Plumbing & Fire Protection Designer / Engineer

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 Plumbing & Fire Protection Designer / Engineer!

Your work environment at EXP

In this role, you will be a part of the Plumbing and Fire Protection Design/Engineering team based in Raleigh, North Carolina office, and the opportunity to work on the healthcare facilities , higher education & science and technology plumbing MEP projects.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Able to lead and mentor staff on all of their responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of various codes including but not limited to North Carolina Plumbing Code, IPC, UPC and CPC as well as NFPA and NC Fire Protection Code.
• Review code related items with engineers to ensure compliance.                                                                          
• Perform at a responsible charge level of meeting exp design and quality levels.
• Ability to QC work of plumbing engineering staff.
• Creates the narratives (basis of design) for the SD work.
• Perform front-end loading of plumbing systems.
• Develop and monitor plumbing work plans in conjunction with PM.
• Write specification sections.
• Manages work plans and deliverables on multiple projects within budgeted hours.
• Writes studies and reports for plumbing, fire protection and medical gas systems when needed on projects.
• Understand and apply engineering principles and fundamentals.
• Be able to troubleshoot construction issues on site with the team.
• Assist the Project Manager with developing fees, add services, and overseeing the project design.

What your experience looks like

• The candidate shall be proficient with both plumbing and fire protection engineering and design, with a minimum of 10 years of experience and looking to enhance their career.
• Experience in the design of healthcare facilities and associated requirements is a must.
• Has extensive background into NFPA 99 and NFPA 55
• Has designed medical gas systems for MOB, ASC and Hospitals. 
• Has worked with DHSR
• Has experience with the City of Raleigh and City of Durham Inspections departments
• Has developed fully specified systems and hydraulic calculations for the city of Raleigh
• The candidate must have strong communication skills, be able to direct other individuals in the design of plumbing systems and be knowledgeable with Revit.
• The candidate must be able to regularly interface with the client through regular attendance at project meetings, performing existing condition site surveys, and job site walks to trouble shoot construction issues.