Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer (NY-FP-01)

Loring is seeking a mid-level, Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer to work within our New York City office Facilities group.

The main responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Work with the project team to develop drawings and specification documents.
• Design plumbing systems, including the development of initial plumbing concepts.
• Perform system design calculations, and preliminary water, gas, sanitary/sewer load calculations.
• Select equipment for use in building systems.
• Incorporate sustainable design methods in buildings.
• Prepare contract drawings detailing the designed systems.
• Write reports and prepare specifications.
• Coordinate work with engineers of other disciplines and architects.
• Attend meetings and communicate with clients to establish their needs and discuss design issues with them.
• Correspond with the necessary utility companies to coordinate necessary incoming services.
• Attend construction meetings, and correspond with contractors and the design team to solve construction issues.
• Review RFIs and submittals of all plumbing-related items in construction.
• Attend site visits and produce field observation reports.
• Review finalized construction and provide punchlists of open items.

• A baccalaureate degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited 4-year institution.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in commercial, healthcare, or institutional building projects.
• At least 5+ years’ current experience designing plumbing and fire protection systems.
• Strong AutoCAD and Revit capabilities.
• Strong fundamental understanding of national plumbing, fire and building codes.
• Experience with site detention of stormwater and drainage a plus.
• Laboratory and healthcare experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, and a demonstrated capability for analysis and strategic thinking.
• Strong initiative—the willingness and ability to succeed in a collaborative, team-based environment.
• Ability to multi-task with multiple projects in order to meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible way, both verbally and in writing.