Sr. Mechanical Designer (Hybrid/Flex) at VAA in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Job Description:

Sr. Mechanical Designer (Hybrid/Flex)

Be the foundation for your clients' success. Engineer the infrastructure that propels commerce, enables a more-sustainable impact, elevates municipal services, and creates impressive gathering spaces. As a VAA Sr. Mechanical Designer, you'll have unique opportunities to utilize your talents and experience while flexing your problem-solving muscles. Our growing firm is looking for passionate problem-solvers driven to make a real impact: we're hiring a Sr. Mechanical Designer.

Get to know VAA

Hear first-hand what it's like to work here, the range of opportunities you can find and the wealth of resources that will support you - both professionally and personally.: https://vaaeng.com/careers/#careers-video

VAA is an Engineering, Planning and Design firm specializing in bulk commodity-handling facilities and structures for value-added processing, manufacturing, distribution, consumer, and institutional use.

We partner with facility owners, architects and contractors nationwide - and beyond - to bring vision to life and accomplish business objectives. Putting relationships first has established nearly a half century of excellence and an impressive track record of repeat business.

VAA is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, with an office in Sioux Falls, SD. We are professionally licensed in 49 states and 5 Canadian provinces.

Mechanical Engineering at VAA

The Mechanical team designs material handling, process ventilation and building safety systems, process and utility piping and heat exchangers, and building HVAC and plumbing systems for agribusiness, industrial and commercial facilities.

Your role:

• Prepare proposals and required drafting fees. Accountable for drafting time and fees spent on projects.
• Understand and convey scope, schedules and end-product needs to internal project team.
• Layout plans, sections and details to specified VAA/client CAD standards working directly with engineers and project managers.
• Accountable for all drawing content.
• Review project documents for coordination with all disciplines and effectively resolve conflicts.
• Participate in internal coordination meetings and client coordination meetings.
• Prepare design/layout preliminary concepts and accurately communicate the content.
• Prepare and edit specifications, coordinate with drawings. Review shop drawings.
• Communicate with clients/contractors regarding RFI's and field questions.
• Perform site visits as needed.
• Provide direction and distribute work to technicians, designers, and engineers and provide performance feedback as requested. .
• Mentor and train technical staff to produce high quality design services and deliverables.

Your resume must include:

• Certificate in HVAC drafting or related courses and at least eight years of HVAC and plumbing design experience OR at least nine years of HVAC and plumbing design experience
• Experience leading mechanical design team on multi-discipline projects
• Proficiency in Revit 3D
• Process and Utility Piping design, HVAC design and/or plumbing design experience (preferred).

Why VAA?

VAA is one of the industry's leading firms, combining nearly a half-century of excellence with a vibrant, future-focused energy. We serve a diverse portfolio of clients, ranging from multinational corporations to local municipalities to individual farms and businesses.

As a VAA Sr. Mechanical Designer, you're more than just a piece of the puzzle. We believe in giving Designers the opportunity to succeed - to take ownership of complex projects and see them through - while continually developing their talents to their full potential. Along the way, you'll enjoy:

• Competitive compensation designed to attract and retain top talent, together with generous profit-sharing.
• Exceptional benefits, including comprehensive and flexible insurance benefits, industry-leading HSA contributions, paid parental leave, a robust employee assistance program... even pet insurance.
• Support for life/work balance: flexible schedule options, onsite wellness resources and fun opportunities for friendly competition.
• Ongoing professional development, including mentoring, online learning and tuition reimbursement.
• An award-winning workplace, recognized by USA Today as a national 2024 Top Workplace USA, by the Star Tribune as one of Minnesota's Top 200 Workplaces (2022/2023) and by Gallagher as a Best-In-Class Employer (2022).

A culture of community

It's not all calcs and CAD around here. Join your peers for a chili cookoff or homebrew tasting... get an opportunity to dunk the CEO during our annual Community Caring Campaign. Take advantage of charitable PTO to volunteer for organizations you're passionate about. At VAA, we're committed to building community from within and making a difference in the communities where we live and work.

Let's get growing™

Your career. Your talents. Your network.

Apply today!

An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

VAA is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, national origin, familial status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, public assistance status or any other status protected by applicable law.

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