Design Team Engineer

Design Team Engineer (Project Manager Design – Engineer)

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. UT Southwestern is honored to be a veteran-friendly work environment that is home to approximately 800 veterans. We value your integrity, dedication, and the commitment you’ve made to our country. We’re proud to support your next mission.

Ranked as the #1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the sixth consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at UT Southwestern. You will discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.

All full-time employees will have a robust benefits package including employer paid medical insurance. Children and family medical insurance plans are available at a cost to the employee.

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Job Summary

UT Southwestern is in search of a skilled and experienced Design Team Engineer for their Facilities Planning team. Provides an essential in-house capability to assist with preliminary design support to provide advice on space use and renovation options related to campus standards. The position may also assist in developing scopes of work for capital project requests before engaging with outside consultants. Hands-on staff support is a capability our customers have repeatedly requested to help guide them in developing space use plans, researching existing conditions, sketching potential solutions, creating documents to communicate requirements to the customers leadership team and eventually to AE consultants or the Renovation Project Management staff.

Work Location : Dallas Campus

Shift Requirement : Monday-Friday, Days

Remote Work Option : 1 day a week with manager’s approval.

Minimum Experience and Education Qualifications

• Requires bachelor’s degree in engineering or related design field.
• Requires five (5) years of professional level experience in a related industry field.

Preferred Experience and Education

• Extensive construction renovation and design work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree to be in engineering with mechanical or electrical focus.
• Engineering Design Project Management experience.
• Process and Standards Development experience.
• Construction Project Management experience.
• Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) Design experience.
• Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) Specification Development experience.
• Active certification through CSI as Construction Documents Technologist (CDT).
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Active Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) Membership.

Please Note: Attach the following prior to submitting your application:

1. An updated resume with all relevant work experience, education, vocational training, certifications, and/or licenses.
2. A copy of training diplomas or certificates.
3. A copy of trade licenses.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Work requires exercise of considerable judgment in application of procedures, techniques, or practices to work problems.
• Proficiency in MS Office and Autodesk AutoCAD is preferred, plus a willingness to learn software specific to UT Southwestern preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Work requires communication with departmental representatives and outside vendors.

Job Duties

• Supports the Construction Project Managers in the management of the engineering consultants who prepare the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing specifications for projects.
• Reads and review plans and contract documents related to coordination of design projects and standardization efforts.
• Manages AE standardization efforts as it relates to Life Safety and Codes in drawings and master specifications.
• Supports the Construction Project Managers for coordination with vendors including AE consultants.
• Performs necessary site visits to ensure adherence to design guidelines and specifications of design projects.
• Coordinates with AE consultants all necessary design standards documentation to adhere to design guidelines and specifications on contract documents.
• Proactively seeks to understand the needs of our customers.
• Performs research, provides support, guidance, recommendation deliver the highest standards of service.
• Evaluates, recommends, and executes continuous improvements to policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

The following is the acronym, "PACT", and is fundamental to all non-clinical positions at UT Southwestern Medical Center:

• P-Problem Solving : Employees take ownership in solving problems effectively, efficiently, and to the satisfaction of customers, or managers. They show initiative in addressing areas of concern before they become problems.
• A-Ability, Attitude and Accountability : Employees exhibit the ability to perform their job and conduct themselves in a professional and positive manner reflecting a professional environment readily assuming obligations in a dependable and reliable manner.
• C-Communication, Contribution, and Collaboration : Who are our customers? Anyone who requests our help, needs our work product, or receives our services. Employees focus on customer service with creative solutions while improving the customer experience through clear, courteous, and timely delivery and communication. Sharing ideas with others helps expand our contribution to department goals.
• T-Teamwork : Employees work to contribute to the department’s success by supporting co-workers, promoting excellence in work product and customer service, and in maintaining a satisfying, caring environment for each other.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed primarily indoors.
• Occasional exposure to construction job sites.

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimum require prior approval of Vice President for Human Resources Administration or his/her designee.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

Benefits

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:
• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare – no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!