LOCATION: Austin, Texas
REPORTS TO: Vice President of MEP Department
POSITION TYPE: Full-Time

Encotech Engineering Consultants is an engineering firm that has been committed to community development and making the world a better place since 1990. We strive for excellence and collaboration. We value our most important resource – our employees – and we have been recognized as a Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Parents, and a Family Friendly Workplace. We are seeking a Plumbing Project Manager to join our MEP team and contribute to our success.

JOB OVERVIEW Encotech is seeking a licensed Plumbing Engineer (P.E.) with a minimum of 6 years of experience to lead and execute plumbing engineering tasks across a diverse range of projects. This position involves engineering analysis, system design, plan development, and construction administration for both large and small projects. The role requires the application of advanced engineering principles and practices to resolve complex technical issues and deliver high-quality solutions tailored to client needs.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate initiative, sound judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision while navigating unique project challenges. Responsibilities include serving as the lead engineer and primary point of contact for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) project delivery. The position involves regular coordination with both internal and external teams, including leadership and stakeholders, requiring strong communication skills to guide project teams and ensure successful outcomes. Opportunities for career advancement are available.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES:
Essential duties and functions may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Design Oversight
  • Performs engineering calculations and estimates.
  • Collects, organizes, and interprets a variety of project related information to incorporate into new project design.
  • Identifies, analyzes, and recommends engineering alternatives.
  • Conducts preliminary engineering studies, including gathering pertinent data, analyzing alternatives, and performing related calculations.
  • Performs original design work, plans, specifications, and cost estimates.
  • Conducts field observations of work done by contractors to ensure compliance with plans and specifications.
  • Performs statistical analysis to ensure compliance within established specifications.
  • Identifies the problem or opportunity through the collection and analysis of data.
  • Interprets and condenses field notes to prepare and/or oversee the preparation of plans and drawings.
  • Maintains accurate filing and records system for projects from initiation to project close out.
  • Operates various computer aided engineering design analysis programs and tools.
  • Understands, applies, and maintains compliance with regulatory and industry standards and requirements.
• Project Planning
  • Serves as project manager on moderately complex projects.
  • Assigns projects, establish schedule, monitor performance of team, and provide guidance, leadership,
  • and ensure project completion within timelines.
  • Plans, schedules and leads all phases of moderately complex projects.
  • Acts as liaison with clients and contractors to ensure customer satisfaction and other related agencies.
  • Coordinates and cooperates with other agencies, departments, and private utilities involved in or affected by project(s).
  • Establishes and ensures completion of quality assurance measures by developing, monitoring, analyzing reports, and providing revisions to policies and procedures.
  • Prepares and interprets engineering plans and specifications and communicates technical requirements to contractors.
• Business Development
  • Supports marketing the firm’s services, estimating, acquiring, and signing contracts.
  • Given strategic plan updates, responsible for refining pursuit strategies by market segment as well as developing approach to individual project pursuits.
  • Provide leadership in planning, directing, and implementing an aggressive marketing/business plan to leverage existing relationships and develop new relationships to obtain additional work.
  • Cross selling – introduce additional mechanical, electrical and plumbing technical services to existing clients and support other technical departments in providing their services to existing clients.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited four-year university plus a minimum of 6 years engineering work experience; 8 to 10+ years of engineering work experience is desired.
• Or, Master’s degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university plus at least 5 years of engineering work experience; 7 to 9+ years of engineering work experience is desired for a candidate with a Master’s degree.
• Professional Engineer license.
• May be required to attain project manager certification.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD and Revit.
• Provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training and guidance, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal to others.
• Attention to detail.
• Is able to clearly and effectively communicate with corporate managers, end users and engineers from other departments.