Designer Jobs in Charlotte, NC

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Looking for a Plumbing Designer II

The Plumbing Designer II prepares design drawings using industry software and maintains high quality standards, maintains communication with team members and clients, and performs on-site observations as needed. Provides project layouts and contract documents in accordance with company design standards and client requirements. Assists in the development of drawings and sketches required to complete a project design in a particular discipline.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processes drawings received from the architect into models that can be used by the design team
• Prepares electronic drawings with accuracy, neatness, and efficiency using industry software
• Assists in the development of design approaches and concepts on assigned projects with assistance from senior design staff
• Implements design requirements as related by design team
• Performs system design layout and sizing for assigned projects
• Assists in the studies, load calculation, and selection of equipment to fit the project design
• Identifies issues with designs and communicates issues with senior designers and engineers as they arise
• Attends project update meetings with both clients and team members
• Assists the design team in the coordination with external and internal contacts such as owners, architects,
• MEP disciplines, and CADD designers
• Performs collision changes in Navisworks as collisions are identified by the design team
• Visually reviews plans for defects in design work
• Plans work and performs tasks in accordance with the man-hour budget
• Communicates with team members, project managers, other disciplines, and outside vendors to obtain necessary information on drawings
• Assists in data collection and/or field verification
• Assists with on-site observations during construction and coordinates design requirements with contractors and equipment suppliers under the direction of senior design staff
• Assists the design team in the process of putting a set of drawings into an organized package
• Assists with the upkeep of project design and construction files
• Learns to review shop drawings, record changes, and keep all disciplines informed of details and schedules
• Maintains a continued focus on keeping up with code requirements, design software, and other industry trends
• Assists in the training and mentoring of team members

An ideal candidate will possess the following requirements:

• Two-year technical degree in an applicable discipline plus three years applicable experience OR five years applicable experience
• Capable of reading and interpreting plans from other disciplines (, architectural, structural, civil, plumbing, electrical, mechanical)
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, and discipline specific engineering software (, TRACE, HASS, and SKM)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Knowledge of construction terminology
• Knowledge of basic math
• Knowledge of building design specifications
• General knowledge of engineering theories and methodologies
• General knowledge of applicable engineering disciplines

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