About the Role
Oakwell is a real estate and infrastructure firm providing capital, engineering, and project delivery services to hospitals and universities. The Mechanical Designer produces high-quality mechanical designs, including drawings, calculations, specifications, and models, for renovation and new-construction projects. This role transforms engineering strategy into detailed, constructable design documents meeting Oakwell's technical standards.
Responsibilities
- Develop mechanical system designs, load calculations, equipment selections, and layouts for HVAC, hydronic, and plumbing systems.
- Produce scaled drawings and specifications in AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit for the installation and modification of mechanical systems.
- Model systems and coordinate with electrical, plumbing, and structural disciplines to resolve clashes before issuance.
- Prepare scopes of work, EMS points lists, and sequences of operation to support contractor and vendor pricing.
- Review existing-condition drawings and document facilities and existing MEP systems during site assessments.
- Collaborate with facility staff to gather information on plant operations and system deficiencies.
- Support senior engineers through design development, construction administration, and commissioning.
Requirements
- 5–10 years of mechanical design experience, including experience on hospital and/or university projects.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit; competency with Microsoft Office.
- Familiarity with energy modeling tools (e.g., eQUEST) a plus.
- Experience coordinating with multiple disciplines (i.e. electrical, plumbing, structural etc.) to remove clashes.
- Demonstrated hands on design outputs.
- Availability to travel, as needed (approx. 20%).
Skills
- AutoCAD
- Autodesk Revit
- Microsoft Office
- Energy modeling tools (e.g., eQUEST)
- HVAC system design
- Hydronic system design
- Plumbing system design
- Load calculations
- Equipment selection
- System layout
- Clash detection
- Scope of work preparation
- Sequence of operation development
- Site assessment
- MEP system documentation
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Remote
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5-10 years
Education Level
- High School Diploma + Relevant Post-Graduation Technical Training
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive Compensation
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Company-paid life and short/long-term disability insurance
- HSA + medical and dependent-care FSAs
- Voluntary accident & critical-illness coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid company holidays and PTO
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
About the Company
- Oakwell is a real estate and infrastructure firm that provides capital, engineering, and project delivery services to hospitals and universities.
- We engineer in service of the owner's mission — developing sensible, financially sound decarbonization and infrastructure-renewal plans that fit within each owner's financial constraints and campus master plan, and that transform healthcare and higher-education facilities while generating measurable bottom-line impact.
Equal Opportunity
- Oakwell is an E-Verify and equal-opportunity employer.
