Plumbing Designer

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm that aspires to be the most creative enterprise on the planet. Our brand promise is the elevate the human experience through design. If that challenge is appealing you're at the right place. 

The Engineering team has an opening for a Plumbing Designer.  

Location: Los Angeles, CA 

Position Summary 

As a Plumbing Designer at DLR Group you will be responsible for the design of plumbing systems from schematics through construction administration on a wide range of building types. As part of our integrated design teams, you create buildings that elevate the human experience through design. You would be responsible for leading and participating in the design process of plumbing building systems and preparing detailed plumbing design calculations and drawings to meet the requirements of the local codes. 

In this role you’ll work in concert with a team of incredible building designers to ensure we are living out our brand promise of “Elevating the Human Experience Through Design”. We know our only way to grow is by hiring and retaining the best talent in our industry! 

The successful candidate will 

• Assist in developing project objectives goals and documentation policies. 

• Develop Plumbing designs from concept through completion of construction. 

• Prepare plumbing design calculations and plumbing system layouts. 

• Prepare detailed engineering reports and narratives. 

• Coordinate plumbing design requirements with architectural, civil, electrical, interior design, and other disciplines. 

Required Qualifications 

• 5+ years of experience in a MEP firm working on commercial/public projects. 

• Proven experience as a Plumbing Designer on complex projects. 

• Experience with BIM (e.g. Autodesk Revit MEP) workflow. 

• Familiar with building/ plumbing codes and standards. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Certified Plumbing Designer (CPD) or Professional Engineering license (PE). 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or 2+ year technical degree from community college or relevant experience. 

• LEED Accredited Professional and previous experience participating in the LEED or other green rating system process. 

• Experience and interest in sustainable building design. 

• Experience in the design of medical gas and vacuum systems.  

• An appreciation and understanding of architectural design. 

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture engineering interiors planning and building optimization for new builds renovations and adaptive reuse projects. 

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration open information sharing shared risk and reward value-based decision making and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge the ME2040 and the SE2050 and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment. 

Through our values – commitment creativity environmental stewardship fun integrity ownership sharing teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design together. 

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V 

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Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested pay range for this position is:

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.