Building Services Design Engineer

Job Description

The purpose of this position is to provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge, and direction as listed.  This position has oversight of a specific area, and acts as a representative to the department ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases.  This role has the responsibility to promote Fluor’s competitiveness within the global marketplace by delivering quality services of unmatched value and technical competence.  

This is the Lead position on assigned projects or performs engineering assignments of any complexity and perform all or some of the following:
• Organize/plan jobs, write/review specifications, prepare/maintain schedules, develop/monitor estimates and manpower forecasts, assign work, work with p project/client/field, material procurement, permit, and subcontract activities
• Prepare and perform schedules, estimates, progress reports, material forecasts, meetings, procurement activities, etc.
• Assist in audits
• Assist, as required, in the development of department standards and procedures
• Utilize vendor data and work with personnel from other disciplines as required for the performance of designs
• Perform squad check of vendor data and drawings from other disciplines
• Travel, as required, to ensure the successful execution of project and/or department goals
• Develop client relations
• Other duties as assigned
• Capable of taking a project from green-field to as-built, including: 
• Analyze the fire hazards and determine the scope of fire protection required
• Estimate fire flow rates and pressures for all areas
• Produce a design criteria and discuss alternatives with the insurance underwriters
• Design clean agent extinguishing, foam systems, deluge, wet and dry s sprinklers, standpipes, fire water pumps
• Produce drawings reflecting the designs for either: A) design build contractor to install, or B) a contractor to install
• Check contractor drawings and vendor submittals for compliance with codes, standards and project requirements
• Capable of taking a project from green-field to as-built, including: 
• Design HVAC systems for process buildings, electrical buildings, administration buildings
• Analyze the HVAC requirements
• Determine the scope of HVAC required
• Produce a design criteria,
• Estimate HVAC flow rates and equipment power for all areas
• Create HVAC specifications,
• Perform technical bid evaluations for HVAC equipment
• Check contractor drawings and vendor submittals for compliance with codes, standards and project requirements
• Capable of taking a project from green-field to as-built, including: 
• Design dust collection systems for mineral processing plants
• Analyze the dust collection requirements
• Determine the scope of dust collection required
• Produce a design criteria
• Estimate dust collection flow rates and equipment power for all areas
• Create dust collection specifications
• Perform technical bid evaluations for dust collection equipment
• Check contractor drawings and vendor submittals for compliance with codes, standards and project requirements

Basic Job Requirements

An accredited 4-year bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in Engineering Technology.
- 10 years of related experience. 
- Previous EPCM experience as asset.
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent team player but also able to work independently

- Registration or eligibility for registration, with the Engineers and Geoscientists BC as a professional registrant is mandatory  

Specific Fire Protection Requirements
• A member or eligible to be a member of NFPA, or SFPE
• Working knowledge of North American fire codes and NFPA standards
• Working knowledge of FM and IRI requirements
• Industrial projects - minimum 5 years’ experience
• Hands-on hydraulic calculations

Specific HVAC Requirements
• A member of ASHRAE
• Working knowledge of North American HVAC codes/standards
• Industrial projects - minimum 5 years’ experience
• Hands-on heating and cooling calculations
• Plumbing knowledge is an asset

Specific Dust Control Requirements
• Working knowledge of North American codes/standards
• Industrial projects - minimum 5 years experience
• Hands-on duct collection system design including: duct sizing, pressure drop calculations, duct layouts, duct support design, fan selection, fan power calculations.
• Hands-on dust suppression design including water sprays and agglomerate dust suppression systems.

Other Job Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Membership in technical society
• Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards, commercial availability and cost of materials
• Effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting
• Managing and leading a large project
• Project set-up, developing control-level schedules, progress reporting and project close-out
• Practical field experience
• Intermediate computer and software skills to include the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs