Plumbing Associate Jobs in Boca Raton, FL (NOW HIRING)

Description

Position Summary

The Plumbing & Fire Protection Design Manager (or Senior Engineer*) is a senior project leader (The team second-in-command behind the Associate), working under the direct supervision of the Associate to lead and manage all team functions & operations. This includes supervising a team of Design professionals with a goal to complete high-quality schematics & layouts based on solid design principles on time and within budget. The Design Manager manages all design team project functions, including surveys, calculations, selections & layouts, performs all project phases and is called upon to play a supervisory role in effectively communicating with peers, supervisors, vendors, consultants, clients & stakeholders. This includes directing the construction administration process with the ability to oversee the shop drawing processes, field observations, and reports oversight. The Design Manager (or Senior Engineer) is responsible for assisting the Associate with the training, development & project execution of the project team.

Qualifications

•  Minimum 8yrs experience working as a Designer, of which at least 2yrs were spent in a Lead Designer Role, as part of a professional engineering project team, under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed professional engineer.
•  Minimum 4yrs experience leading engineering projects of various sizes and complexities.
•  4-year Engineering degree.
•  Professional Engineering License preferred.
•  Great interpersonal skills.
•  Polished communication skills (both verbal & writing).
•  Highly organized and composed under pressure.
•  Proven project management ability, with demonstrated experience managing direct reports to strict timelines with multiple projects to meet deadlines under high-pressure environment.
•  Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office.
•  Working knowledge of AutoCAD & REVIT.
•  Possesses a keen eye for detail.

Requirements

Expectations.

Trade-Specific Competency - For Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineers

Level 5 (Functional Leadership)

•  Company leader in generating standards for system design.
•  Completes challenging projects and tasks without supervision.
•  Can develop even the most intricate system designs/layouts and selection of advanced equipment without supervision.
•  Very advanced knowledge of codes and standards.
•  Can generate specifications based on company standard templates without supervision.
•  Educates L4 engineers.
•  General knowledge of all MEPFP trades.

Core Competencies

Project Management

Level 5 (Functional Leadership)

Project Management

• Habitually performs project management at a global team level without supervision & with the highest degree of efficiency. Recognized within the group as "the person to ask" when difficult questions arise regarding project management related issues.

Relationship Management

• Habitually develops internal & external networks that are diverse in level and function, identifies and initiates, new relationships, as well as creative alliances to accomplish business objectives, and inspires people with diverse needs to work together for mutual benefit. Expands on company business portfolio.

Problem Solving

• Even in the most complex situations, breaks down problems into their fundamental parts, identifies their root causes, analyzes costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success of potential solutions, and creatively attacks problems in ways that lead to innovative solutions.

Customer Satisfaction

• Even in the most difficult situations, elicits feedback from customers, creates strategies to help the team serve customers more effectively, considers both short and long-term interests of the customer in making service decisions, and takes risks to serve these interests.

Communication

Level 5 (Functional Leadership)

Exhibits persuasive communication that maintains the support of the client and urges continued trust and faith in the project. Persuades clients to provide additional funding or to extend deadlines, keeps deadlines and budget restraints in mind and challenges

project managers to persuade team members to always work efficiently. Keen ability to influence both the stakeholders and the project team to stay the course and complete the mission on time and within a specified budget.

Leadership

Level 5 (Functional Leadership)

Even in the most complex situations, demonstrates repeated success in enabling, motivating, and inspiring the team to meet deliverables within project constraints by demonstrating commitment, expertise, confidence, genuine concern, and ability to help everyone solve challenges and achieve goals. Even in the most complex situations, demonstrates repeated success, finds the key factors that motivates each team member, settles disputes, and effectively encourages the team to maintain its focus. Builds team; conducts timely and recurring career development and performance management for team.

Accountability

Level 5 (Functional Leadership)

Self-Direction & Sense of Urgency

• Even in the most complex situations, habitually takes advantage of opportunities, initiates a project, and takes responsibility for their success even when the outcomes & circumstances are not well defined. Even in the most difficult or complex situations, sets challenging personal & team goals, and demonstrates a strong sense of urgency & persistence about accomplishing them, establishes plans that break projects into their component parts, each with its own timeline, seeks and gives performance feedback to others, and addresses performance problems promptly.

Flexibility & Resilience

• Even in the most rapidly changing ambiguous situations, is willing to reconsider strongly held ideas, and teaches the team to do the same. Maintains work efficiency and responds positively to a changing environment by coming up with creative ideas. Even in complex, critical situations when the picture is unclear and much is unknown, remains calm & comfortable, accurately assesses risks and options, changes direction and reorients quickly, and acts decisively at the right time.

Integrity

• Habitually maintains confidentiality regardless of pressure from others, admits mistakes and takes stands based on principles & values despite the potential for negative consequences. Challenges others who are not acting with integrity.

Results Driven

• Habitually sets challenging goals and develops standards against which to measure behavior & performance. Persists in the face of significant difficulties, takes risks, faces fears, and demonstrates a strong sense of urgency about achieving goals.