Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer

1 week ago

Raleigh, United States Optima Engineering Full time

At Optima Engineering, we focus on delivering high-quality engineering solutions. We are looking for a skilled and dedicated professional to join our team and help us achieve our goals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience on Higher Ed, Municipal, K-12, or similar Commercial projects.
  • Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of North Carolina, or ability to obtain your PE in North Carolina within 6 months.


Responsibilities


  • Support the proposal process by providing project manager and client with input on design options, project schedules, and code review.
  • Perform site visits to existing facilities for renovation/addition projects for information gathering on existing conditions.
  • Work with project managers and designers and collaborate with other disciplines to prepare construction drawings and calculations within AutoCAD or Revit.
  • Perform quality control review analyses to ensure final documents and specifications exceed client expectations.
  • Conduct interdisciplinary coordination and manage final reviews/approvals between disciplines and agencies and respond to comments.
  • Continue involvement through the construction process including submittal review, RFI response, field visits, and closeout documentation.


Skills

  • Perform full plumbing system design and sizing (water, waste, storm drainage, fuel systems, med gas, etc.) calculations and plumbing fixture selection.
  • Design zone layouts and riser diagram for building sprinkler system.
  • Produce plumbing & fire protection design drawing packages (plans, construction details, specifications, life safety).


Why Work at Optima Engineering:

Founded in 1992, Optima is a well-established, multi-disciplined engineering firm offering mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection & technology design services to diverse market sectors including mission critical, educational, healthcare, commercial, government and other clients. Founded and based in Charlotte with branch offices in Raleigh, NC, Asheville, NC and Greenville, SC, our goal is to deliver reliable, high-quality, innovative engineering solutions to our clients and provide a top-notch work environment to our team.


Benefit Highlights:

  • 100% Employee-Owned Company
  • Our focus on Work-Life Balance means you will enjoy Paid Time Off and Holidays, Flexible/Hybrid work schedules, and Half-Day Fridays year-round
  • Health, Vision, Dental, Life, Disability and Personal Accident insurance options, Health Savings and Flexible Spending accounts
  • Tuition reimbursement, Adoption assistance, Employee wellbeing & assistance programs, financial & estate planning assistance, and more
  • Multi-tiered Retirement Plan includes Employer 401k contributions, Profit-sharing, and Employee Stock Ownership Program (an additional retirement benefit funded entirely by the company).
  • Discretionary bonuses throughout the year.
  • Ongoing education and professional development opportunities.
  • Frequent volunteer and community involvement opportunities


If you want to be excited about going to work and making a difference in the organization you work for, please reach out to us, we’d love to talk to you about joining our team.


To learn more about Optima Engineering, please visit our website at: www.optimaengineering.com


Optima Engineering is committed to providing an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and veterans, are encouraged to apply. Optima Engineering participates in the E-Verify employment authorization program. Please read more information here .

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