HVAC Designer

Summary

New England Tech Air Inc is seeking an HVAC Designer to support the design and delivery of air systems for commercial and industrial projects. The role involves designing HVAC systems from initial parameters, translating load calculations into buildable models, coordinating with multiple trades, producing construction documents, and working with clients and engineers during preconstruction.

Responsibilities

• Designing air systems from a blank page
• You start with the airflow and velocities the project calls for and build the ductwork routing, the system layout, and the equipment selection from nothing. Nothing gets traced off an existing model
• Duct gets sized. Airflow volumes and capacities get set. Equipment gets picked to match the parameters the engineer of record hands over on day one. The finished design holds up when a client questions it, because the numbers behind it are defensible
• Turning load calculations into a complete system
• Someone else produces the load calculations. You take those completed numbers and turn them into a full air system in the model, sizing duct and laying out routing so the design carries the loads the calculations call for
• The translation is exact. A completed set of calcs always has a matching, buildable air system design behind it that the project team can trust
• Clearing trade conflicts inside the model
• You coordinate with the electrical, plumbing, and architectural teams so routing and space conflicts get resolved in the model, not on the job site. Multi-trade drawings get reviewed and integrated so the air system fits the space it shares
• When a collision shows up, you clear it if it can reasonably be cleared, and escalate to the general contractor when it cannot. The field crew installs to a model that already accounts for everyone sharing the space
• Putting out construction documents that stand on their own
• You produce complete construction document sets that the shop and the field can build from directly. Every set reflects the final air system design, the resolved trade coordination, and the sizing decisions behind it
• The documents are accurate enough that the people building from them do not have to re-check the work or chase gaps
• Sitting with the client through preconstruction
• You work directly with the engineer of record and the client through preconstruction. You attend design meetings and help shape the air system before it is locked in. You assist with equipment selection alongside the preconstruction and project management team, and you independently size and lay out air systems in partnership with the client
• This includes travel, averaging about one in-person meeting a month. The client sees us as a design partner during preconstruction, and the air system that comes out of those meetings is one everyone agreed to and can build

Skills

• 3 to 7 years of HVAC design experience on commercial and industrial projects
• A background in sheet metal design
• Proficient in AutoCAD for air system design and construction document production
• Proficient in Revit for air system modeling
• A working command of airflow, capacities, loads, and duct sizing at a level that holds up to client scrutiny
• Experience selecting HVAC equipment against design parameters and project requirements
• Experience coordinating routing and space with electrical, plumbing, and architectural trades
• Comfortable working directly with an engineer of record and a client through preconstruction

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3 to 7 years of HVAC design experience on commercial and industrial projects
• A background in sheet metal design
• Proficient in AutoCAD for air system design and construction document production
• Proficient in Revit for air system modeling
• A working command of airflow, capacities, loads, and duct sizing at a level that holds up to client scrutiny
• Experience selecting HVAC equipment against design parameters and project requirements
• Experience coordinating routing and space with electrical, plumbing, and architectural trades
• Comfortable working directly with an engineer of record and a client through preconstruction