Senior Plumbing/Process Design Engineer
Job Description
Primary Function:
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Prepare construction drawings, specifications, calculations, and supporting documents. Design plumbing and process piping systems, including layout, sizing, arrangement, and equipment selection and specifications. Deliver work efficiently and in accordance with applicable building codes.
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Typical Duties:
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1. Engineering Design and Documentation
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•Develop plumbing and process piping drawings—including floor plans, schedules, details, and P&IDs—using standard design practices and company standards.
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•Check all drawings for drafting quality and resolve obvious errors.
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•Verify that all equipment layouts and connections comply with manufacturer requirements in cut sheets and submittals.
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•Coordinate work with other trades.
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•Produce technically sound designs ready for permitting and construction.
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2. Inter-Departmental Support
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•Develop standard details and drawings to support sales engineers.
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•Support estimating through drawing takeoffs, completion of unfinished piping layouts, and related tasks.
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3. Site visits and Meetings
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• Visit project facilities to verify and document as-built plumbing and process system conditions and minimize field changes.
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•Attend departmental, design review, and client meetings as required.
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4. Construction Administration
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• Work with AHJs, City plan reviewers, City inspectors, and utilities to resolve code compliance and documentation issues.
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• Review submittals and address field questions and RFIs promptly and professionally.
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•Collaborate closely with the Detailing team to ensure accurate coordination.
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5. Specifications
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• Prepare project specifications for plumbing and process piping as required.
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• Update standard specifications to reflect code and industry standard changes.
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Skills, Knowledge, Qualifications, & Experience
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• Extensive design and construction experience with plumbing, process, HVAC, and related systems.
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• Proven understanding of how engineering documents guide field construction.
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• Experience reviewing design-build drawings, specifications, details, and schedules.
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• Ability to assess constructability and cross-disciplinary coordination and identify omissions, conflicts, inconsistencies, and scope gaps.
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• Strong knowledge of plumbing and process piping construction practices, with the ability to clearly communicate technical concerns.
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•7+ years minimum, 10+ years preferred industry experience designing plumbing and process piping systems for Life Science, Manufacturing, Healthcare and Commercial construction projects.
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• Professional Engineering licensure preferred.
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• Sound technical judgment; construction expertise; attention to detail; scope awareness; critical thinking; collaborative leadership in quality; professional communication; consistency; and ongoing improvement.
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MEASURES OF SUCCESS:
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• Design Accuracy: Documents correctly represent intended systems, design criteria, and project requirements.
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• Document Completeness: Packages include the information appropriate for each milestone.
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• Scope Accuracy: Drawings and specifications clearly and accurately define scope and responsibilities.
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• Constructability: Documents clearly convey design intent through practical, coordinated, buildable solutions.
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• Coordination and Professional Quality: BOD, plans, schedules, details, and specifications align, remain well organized, and meet professional presentation standards.
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• Standards Implementation and Improvement: Deliverables increasingly align with approved standards and improve from milestone to milestone across internal and third-party projects.
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Salary Range:
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$115 - $130k based on experience (FSLA Exempt)
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Benefits:
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Full Benefits
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Matching 401(k)
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Paid Time Off
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Paid Holidays
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Equal Opportunity Employer
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About Pacific Rim Mechanical:
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Pacific Rim Mechanical is the premier mechanical contractor in Southern California.
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And we got there by strict adherence to one simple philosophy...
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Always do the right thing.
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Since our company inception in 1987, our core values haven’t changed. We still place the highest priority on honesty, integrity and respect for our customers and employees.
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