Junior Mechanical, Eit

Summary:

As a member of the technical staff, the Junior Mechanical, Engineer-In-Training (EIT) is involved in all aspects of complex projects from inception to conclusion. The EIT assists and works directly with the Professional Engineering staff in developing and maintaining the Company’s engineering procedures, project designs, engineering calculations and all other related engineering work. Involvement in assigned projects shall be in a manner that exceeds customers’ expectations and ensures that work adheres to all company policies is required. This position reports to the Discipline Leader – MEP.

Responsibilities:

• Assists in the development, review and approval of construction plans, including goals and objectives, work breakdown structure, detailed scope descriptions, detailed schedules, risk management approach, milestone descriptions, budgets and staffing requirements.
• Provides technical support to marketing for bids and proposals.
• Expedites and supports consultants’ and construction document submittals, budgets, and schedules.
• Maintains and fosters contacts with consultants, contractors, vendors, and material suppliers.
• Assists with the development of new Engineering standards and maintains and improves existing standards and guidelines, implementing industry and company best practices.
• Interacts closely with internal teams to ensure that project needs and objectives are met.
• Assists in preparation of engineering scope documents, exhibits, budgets, specifications, schedules, and Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
• Participates in project meetings and conference calls.
• Produces quality engineering plans, studies, and specifications while ensuring compliance with department, project, company, utility, regional electrical entity, and industry requirements and standards.
• Participates in engineering, design, and construction review processes.
• Conducts value-engineering studies of alternative design approaches.
• Interprets plans, specifications, drawings, and documents related to engineering and construction.
• Assists with investigations of electrical-related issues, including root cause analysis as needed.
• Additional duties as required.

Competencies

• Communication Proficiency
• Leadership skills
• Presentation Skills
• Time Management
• Learning Orientation
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility/Integrity
• Customer/Client Focus

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree, Mechanical Engineering from an accredited college or university with a minimum of one year related experience/training, and/or approved equal experience/training; path to professional registration is preferred.

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam: Must take and pass within the first year of employment.

Skills/Requirements

• Must be able to research, plan, design and administer building projects for clients, applying knowledge of design, construction procedures, building codes and materials.
• Ability to take direction from multiple Senior Project Architects or Project Managers or other sources and facilitate workflow with good time management.
• Develop building and site designs in conjunction with our consultants including the evaluation of alternative building materials, building systems and equipment together with other considerations based on program, budget and aesthetics.
• Presents and explains design of the project to client and other team representatives.
• Must possess proficient knowledge of electronic software systems (such as Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks, Adobe, Word, Excel) as required for assigned projects. With the rapid nature of evolving production methods, the position may be required to learn new software to perform the basic job duties.
• Maintain an organized project file documenting the entire design and construction process.

Physical Requirements

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While on-site, the employee may lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Travel

This position requires travel, including but not limited to, travel to local and nonlocal project sites, training, etc.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, with a minimum expectation of 40 hours per week. Dependent on workload, hours may be somewhat flexible, and some late evenings and weekends may be required.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 1 year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Could you please specify the time of the day when you are most available to receive a call from us?

Ability to Relocate:

• St. Louis, MO 63131: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person