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Project Engineer -- Environmental Rooms with temperature and humidity controls

Harris Environmental Systems, Inc. is established Specialty Mechanical / Refrigeration contracting firm located in Andover, MA specializing in turn-key design, engineering and construction of Temperature and Humidity controlled Walk-in Environmental rooms for major Universities, Biotech and Pharmaceutical companies.

Harris Environmental Systems, Inc. is looking for a Mechanical Engineer to handle design and fabrication stages for commercial projects including all facets of installation and commissioning of a structure (self-supporting insulated panels), refrigeration and humidity control equipment, refrigeration piping, ducting and electro-mechanical control. The candidate will possess high level of technical competency and strong relationship building skills.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities Include:
• Conceptual Design: Work with the internal sales organization to assess client needs and specifications and bring them to reality through design efforts.
• Manage and coordinate design effort for Environmental Control rooms design to ensure compliance with specifications
• Perform thermal loads calculations
• Prepare refrigeration plans including pipe sizing, circuit grouping, equipment selection and equipment layout
• Design / Modify Control Panels for the electro-mechanical equipment selected
• Manage project documentation and work closely with the Construction PM's on each project
• Monitor addendums to the specifications and adjust design as required
• Complete final project engineering once a project has been won. This role includes material requisition, project buy out, and working collaboratively with the assigned Project Manager.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant Experience: A minimum of three to five years of professional experience, ideally including stints at a firm that has designed and marketed products in a similar market space. Supermarket refrigeration systems and equipment design experience might be suitable
• Diverse Engineering Background: This individual will need an all-around understanding of mechanical, electrical and control engineering. Specific technical skills include hands-on experience of designing complete refrigeration systems with a refrigeration capacity range from 1 ton refrigeration capacity and larger, heat loads calculations, , control panel design, , understanding of major principles of airflow design, humidification,dehumidification methods and psycometric chart knowledge. Some structural engineering experience would also be helpful as well as experience with low temperature refrigeration systems design.
• Project Management: Must have the ability to manage multiple projects at any given time, as this person should expect to manage five to eight projects in different stages of design and execution.
• Educational Credentials: The right candidate will possess a Mechanical Engineering Degree from an accredited University.

PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

The candidate selected for this position will be a self-motivated, high energy individual who can easily function in a high demand, performance-driven environment. He/she must be accustomed to working on multiple tasks in parallel.

The successful candidate must possess strong interpersonal skills and work well with others. The successful candidate will:
• Understand how to deliver on short time frames, and be committed to meeting deadlines "no matter what"
• Communicate in an open and honest way that quickly builds trust and respect

 
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