Mechanical Project Engineer - Healthcare

Farnsworth Group is seeking a Mechanical Project Engineer - Healthcare to join our team. The Mechanical Project Engineer - Healthcare leads project‑level mechanical design and coordination for hospitals, ambulatory care, behavioral health/recovery centers, and medical office facilities across the Midwest. Working within a multi‑disciplinary team, this role focuses on design execution, technical coordination, and mentoring junior staff under the guidance of mechanical managers and senior technical leads.

What You’ll Do

• Act as project mechanical engineer on healthcare and institutional projects, managing day‑to‑day mechanical design delivery and coordination.

• Design HVAC and mechanical systems (air distribution, hydronic systems, central plant connections, pressurization, and related medical gas interfaces), including load calculations, equipment sizing, layouts, narratives, drawings, and specifications.

• Coordinate mechanical designs in BIM (Revit) with architectural, structural, electrical, plumbing, and technology disciplines to produce fully coordinated construction documents.​

• Perform field surveys and site investigations to document existing conditions and inform renovation or expansion work.

• Support energy and system comparison studies and life‑cycle cost evaluations in collaboration with senior staff.

• Assist with construction administration, including review of submittals and RFIs and participation in site observations and punch lists.

• Apply and help enforce applicable codes and standards (IMC, IBC, NFPA, ASHRAE, ASHRAE 170, NFPA 99, FGI Guidelines) for projects in Illinois, Missouri, and neighboring jurisdictions.

• Provide guidance and QA redlines to designers and junior engineers; support project managers and mechanical managers with scope, level‑of‑effort, and schedule input.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering; EIT required, PE or ability to obtain preferred.

• Typically, 8-12+ years of experience in building mechanical design, including significant work on healthcare or complex institutional facilities in an AEC/MEP consulting environment.

• Experience serving as project‑level mechanical engineer responsible for design production and multi‑disciplinary coordination.

• Working knowledge of healthcare mechanical requirements (ventilation/pressurization, infection control, redundancy/resiliency) and applicable codes/standards.

• Proficiency in HVAC design tools and Revit/BIM; Navisworks or similar coordination tools a plus.​

• Strong communication, collaboration, and organization skills.