Freese and Nichols, Inc. is seeking an experienced plumbing designer to join our growing mechanical and plumbing team. 

Our Mechanical and Plumbing team provides a wide variety of services to the water and wastewater industry, municipal, government, federal, educational facilities, commercial, and private practice clients. As a plumbing designer, you will leverage your technical experience to successfully execute and deliver projects from inception to final client submittal, with occasional minimal construction phase services. In this role, you will work with multi-discipline and highly interactive teams to deliver study, design, and construction phase services to our clients. To be successful in this role, you should demonstrate strong plumbing design knowledge,  leadership abilities, interpersonal skills, communication skills, teamwork, and organizational skills. 

Responsibilities: 

Serve as lead plumbing designer for projects such as commercial, light industrial, facilities, along with plumbing design support for pump stations, treatment plants, and drainage structures 

Perform and review design calculations, and understand plumbing design principles 

Maintain effective communication with client and client’s staff, when necessary, with regulatory agencies and within project teams 

Participate in project development activities including engineering scope and fee preparation, proposal preparation. Also, a commitment to client service for both internal and external clients 

Eagerly and proactively seek answers and assistance necessary to perform tasks and meet deadlines within budget 

Occasional travel to client or project sites 

Qualifications

Required: 

10+ years’ experience in Plumbing Design

Preferred: 

CPD or CPDT Certification 

PE License in the State of Texas 

Fire Protection Design experience 

Revit software experience 

​Key Skills and Attributes: 

Ability to self-direct and work on multiple assignments at once while meeting project deliverable dates and completing other task-driven assignments 

Ability to lead, motivate, and manage a project team and oversee excellent quality of work  

Demonstrate technical proficiency in plumbing design per industry standards (ASPE, IPC, NFPA) 

Excellent written and oral communication skills 

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always).  Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service.  For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need:  developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico.  We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,200+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at https://www.freese.com/careers/.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

We recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we strive to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. As a Federal Contractor, Freese and Nichols is an equal employment, affirmative action employer.

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