Senior Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

At IPS, you will apply your knowledge, skills, and passion to make a difference in the lives of people, solving complex challenges related to pharmaceutical, biotech, and animal health research and manufacturing facilities. We are looking for a talented Senior Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer to join our team at our office located in Cary, North Carolina .

In this role, you will work independently on various projects as assigned by a Project Manager or group leader. You will also play a role in the entire design process including but not limited to preliminary assessments, concept creation, design, problem resolution, and customer and vendor accessibility. Additionally, you may work on several concurrent projects and at times may assist as a technical expert on a specialized design.

What You'll Do

• Assign and review the work of the project design team.
• Check the progress of work and alert the Project Manager to changes in scope or additional services.
• Attend pre-bid meetings and assist the project team in evaluating commercial proposals.
• Assess the requirements of a project, break a project into tasks, and work with a Project Manager to determine the scope of work, budget, and staffing.
• Write the scope of work for plumbing and fire protection designs based on preliminary reviews and meetings with the clients.
• Develop design concepts and prepare documents during the design development phase.
• Correct and update design documents.
• Develops solutions to design problems.
• Prepare engineering studies and schematic designs for new systems and analyze the operation of existing systems.
• Use computer-aided design technologies to develop sketches, drawings, and construction documents.
• Review drawings and documents to ensure compliance with company design and production standards.
• Work with equipment suppliers / vendors to obtain the necessary information needed for design completion.
• Interacts with clients regularly to secure scope and design intent.
• Ensure acceptable levels of quality and check for coordination of work to ensure documents reflect design intent and necessary coordination.
• Coordinate all aspects of project document completion within the company and externally with clients and other design professionals.
• Coordinate design work with related engineering disciplines.
• Attend job and construction meetings and participate in the coordination of the work.
• Contribute to annual performance reviews for assigned staff.
• Assist in the education and development of design staff and act as a resource for design questions.

Come join a caring, nimble team that delivers world-class designs for our pharmaceutical clients and take your career to new heights!

Qualifications & Requirements

IPS will not sponsor employment visas for this position.

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually, with video required .

About Us

IPS , a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a global leader in technical consulting, architecture, engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, qualification, and validation services for technically complex facilities. Integration is how we think and work. It requires the ability to unite existing and emerging technologies into a process that reliably delivers products and accelerates speed to market. That end-to-end mindset allows us to be agile and anticipate challenges as we move projects toward operational readiness. IPS applies design and delivery expertise, client-side experience, and supplier-side insight to every project. We infuse our curiosity, our passion, and our commitment to partnership in delivering solutions at any scale. We meet our clients where they are and get them to where they need to go. That’s only possible when we care as much as our clients do.

Specialties

Process Architecture, Process Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Qualification, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program / Project Management, Operations / Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCMV, and Staffing Services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at IPS without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. IPS is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

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