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Overview

SSOE is seeking a Plumbing Engineer with experience in Plumbing and Mechanical systems for Healthcare and Commercial buildings. The company values innovation and offers a supportive culture while providing opportunities for career growth and ownership.

Responsibilities

  • Perform calculation of ductwork static pressure calculations and pump head calculations.
  • Provide engineering and 3D Revit support for multiple projects including piping, plumbing, and fire protection systems.
  • Receive instructions on specific assignment objectives and assist in deriving solutions to unusual problems.
  • Review work with supervisors to ensure sound engineering practices and professional judgment.
  • Work with other Engineers, Project Managers, Clients, and stakeholders on assigned objectives.
  • Coordinate with the project engineer for engineering guidance as required.
  • Develop an understanding with other engineering disciplines for design package needs.
  • Serve as a job captain on single discipline projects.
  • Devise new approaches and solutions to problems and communicate them to the team.
  • Perform field verifications/site walks to identify and resolve engineering problems.
  • Review project construction submittals for conformance with contract documents.
  • Represent the firm in meetings and conferences to resolve important questions and plan projects.
  • Travel required.

Requirements

  • Bachelor Degree in Engineering, qualifying for licensure in the state of practice.
  • PE or PE-tracked preferred.
  • Eight or more years of related practical experience required.
  • Demonstrable experience in mechanical systems including piping, plumbing, and fire systems.
  • Experience with compressed air and medical gas piping.
  • Proficiency in REVIT required.
  • Experience working with AutoCAD required.
  • Experience with Navisworks, PIPE-FLO or similar hydraulic modeling software is a plus.
  • Experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) preferred.
  • Working knowledge of International Building Codes, ASHRAE Standards, ASPE Standards, and NFPA Standards.
  • Experience in Commercial, Education, Aviation, and Healthcare industries.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Hybrid work schedule available.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $52/hr, this posting sits about 67% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA — toward the top of a $27–$49/hr middle band drawn from 28 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 79% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 94 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 74 different employers. 41 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 401 other active welding openings from 250 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Marathon (10), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7), and Mullins Mechanical (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Marietta at $32/hr, and Atlanta at $31/hr. Atlanta is among them.

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