Mechanical Engineer

AECOM's Mechanical Engineering group is seeking a dynamic, talented Mechanical Engineer for immediate employment to be based out of our Virginia Beach, VA location.

The appropriate qualified applicant will be able serve as a senior technical resource and technical advisor for the mechanical engineering team and assisting the department director in an administrative capacity. This role will also work closely with other departments from the AECOM project team/office, including civil, building engineering, architecture, geotechnical, traffic engineers, Federal team, landscape architects, and surveyors to provide value and partner in project opportunities.

This position offers a unique opportunity to work within an established and successful group that offers a diverse range of technical challenges and career development opportunities.

The job responsibilities for the position will include, but may not be limited to, the following:   

• Serving as a senior technical resource and technical advisor for the mechanical engineering team and assisting the department director in an administrative capacity.
• Providing specialized technical input to studies and design assessments for benefit of clients or team.
• Developing study and design procedures to facilitate high-quality cost-effective work by others.
• Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
• Develops construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects.
• Prepares technical specification sections.
• Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.
• Coordinate scope, schedule, budget in working with project managers and other senior level team members.
• Mentoring and providing guidance to junior level staff to assist their professional and technical development. 
• Reviewing permitting agency/engineering standards and regulations necessary to develop proper project design and permitting applications.
• Work closely with other departments from the AECOM project team/office, including civil, building engineering, architecture, geotechnical, traffic engineers, Federal team, landscape architects, and surveyors to provide value and partner in project opportunities.
• Participating and supporting site field investigations and construction related activities.
• Assisting department director with personnel interviews and resume` evaluations. 
• Assisting department director with recruiting (career fairs, etc.).
• Assisting department director with employee evaluations (performance reviews). 
• Approving timecards, expense reports and purchase requests.
• Performing discipline QC check of work by others (drawings, specifications, calculations, inter-discipline coordination, etc.). 
• Developing design-build RFP responses (technical narratives, fee proposals, preliminary equipment selection for contractor pricing). 
• Attending project meetings with clients (project kick-off, CDW/charrette, and design review meetings).