Senior Plumbing Designer/ Engineer

At EXP, we're driven to provide innovative solutions for the world's built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world's most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Are you ready to design your future?

Be our next Senior Plumbing Designer/ Engineer!

Your work environment at EXP

In this role, you will be a part of the Plumbing Design/Engineering team based in San Diego, California office, and the opportunity to work on the healthcare facilities & science and technology industry plumbing MEP projects.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Able to lead and mentor engineer, junior engineers, designer level staff on all of their responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of various codes including but not limited to IPC, UPC and CPC.
• Review code related items with engineers to ensure compliance.                                                                           
• Perform at a responsible charge level of meeting exp design and quality levels.
• Ability to QC work of plumbing engineering staff.
• Apply risk management procedures daily to minimize EXP & client's exposure to problems.
• Creates the narratives (basis of design) for the SD work.
• Perform front-end loading of plumbing systems.
• Develop and monitor plumbing work plans in conjunction with PM.
• Write new specification sections; develop new details, as required for project needs.
• Manages work plans and deliverables on multiple projects within budgeted hours.
• Writes studies and reports for plumbing systems when needed on projects.
• Understand and apply engineering principles and fundamentals.
• Perform life cycle cost analyses, and energy/cost calculations for plumbing systems.
• Evaluates value engineering items with respect to EXP's level of risk.
• Represent both the discipline and exp at meetings with the client.
• Be able to troubleshoot construction issues on site with the team.
• Assist the Project Manager with developing fees, add services, and overseeing the project design.

What your experience looks like

• The candidate shall be proficient with both plumbing engineering and design, with a minimum of 10 years of experience and looking to enhance their career.
• Experience in the design of healthcare facilities and OSHPD associated requirements is a must. 
• Experience in the science & technology industry is strongly desirable. 
• The candidate must have strong communication skills, be able to direct other individuals in the design of plumbing systems and be knowledgeable with Revit.
• The candidate must be able to regularly interface with the client through regular attendance at project meetings, performing existing condition site surveys, and job site walks to trouble shoot construction issues.

The pay range for this role is $95K to $135K. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

EXP is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who fully and actively supports equal access for all people regardless of Race, Color, Religion, Gender, Age, National Origin, Veteran Status, Disability, Genetic Information or Testing, Family and Medical Leave, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression. 

Should you need any special accommodations, please feel free to contact us at hrsupport@exp.com and we will arrange for the most suitable accommodations based on your needs.

Our story

With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world's built and natural environments.

Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP's predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.

What makes us different

The passion, enthusiasm, diversity and industry-leading capabilities of our employees make us who we are. We're committed to providing a challenging work environment that cultivates career growth, encourages creativity and rewards excellence.

Find out more about life at EXP by visiting www.exp.com.