Plumbing Engineer

Company Description For more than 70 years, Thompson Consulting Engineers has been designing the systems that power buildings and strengthen communities throughout Virginia. Our team works on a diverse portfolio of K-12, higher education, municipal, commercial, and public safety projects, partnering with architects, owners, and contractors to deliver innovative mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology engineering solutions. We believe our people are our greatest asset, providing opportunities to collaborate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact on every project. If you're looking to build your career with a firm committed to technical excellence and teamwork, we'd love to hear from you. Visit www.tceva.com to learn more.

Role Description The Plumbing Engineer is a full-time, hybrid position based in our Richmond office. This role is responsible for the design and coordination of plumbing systems for K-12, higher education, municipal, commercial, and public safety facilities throughout Virginia. Responsibilities include preparing construction documents, performing engineering calculations, sizing plumbing systems and equipment, and coordinating designs with multidisciplinary project teams. The Plumbing Engineer works closely with clients, architects, contractors, and fellow engineers to deliver high-quality, code-compliant solutions while supporting projects through design, construction, and project closeout.

Qualifications

• Perform all aspects of plumbing engineering design, including Conceptual Studies, Program Requirements, Design Analyses, Calculations, Equipment selection and layout, and System selection and layout.
• Meet with clients to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of work.
• Manage plumbing portion of projects, and work with assigned project managers, to meet client’s budget, contract fees, goals, objectives, and deadlines.
• Coordinate and communicate all aspects of plumbing design within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ensuring compliance with quality control policies and procedures and providing QC reviews for other engineers and designers.
• Preparing accurate and complete plumbing project programming, schematic designs, design development designs, and construction documents.
• Providing and supervising plumbing support services during the bidding process, i.e., preparing addenda, amendments, open bids, tabulate bids, etc.
• Performing and supervising plumbing construction phase services including representing the firm on-site, answering RFI’s, reviewing shop drawings, preparing as-builts, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in the Mechanical Engineering discipline
• 5-8 years of relevant experience in the K-12, office, commercial, retail, data center, municipal and/or government markets
• Proficiency in the latest versions of AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) in the state of Virginia
• LEED Accreditation preferred
• Ability to work with limited direction and be able to take direction from various departments and levels.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• This position requires design and construction administration experience in the K-12, office, commercial, retail, data center, and/or municipal government markets
• Strong leadership capabilities
• Excellent communication and critical thinking skills
• A commitment to respond to clients at the highest levels.

Compensation

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including company-paid medical insurance for the employee, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) plan, and an optional hybrid work-from-home schedule. The salary range for this position is $85,000–$118,000, depending on experience and qualifications. If you are an organized and detail-oriented individual with a passion for construction, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.