About the Role
Harriman is growing and seeking a Mechanical Designer to join our Mechanical studio. This role is ideal for someone looking for a firm that values work-life balance, collaboration, and independent work within a hybrid environment. Our multi-disciplinary practice focuses on a holistic approach to design, integrating architectural and engineering groups to create relevant and innovative solutions.
Responsibilities
- Act independently regarding engineering methods and complexities, applying sound and practical knowledge of engineering principles.
- Plan and conduct work including evaluation, selection, and design.
- Assess problems and provide guidance to engineers, interns, and other personnel on project designs and solutions.
- Provide project oversight and management, supervision, and guidance on overall objectives, critical issues, or new concepts.
- Organize work to ensure all deadlines are met.
- Design of HVAC systems for commercial, industrial, municipal, institutional, and healthcare facilities.
- Perform HVAC building calculations, equipment selection, and specification writing.
- Utilize field-discovery skills and MEP troubleshooting experience.
- Assist or manage scope, schedule, budget, and delivery of projects.
- Research new applications.
- Coordinate with other Harriman disciplines for building design.
Requirements
- No previous experience as a mechanical designer is required.
- Familiar with basic principles of engineering, knowledge, basic math, physics, and mechanical science applicable to the field.
- Able to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Strong work ethic.
- Positive attitude.
- Be a team player.
- Be flexible, adaptable, and open to new ideas.
- Actively seek out clarification via the expertise of colleagues when unsure.
- Be respectful of others and their opinions and ideas.
- Manage efforts efficiently and effectively to complete tasks on time.
- Be prompt to appointments and meetings.
- Inform studio leader of PTO or unexpected time away from the office and record in studio PTO Calendar.
- Participate in meetings, trainings, and activities.
- Ability to accept and learn from criticism.
- Avoid conflicts of interest.
- Conduct oneself professionally to represent Harriman.
- Communicate effectively.
Skills
- Revit
- AutoCAD
- Ability to learn new software quickly
- Newforma Project Center
- PDF Editing software (Adobe or Bluebeam)
- Load Calculation software (Trane Trace 700/3D)
- Deltek Vision
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Zoom/Teams/Video Conferencing Software
Location
- Hybrid work environment
Work Type
- Hybrid work schedule
Experience Level
- No previous experience as a mechanical designer is required
Education Level
- Undergrad Degree (2 years minimum) in Mechanical Engineering (other engineering or technical degrees to be considered on a case-by-case basis)
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Medical
- Dental
- 401K program
- Hybrid work schedule
- Gym reimbursement
- Friendly, collaborative work environment
About the Company
- Harriman is a growing, full-service practice.
- Our multi-disciplinary practice has a holistic, ground-up approach to design.
- Our architectural staff works closely with the firm’s integrated engineering groups.
- Our mission is to design relevant and innovative solutions to human needs.
- Our work is challenging, creative, and based on the belief that design is a collaborative human endeavor centered on knowledge, ingenuity and beauty.
Equal Opportunity
- Harriman is an equal opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or veteran status.
