Mechanical Engineer - Fire Suppression

Job description

The buildings that make up the landscape of our daily lives seem like permanent fixtures, fastened to a time and place. But what if that didn’t have to be true? What if our built environment — where we live, learn, play, and conduct business — carried us forward instead? Our Buildings practice keeps people at its heart, recognizing that our shared journey forward is shaped by the meaningful and responsive places we design. From iconic designs to monumental groundbreakings, join us to bring transformational building solutions to life. Every day we apply our expertise, creativity, and passion to propel communities into the future—join us! Your Opportunity An opportunity exists Ottawa, ON for a highly motivated Intermediate Mechanical Engineer – Fire Suppression Specialization to join our multidisciplinary team. In this role you will be responsible for the design and execution of projects ranging in size and complexity, with a focus on civic, industrial, healthcare, commercial and educational projects. The successful candidate will also be responsible for providing technical mentorship to junior mechanical staff, developing and maintaining new and existing clients, coordinating skillsets with other offices and disciplines, and satisfying customer requirements. Your Key Responsibilities - Designing building-related Fire Protection systems using applicable codes, standards, and reference materials. - Preparing detailed engineering design calculations. - Preparing contract drawings, schematics, schedules, details, and sketches from conceptual design through to construction. - Producing mechanical drawings in REVIT MEP and in AutoCAD. - Writing reports analyzing mechanical problems and providing engineering solutions and recommendations. - Reviewing equipment selections, performing preliminary engineering calculations, and developing preliminary designs. - Mentoring and working with junior staff, including instructing them in the completion of design calculations, providing markups for REVIT MEP and AutoCAD drawing development, guiding the production of reports and memos, and reviewing their work. - Collaborating with other intermediate and senior staff to establish design concepts and get reviews of design intents. - Facilitating and ensuring the quality of the project deliverables. - Following production guidelines and project standards to Stantec and Client drafting guidelines. - Reviewing shop drawings and other contractor submittals for compliance with construction documents. - Performing field surveys for drawing developments, site reviews and as recorded drawings. - Communicating with other team members and become familiar with Stantec standards to complete assignments and projects in a timely manner as required by the Project Manager and Discipline Lead.