At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.
Are you ready to design your future?
Be our next Mechanical Engineer for Mission Critical, Aviation, Transit and Commercial building projects.
Your work environment at EXP
EXP an award-winning international engineering firm, is currently searching for a experienced Mechanical Engineer. This is an opportunity to get great exposure from our talented and experienced engineering staff in our Chicago, IL office.
What a day at EXP has in store for you
Proficient with AutoCAD. Experience with REVIT. Prepare/Review calculations for loads. Thorough knowledge of codes. Edit specifications to reflect the project requirements. Select and schedule equipment. Meet with vendors to determine specification requirements for application. Coordinates with other disciplines (MEP/FP, Arch, Struct, etc.). Respond to RFI’s for the project and accurately review submittals. Apply risk management procedures daily to minimize exp’s and client’s exposure to problems. Understand work planning and manage design process to the available hours in work plan. Understand proper scope of SD, DD, CD level documents – and deliver appropriate documentation. Work with PC, PM, and Clients to meet scheduled project milestones of multiple projects. Edit and develop scope of work narratives (SD narrative, basis of design, etc.). Understand and properly provide existing exp details relevant to projects. Be able to direct and mentor Design level staff on all of their responsibilities on a daily basis. Perform at a ‘responsible charge’ level of meeting exp’s design and quality levels. QA/QC reviews of all calculations by Designers, and provide guidance and mentoring. Determine content of drawings and specs for Designers in order to meet the scope of work. Develop and monitor work plans in conjunction with other PM’s. Review code related items with Designers and ensure compliance Manage work plans and deliverables on multiple projects within budgeted hours. Write studies and reports for systems on projects. Write sequences of operations for AHU’s, CHW and HW systems. Understands and apply concepts of CHW, HW, WSHP, variable & constant flow systems. Air side systems – CV, VAV, coil selection, fan selection. Hydronic Systems – hot, chilled condenser, steam. Thorough understanding of psychometrics and be able to apply to every project. Advanced equipment selection and analysis – chillers, boilers, air terminals, cooling towers, air valves, heap filters, DX equipment and water source heat pumps. Thorough understanding of total energy concepts.
What your experience looks like
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering Registered PE A minimum of 5 years of experience Must have strong leadership skills and good communication capabilities. Preferred experience includes: data center, mission critical and/or telecom industry. Building design experience is a must#LI-JH1