Mechanical Designer - Engineer/Architect II

Michigan State University(MSU) • East Lansing, MI • 5d ago

Working/Functional Title

Mechanical Designer

Position Summary

Salary: $85,100 - $104,000 annually depending on experience. MSU Benefits - Free comprehensive health care for you and your family as well as a 10% contribution toward your retirement; Generous sick, vacation, personal and holiday time; Eligible to work a partial remote schedule.

The Mechanical Designer works as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop mechanical plans and specifications for new construction, renovations, and equipment improvements across Michigan State University's campus. This role develops design documents, reviews field work to confirm adherence design standards, ensures code compliance, and coordinates with other trades and stakeholders to produce comprehensive designs. Other responsibilities include guiding outside consultants, supporting long-range planning efforts, and updating mechanical technical standards. The Mechanical Designer also provides technical assistance to maintenance teams and contributes discipline-specific expertise to project planning and execution. This position will provide mechanical support and apply intensive and diversified principles and practices and makes independent decisions that apply to large academic institutions. The position will use CAD, and reference ASHRAE, and SMACNA standards. The position will have to effectively communicate and coordinate mechanical engineering efforts with multiple engineering/arch disciplines and campus stakeholders.

Visual inspection of construction work as necessary, analysis, and support of maintenance operations. Duties associated with this position involves working at construction sites, access to work areas by ladder, scaffold, hatchways, ramps, and similar means; outdoor work on a variety of floor and ground surfaces including climbing and entry into confined spaces; visual inspection of construction work as essential elements of construction inspection, analysis, and support of maintenance operations functions. A successful candidate must be innovative and communicate well in a team environment and with campus stakeholders.

The position will be on-call for emergencies on projects they are assigned outside of normal working hours.

Further breakdown of job responsibilities is as follows:

40%: Develops plans and specifications for new construction, alterations, and improvements to campus facilities and equipment. Evaluates field work to ensure alignment with design intent and communicates findings and recommendations during project execution. Engages collaboratively with project managers and other discipline experts to support coordinated project outcomes.

40%: Integrates discipline-specific requirements into project designs to ensure functionality, constructibility, and coordination with other trades. Identifies and incorporates innovative products or methods into project designs when appropriate. Serves in an advisory capacity by providing technical assistance to maintenance staff and other IPF departments related to campus facilities and equipment. Completes Facilities Asset Data Exchange FADE requirements and directs outside consultants to ensure compliance with asset data standards.

10%: Provides technical direction and oversight for outside consultants' design work related to new construction, alterations, and improvements to campus facilities and equipment, with support from senior-level discipline experts as needed. Performs detailed plan reviews of consultant deliverables and recommends necessary revisions or enhancements prior to projects proceeding to competitive bidding.

10%: Reviews projects for code compliance, interprets appropriate building codes and coordinates with the other team members to insure the project design meets the applicable standards, and codes. Identifies capital renewal projects and participates in

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