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LHH

Sr. Refrigeration Designer

LHH, Ambler

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LHH Recruitment Solutions an opening for a Senior Refrigeration Design Engineer for our client in the Ambler, PA area. This direct hire role allows you to expand your engineering career within a fast-paced engineering and architectural firm in the commercial construction industry! This on-site position requires a minimum of 5-years current experience in commercial refrigeration design role and candidates must have a strong background with load calculations, and CO2 Trans critical systems in a commercial capacity.


Salary range: $110-140k annually.


RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Evaluate whole commercial refrigeration systems (primarily parallel compression “racks”) for condition, capacity, and efficiency.
  • Survey of existing systems, maintain pertinent system architecture information, model numbers, condition, etc.
  • Perform refrigeration load calculations as needed.
  • Arrange loads on appropriate compressor suction groups as needed.
  • Calculate compressor & condenser capacity & select new equipment as needed/required.
  • Understand alternate system types and be able to specify such as condensing units, distributed systems, secondary pumped systems.
  • Be willing and able to learn about new system types such as CO2 Trans critical systems.
  • Generate refrigeration designs in compliance with all applicable local and state codes.
  • Generate refrigeration designs in compliance with owner specifications and design guidelines.


REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial refrigeration design.
  • Current working knowledge of discipline specific codes and other building codes.
  • Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Good leadership skills to educate client.
  • Meet with the Project team to discuss the schedule, budget, phasing, site issues, and design review issues.
  • Review preliminary and final design with other disciplines for function, clearances and coordination.
  • Client contact.
  • Perform quality assurance on projects in coordination with technical manager or project engineer.
  • Set high standards, professional integrity and seek the interests of the company and client.
  • Ability to meet fast-paced deadlines.
  • Must be able to demonstrate exceptional leadership skills, utilization of situational leadership, servant leadership and the creation of a vision for the department.
  • Proven management and leadership skills
  • Proven knowledge of engineering calculations, layout, and design of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection and Structural/Architectural.
  • Experience in collaboration with; mechanical, structural, electrical, instrumentation, HVAC, Geotech, survey, etc. internally and externally.
  • Proven proficiency in using CAD programs – Revit, AutoCAD.