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Mechanical Engineer II

Washington, DC
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As a recognized leader in real estate and facilities services, The Building People provides innovative solutions that integrate technology, buildings, and people through strategic thought leadership and expertise. We enhance our customers’ ability to build a culture that optimizes performance in the built environment.

Our strategy leads clients towards the future of facilities through a connected real estate model that propagates new norms to deliver organizational efficiency, sustainability, and savings. Real estate and the facilities landscape are changing. Join us, and we will lead this change together.

Our top priority is hiring and retaining top talent in all areas of our organization. At The Building People, our goal is to foster integrity and a work culture that motivates and inspires employees to succeed. We are excited that our team is growing rapidly, which means we need you!

The Building People's Market Offerings and Business Lines include:

  • Real Estate & Workplace
  • Facilities Management & Maintenance
  • Engineering & Construction Management
  • Energy & Environmental
  • Technology Integration
  • Sustainability & Smart Buildings
  • Human Capital
  • Mission Support 

 

Job Description

Description/Job Summary:

The Building People, LLC, has a position open for an experienced, motivated mechanical engineer professional to provide Owner's Representative construction management services to a DoD client

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  • Candidate’s primary role will be to support the engineering and design efforts related to pre-construction.  Candidate’s secondary role will be to support project managers who manage awarded construction projects.
  • Support Government acquisition efforts for both A/E services and Construction projects by coordinating efforts across Government working groups.
  • Provide Subject Matter Expertise, especially with managing and overseeing studies and designs for new construction, renovations and improvements to real property facilities, including MEP utility systems.
  • Provide engineering support and analysis to the Government in their management of awarded study and design contracts.  Review the A/E contractor’s work and provide written reports of the findings to the Government.
  • Proactively assists the Government in conducting site evaluations, field surveys, and site visits to determine constructability and code compliance.  Develops draft scopes of work, validation of requirements, and participates in pre-bid conferences.  Participates in risk analysis walk throughs and value engineering efforts.
  • Proactively supports the Government’s development of technical requirements, scopes of work, cost estimate analysis and schedules for A/E services, to include studies, reports and drawings review.  Provides reviews, analysis, professional opinions, ideas, alternate solutions and recommendations.
  • Conduct design technical reviews from initial concept to 100% design drawings.  Track and maintain submittal review process.
  • Independently schedules, leads, and participates in weekly project progress meetings and monthly program progress meetings to evaluate schedule progress, identify departures from the accepted baseline schedule, and evaluate risk to long-term project and program health.  Assesses schedule risk and recommends mitigation strategies.
  • Works independently to track down requirements and data from other engineers, project managers, or clients in a professional manner with complete and on time submissions.
  • The position maintains construction administration data in Excel, web based software and files to be aggregated and used as metrics and briefing tools for senior leadership.
  • Regularly prepares and presents project status briefings, develops and maintains performance matrixes, prepares well-written technical reports.  Prepares written and oral reports to Government leadership and program managers. Regularly briefs senior leadership.
Skills & Requirements

Required Experience/Skills:

  • 10+ years of electrical engineering experience or
  • 15+ years of experience in the design/construction or operations of chillers, cooling towers, controls, pumps, fans, air handling equipment, and heat exchangers WITH experience in working with construction management and projects greater than 250,000 square feet AND a Professional Engineer (PE) License.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Must be able to pass and maintain a Public Trust clearance (HSPD-12 fingerprint background check).

Preferred Experience/Skills:

  • Pentagon WHS experience is highly sought after.

Required Education:

  • BS in Mechanical Engineering

 

Qualifications

 

*Our positions may require a background screening and clearance directly from the Government.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Competitive benefits for eligible employees include: 

  • Medical & Rx
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Life Insurance/AD&D
  • Long Term Disability and Short-Term Disability
  • Paid Time Off
  • Holiday Pay

All positions require a background check after acceptance of our offer. The selected candidate will be eligible to begin employment before the background check has been finalized.  However, continued employment will be contingent upon the results of your reference/background check from The Building People, LLC.  Your position may require special credentialing, clearance, and access as a condition of employment.  In the event the government or client does not sponsor or approve your clearance, it may result in termination of your employment.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at reasonableaccomodation@thebuildingpeople.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

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