You don’t mind rolling up your sleeves and making things happen and taking on more responsibility in your career.

A passion for wanting to do things better.                                                           

A mastery of all aspects of design engineering including a thorough knowledge of mechanical and HVAC systems for a wide range of facility types and projects varying in size and complexity.                        

A superior knowledge of HVAC design that includes types of equipment utilized in the industry as well as general understanding of system operations (i.e. variable air, constant volume, refrigeration cycle.)                                                                               

Proven experience leading an engineering group of 5-20 design engineers, designers, BIM and administrative professionals.                                                                      

The ability to read mechanical and plumbing drawings.                                                   

Competency in basic computer skills which includes BIM, Trane Software and Microsoft Office products (specifically Excel)

A superior knowledge of engineering industry and are a Code Compliance Authority

Things we know you’ll likely have: 

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Related Engineering

A minimum of 10-12 years of mechanical design and construction industry specific experience a plus

Experience on hospitals, data centers, central plants, cogeneration, life sciences manufacturing and laboratories

Experience with integrated project delivery (IPD), target value design (TVD) and design-build (DB)

Experience with the design and construction of emerging or alternative mechanical system (DOAS, TDV, UFAD)

Experience with sustainable building design and building automation energy modeling

Desired systems and software expertise:

Familiar with Revit design software applications. 

Trane Trace (or equivalent) load calculation program

Experience with Energy Prop and IES is a plus

Proficient knowledge in use of MS Office  Excel, power point  and word.

Required Certifications:

Professional Engineering (PE) license

Desired Industry participation:

AEE

ASHE

ASHRAE

YOU Matter 

PEOPLE FIRST: BUILDING TALENT BY DESIGN 

At Southland we aspire to build a workforce that’s as diverse as the people who occupy the buildings we design, build and maintain. Building talent by design is our intentional approach to creating a truly safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment that fosters growth, empowers professional achievement, and where people are treated with respect at all levels. 

If you’re someone with a true passion for our industry, a life-long learner, with high accountability and a drive for results we’re looking for you!  At Southland, we hire problem solvers that are focused on providing customer value through continuous improvement and will take ownership to create the best experiences that will have an impact wider than their own job.  We thrive on creating a strong company and culture where you’ll feel engaged, challenged, and valued. 

If you’re ready for the next big step in your career and want a career full of fun and excitement and to be a part of a fast-paced growing company, then JOIN our team and become a part of an organization that values PEOPLE, SAFETY, INNOVATION, COLLABORATION, INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY. 

Benefits: 

As an employee-owned company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent benefits for you and your family: 

• 401(k) Plan with 50% Company Match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting 
• Annual incentive program based upon performance, profitability, and achievement 
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance – 100% Paid for Employee 
• Term Life, AD&D Insurance, and Voluntary Life Insurance 
• Disability Income Protection Insurance 
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Plans (Health and Dependent Care) 
• Holidays/Vacation/Personal Time/Life Events Leave 
• Numerous training opportunities and company paid membership for professional associations and licenses 

Pay:  Final pay is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. For (Colorado/New York City/California/Washington) this ranges from $155,000.00-$175,000.00 plus annual incentive, benefits and retirement program as outlined above. 

For more information on Southland Industries, please visit our website: Southland Careers or on Facebook or LinkedIN  

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Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing our employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Southland Industries are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, family care or medical leave status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Southland Industries will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. 

**All employment offers are contingent upon successful, drug tests, background checks and professional reference checks. ** 

**We are not able to offer sponsorship of employment at this time** 

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