Plumbing Designer II

Southland Industries

  • Garden Grove, CA
  • $95,000-115,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
POSITION SUMMARYWatch your engineering designs come to life! As a Plumbing Designer II at Southland Industries, you'll experience the excitement of working on design-build and design-assist projects in healthcare, education, biotech, mission critical, commercial and entertainment markets. You’ll work hand in hand with our model coordinators, estimators, and trade staff through all aspects of a project to create a design that is practical, efficient and cost effective. You’ll also have access to internal teams using the most innovative practices in virtual construction design (VDC) and computational fluid dynamics, along with just-in-time feedback from the field.What you’ll do:
  • Leads a team of designers on large projects.
  • Monitors long-term project deadlines and ensures deliverables are met.
  • QC work done by less -experienced designers
  • Represents Southland plumbing design to all project parties and attends in person meetings with owners, general contractors and AHJs
  • Strong PM skills including creation of projections, plumbing design budget management, and ability to produce and follow change orders
  • Ability to manage multiple designers to meet deliverables, deadlines, and objectives
  • Completes calculations, drawings and specifications related to fire suppression and detection systems for large projects
  • Oversees entire lifecycle of large projects as it pertains to plumbing including layout, permit procurement, field surveys, coordination, creation of fabrication lists, answering and assist with field generated questions, RFI creation, and as-builts.
  • Works under general supervision
  • Regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment
  • Make decisions based on issues and possible courses of action
  • May supervise a few engineers and/or technicians on a project basis
What you’ll need to be successful:
  • High School Diploma or G.E.D. required, Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Excellent knowledge of applicable systems design, such as HVAC, plumbing, etc., as well as general understanding of system operations
  • Ability to read mechanical and plumbing plans
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate with all levels of employees, clients and general contractors
  • Strong public speaking skills
  • Strong computer skills, including Revit, CADD, and Microsoft Office Products, such as Excel
YOU MatterPEOPLE FIRST: BUILDING TALENT BY DESIGNAt Southland we aspire to build a workforce that’s as diverse as the people who occupy the buildings we design, build and maintain. Building talent by design is our intentional approach to creating a truly safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment that fosters growth, empowers professional achievement, and where people are treated with respect at all levels.If you’re someone with a true passion for our industry, a life-long learner, with high accountability and a drive for results we’re looking for you! At Southland, we hire problem solvers that are focused on providing customer value through continuous improvement and will take ownership to create the best experiences that will have an impact wider than their own job. We thrive on creating a strong company and culture where you’ll feel engaged, challenged, and valued.If you’re ready for the next big step in your career and want a career full of fun and excitement and to be a part of a fast-paced growing company, then JOIN our team and become a part of an organization that values PEOPLE, SAFETY, INNOVATION, COLLABORATION, INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY.Benefits:As an employee-owned company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent benefits for you and your family:
  • 401(k) Plan with 50% Company Match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
  • Annual incentive program based upon performance, profitability, and achievement
  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance – 100% Paid for Employee
  • Term Life, AD&D Insurance, and Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Disability Income Protection Insurance
  • Pre-tax Flexible Spending Plans (Health and Dependent Care)
  • Holidays/Vacation/Personal Time/Life Events Leave
  • Numerous training opportunities and company paid membership for professional associations and licenses
Pay: Final pay is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. For (Colorado/New York City/California/Washington) this ranges from $95,000.00 - $115,000.00 plus annual incentive, benefits and retirement program as outlined above.For more information on Southland Industries, please visit our website: or on orTo hear what our employees are saying about working at Southland Industries, check out our Culture site -Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing our employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Southland Industries are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, family care or medical leave status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Southland Industries will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.**All employment offers are contingent upon successful, drug tests, background checks and professional reference checks. ****We are not able to offer sponsorship of employment at this time**If you don’t feel this position is a match for you, we encourage you to share it with others. Feel free to share throughout your social networks and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram to keep up to date on what we’re doing as a company.

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