Mechanical Engineer
Job
Overview
- Mechanical
- Contract
- Life sciences, Pharmaceutical
- South Carolina
168334
Negotiable
Our client is proud to design and build projects and careers. We are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking, brings out the best in our personnel, and helps us develop innovative solutions that contribute to building a better world together. If this sounds like a culture you would like to work in, you are invited to apply for this role.
Mechanical Engineer to support pharmaceutical facility projects in a high-ownership, fast-paced environment. This role requires a practical, execution-focused engineer who can independently drive equipment, HVAC, plumbing, and piping layout scope across design development, coordination, and construction support. This position is not a fabrication-level piping design role nor a HVAC specialist position; success requires broad mechanical ownership across multiple systems and project phases.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead equipment, HVAC system and plumbing design for pharmaceutical facilities.
• Develop construction-ready layouts, plans, sections, details, and specifications.
• Develop and coordinate piping layouts and routing using orthographic drawings developed from transposition models and/or 3D reference models.
• Coordinate mechanical and piping designs with process, structural, architectural, and electrical disciplines.
• Design and coordinate plumbing systems including domestic water, sanitary, and laboratory waste.
• Perform and review load calculations, equipment sizing, and system selection.
• Serve as the mechanical technical authority for assigned scopes, ensuring constructability and technical quality.
• Support scope definition, basis of design development, and estimating activities
• Participate in field walkdowns, constructability reviews, and client coordination meetings
• Provide construction support including RFIs, redlines, technical queries, and issue resolution.
Required Experience:
• 8–10 years of experience in mechanical engineering or mechanical design
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical or other highly regulated manufacturing facilities
• Background in industrial facilities (manufacturing, food & beverage, pharmaceutical) or MEP consulting with significant renovation experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead mechanical scope with limited supervision
• Experience delivering projects through both design and construction phases
• Hands on experience with small to mid scale projects, renovations, and brownfield / retrofit facilities
• Demonstrated experience performing field walkdowns and site assessments
• Proven construction supports experience, including coordination, issue resolution, and field engagement
Technical Skills, Systems & Tools
• HVAC system design, analysis, and equipment selection, including rooftop units, exhaust systems, ventilation, and make up air
• Design and coordination of hydronic systems, including chilled water and heating hot water
• Facility and utility piping layout and coordination, supporting mechanical and process adjacent systems
• Plumbing system design, including domestic water, sanitary, and laboratory waste systems
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical utility systems, including clean utilities, process utilities, and gases
• Strong preference for experience with utilities such as compressed air, process exhaust, steam, and condensate systems.
• Proficient with AutoCAD (required) and Revit (preferred, but not critical)
• Experience with HVAC load calculation tools such as Carrier HAP or Trane TRACE (nice to have; not a requirement)
Project Experience:
• Conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design development
• Multi-discipline coordination and execution
• Field-based engineering support including walkdowns and constructability reviews
• Construction support and issue resolution
• Development of permitting and construction deliverables
Behavioral Profile:
• The ideal candidate demonstrates a strong mindset of ownership and accountability for technical quality and schedule
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced project environment
• Practical, constructability-focused engineering judgment
• Ability to make decisions with incomplete information
• Clear and clear communication with project managers, clients, and construction teams.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role means delivering mechanically sound, constructible designs; proactively resolving field and constructability issues; and maintaining technical quality and schedule across multiple concurrent pharmaceutical projects.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or progress toward licensure preferred
TRS Staffing Solutions are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome you to provide OFCCP data voluntarily here
Mechanical Engineer to support pharmaceutical facility projects in a high-ownership, fast-paced environment. This role requires a practical, execution-focused engineer who can independently drive equipment, HVAC, plumbing, and piping layout scope across design development, coordination, and construction support. This position is not a fabrication-level piping design role nor a HVAC specialist position; success requires broad mechanical ownership across multiple systems and project phases.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead equipment, HVAC system and plumbing design for pharmaceutical facilities.
• Develop construction-ready layouts, plans, sections, details, and specifications.
• Develop and coordinate piping layouts and routing using orthographic drawings developed from transposition models and/or 3D reference models.
• Coordinate mechanical and piping designs with process, structural, architectural, and electrical disciplines.
• Design and coordinate plumbing systems including domestic water, sanitary, and laboratory waste.
• Perform and review load calculations, equipment sizing, and system selection.
• Serve as the mechanical technical authority for assigned scopes, ensuring constructability and technical quality.
• Support scope definition, basis of design development, and estimating activities
• Participate in field walkdowns, constructability reviews, and client coordination meetings
• Provide construction support including RFIs, redlines, technical queries, and issue resolution.
Required Experience:
• 8–10 years of experience in mechanical engineering or mechanical design
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical or other highly regulated manufacturing facilities
• Background in industrial facilities (manufacturing, food & beverage, pharmaceutical) or MEP consulting with significant renovation experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead mechanical scope with limited supervision
• Experience delivering projects through both design and construction phases
• Hands on experience with small to mid scale projects, renovations, and brownfield / retrofit facilities
• Demonstrated experience performing field walkdowns and site assessments
• Proven construction supports experience, including coordination, issue resolution, and field engagement
Technical Skills, Systems & Tools
• HVAC system design, analysis, and equipment selection, including rooftop units, exhaust systems, ventilation, and make up air
• Design and coordination of hydronic systems, including chilled water and heating hot water
• Facility and utility piping layout and coordination, supporting mechanical and process adjacent systems
• Plumbing system design, including domestic water, sanitary, and laboratory waste systems
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical utility systems, including clean utilities, process utilities, and gases
• Strong preference for experience with utilities such as compressed air, process exhaust, steam, and condensate systems.
• Proficient with AutoCAD (required) and Revit (preferred, but not critical)
• Experience with HVAC load calculation tools such as Carrier HAP or Trane TRACE (nice to have; not a requirement)
Project Experience:
• Conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design development
• Multi-discipline coordination and execution
• Field-based engineering support including walkdowns and constructability reviews
• Construction support and issue resolution
• Development of permitting and construction deliverables
Behavioral Profile:
• The ideal candidate demonstrates a strong mindset of ownership and accountability for technical quality and schedule
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced project environment
• Practical, constructability-focused engineering judgment
• Ability to make decisions with incomplete information
• Clear and clear communication with project managers, clients, and construction teams.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role means delivering mechanically sound, constructible designs; proactively resolving field and constructability issues; and maintaining technical quality and schedule across multiple concurrent pharmaceutical projects.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or progress toward licensure preferred
TRS Staffing Solutions are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome you to provide OFCCP data voluntarily here
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; age; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; religion; national origin; disability; veteran status; genetic information; or any other criteria protected by governing law.
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