Lead Plumbing

Lead Plumbing & Fire Protection Design Engineer

Company: MG Engineering D.P.C. (MGE)
Location: New York City, New York
Discipline: Plumbing and Fire Protection | MEP/Building Systems
Employment Type: Full-Time
Base Salary Range: $115,000–$210,000+ annually
Potential Total Compensation: $135,000–$250,000+, depending on experience, licensure, leadership responsibilities, and qualifications
Represented By: Luxus Group | AEC Talent Partners

Position Overview

MG Engineering D.P.C. is seeking an accomplished Lead Plumbing & Fire Protection Design Engineer to provide technical leadership and design oversight for complex building projects from its New York City headquarters.

This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced engineer who can lead sophisticated plumbing and fire protection designs, solve challenging technical problems, mentor developing professionals, and collaborate directly with architects, owners, contractors, utilities, public agencies, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

The Lead Plumbing & Fire Protection Design Engineer will oversee projects from feasibility and conceptual planning through construction documents, agency approvals, bidding, construction administration, commissioning, and final closeout.

The position requires advanced knowledge of domestic water, sanitary, stormwater, natural gas, specialty plumbing, fire sprinkler, standpipe, fire pump, and water-service systems. Strong knowledge of New York City codes, filing procedures, agency requirements, and construction practices is highly desirable.

The ideal candidate will combine technical depth with project leadership, client communication, interdisciplinary coordination, quality control, and mentorship.

About MG Engineering

MG Engineering D.P.C. is a full-service engineering firm specializing in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, fire alarm, lighting, commissioning, sustainability, central energy, enhanced construction administration, and technology services. Explore MGE’s engineering services.

For more than 30 years, MGE has been headquartered in New York City. The company has grown to more than 150 professionals across multiple offices while maintaining deep relationships within the New York architecture, engineering, construction, and real estate markets. Learn more about MGE’s offices.

MGE serves public- and private-sector clients across markets that include:

• Commercial office buildings
• Corporate interiors
• Residential and mixed-use developments
• Healthcare and life-science facilities
• Higher education and K–12 schools
• Hospitality and entertainment
• Retail and restaurants
• Government and civic buildings
• Cultural and institutional facilities
• Senior living and residential care
• Central utility and energy infrastructure
• Major renovations and building repositioning
• Mission-critical and high-reliability facilities

Key Responsibilities

Plumbing Design Leadership

• Lead the planning, analysis, design, and documentation of plumbing systems for new construction, renovation, infrastructure, and building-upgrade projects.
• Establish design criteria, system concepts, technical approaches, and project-specific engineering standards.
• Direct the design and documentation of systems involving:
  • Domestic cold-water distribution
  • Domestic hot-water generation and distribution
  • Hot-water recirculation
  • Sanitary waste and vent systems
  • Stormwater and secondary drainage
  • Combined building sewer systems
  • Natural gas distribution
  • Medical gas and vacuum systems
  • Laboratory plumbing systems
  • Acid waste and specialty waste
  • Grease waste and interceptors
  • Compressed air and specialty gases
  • Fuel oil storage and distribution
  • Sump pumps, sewage ejectors, and stormwater pumps
  • Water-pressure booster systems
  • Backflow prevention
  • Water filtration and treatment
  • Plumbing fixtures and equipment
  • Sustainable water-use and reuse systems
• Perform or oversee plumbing fixture-unit, water-demand, pipe-sizing, pressure-loss, hot-water-demand, gas-load, and drainage calculations.
• Evaluate incoming water pressure and determine requirements for pressure-reducing valves, booster pumps, break tanks, and other pressure-management equipment.
• Review water-heating options based on demand, redundancy, energy use, storage, recovery, and building operations.
• Evaluate system alternatives for performance, efficiency, resilience, maintainability, and lifecycle cost.
• Ensure systems are properly sized, coordinated, code-compliant