Design Engineer - Renewable Energy

Design Engineer Position Description
Job Title: Design Engineer
Reports To: Design Manager or Assistant Design Manager
Location: Phoenix, AZ or Atlanta, GA
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is the oldest privately held national construction company in the country. We are a 100% employee-owned top 10 Engineering News-Record (ENR) company with the goal of being the best builder in America. Unlike many firms of our size, we are true builders; a fact which our clients appreciate since they continually come to us with their most complex building challenges. We provide general contracting, construction management, design-build and self-perform service nationwide. The firm has full-service offices across the country. McCarthy was ranked #2 in the Top Solar Contractors in the United States in 2023, and the within the top 5 installers for Solar + Storage.
Position Summary:
The Design Engineer (DE) works closely with Design Managers, assisting them in the successful delivery of design deliverables by leading coordination efforts, completing day to day tasks, and supporting the design as needed. The Design Engineer assists the Design Managers and teams throughout the pursuit and design life cycles of the project. Design Engineers work in conjunction with DMs, Subject Matter Experts (SME), Engineers of Record (EOR), Pre-Construction, Procurement, Estimating and Operations teams to ensure quality and timeliness of design deliverables.
Key Responsibilities

• Review RFP documents and information to understand project requirements. Communicate requirements and track incorporation into design.
• Actively participate in design coordination meetings and design reviews.
• Schedule design review meetings.
• Build relationships with EORs, Owner representatives, as well as McCarthy SMEs, Preconstruction, Procurement, Estimating, and Operations team members
• Attend site visits as needed to collect lessons learned and perform site inspections
• Responsible for meeting minutes for design meetings: record attendees, points of discussion, action items, responsible individuals and due dates
• Review design drawings for accuracy, quality and conformance. Review drawings and compare project requirements
• Creates and maintains Design Quantity Trend Logs.
• Monitor and document action items and design scheduling for bid-level, 30%, 60%, 90% and Issue for Construction (IFC) designs
• Document control
  • Procore:
    • Establish distribution lists and update Project Directory for each project
    • Draft requests for information (RFI) and ensure answers are sufficient. Tracks RFIs to closure.
    • Draft submittals to the Owner
  • Monday.com (MDC):
    • Assist in maintaining project boards with up-to-date information, schedules, and action items
    • Complete Basis of Design
    • Update line items during all meetings as directed by DM
  • Bluebeam Review (BBR):
    • Upload all pertinent design documents for project team to review and mark up
    • Create Studio sessions for Design Reviews. Monitor team participation and encourage involvement by all.
  • SharePoint:
    • Ensure all documents are correctly named, filed, and easily located
• Assist DM with coordinating all design scopes. Assist DM in tracking and managing changes, and investigate inconsistencies throughout design disciplines
• Familiarize self with the contract exhibit process and assist with scope development as needed
• Review owner contracts and contract exhibits. Provide markups as necessary.
• Collect and review exhibit/RFP redlines from EORs
• Develop EOR scope sheets; Request pricing from EORs; Review and descope quotes.
• Gather and upload all necessary supporting documents for design contracts, as directed by DM.
• Track status of engineering contracts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Solar Engineering, Construction Management, or related engineering degree preferred
• Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook and Teams proficiency required
• Ability to use Google Earth basic features required
• Strong time management skills
• Strong work ethic and desire to work in a team environment
• Organized, self-starter and excellent communicator
• Be assertive and able to follow up and follow through
• Able to perform well and easily adapt in an exceedingly fast-paced and ever-changing environment
• Development minded - enjoys learning, growing and working on bettering oneself
• Show up with a positive attitude
• Field experience not required

McCarthy Building Companies is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer regardless of race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religious beliefs, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.