Senior Mechanical Engineer

Company Description

5BY5 Engineers is located in the Crossroads district in downtown Kansas City. Founded in 2016, we strive to provide our customers with highly efficient and cost-effective mechanical, electrical and plumbing solutions. Among our customers, we have a reputation of simplifying the most complex MEP system problems. Among our employees, we have a reputation of having a culture that supports effective teamwork of high-performance people. We are different from the big firms and accomplish this by hiring the very best people and giving them freedom in their jobs, avoiding rigidity and complacency, and prioritizing the voice of the employee- we want to hear your feedback! 

Job Description

5BY5 Engineers is looking to add a Senior Mechanical Engineer to our team. The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for managing MEP system projects and engineering HVAC systems with an emphasis on healthcare and building infrastructure projects.  This position requires coordination and management of clients and contractors to understand the project goals, design innovative solutions and overcome challenges encountered during construction and commissioning.

We are looking for the following type of person:

  • Creative! Push the boundaries and come up with new and innovative solutions.

  • Talker! Communication is key. To clients and our team!

  • Eternal optimist! Have a positive attitude.

  • Juggler! Have the ability to multitask and work on many projects and clients at the same time.

  • Student! No one knows everything. Be curious and learn.

  • Good Neighbor! Look out for your teammates and do good things without anybody knowing.

Responsibilities

  • Conducting regular meetings with clients to provide troubleshooting and engineering help in any capacity requested.

  • Design and management of traditional MEP system construction drawings and contract documents.

  • Evaluations of existing mechanical systems utilizing as-built drawings to figure out what was and wasn’t working on the original system.

  • Providing recommendations for HVAC system improvements and/or adjustments (i.e. AHUs, chillers, boilers, pumps, etc.).

  • Construction management activities including estimating, phasing, and soliciting contractors, etc.

  • Coordinating with clients and contractors to execute projects.

  • Utilizing Revit and AutoCAD Software.

  • Equipment evaluations and replacement design.

  • Design of HVAC temperature control systems and associated sequences of operation.

  • Participate in regular provided training.

Requirements

  • Professional Engineer with 6+ years’ experience

  • Experience with HVAC system design

  • Ability to explain complex concepts in layman’s terms

  • Ability to manage and/or design 5 or more projects at a time

  • Ability to work with and help develop junior engineers

  • Desire to constantly learn and improve

5BY5 Engineers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation.
Employees must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.

Does this position seem like a good fit?

We look forward to meeting you.