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JLRD, Inc lists this Plumbing Designer - Mep/Building Systems opportunity in west palm beach farms, Florida. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
JLRD, Inc. is a Florida-based MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) and fire protection consulting engineering firm founded in 1991. Headquartered in West Palm Beach with offices in Merritt Island, Jacksonville, and Tampa, JLRD delivers all four engineering disciplines in-house across healthcare, education, government, federal, aviation, utilities and infrastructure, commercial and mixed-use, hospitality, residential, and mission-critical facilities.
We are privately owned and engineering-led. We compete on technical depth, not scale, and we build teams accordingly.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Plumbing Designer is an independent producer within JLRD's Plumbing discipline. This role owns assigned portions of projects from concept through construction documents, proactively coordinates with other disciplines, and produces high-quality plumbing design documents that require minimal rework.
This is a design role, not a production-only drafting role. We are looking for a Plumbing Designer who understands building plumbing systems, can make design decisions within a defined scope, and has the coordination judgment to identify and resolve issues rather than simply execute direction. JLRD's plumbing work includes domestic water, sanitary, storm, natural gas, and medical gas systems, with medical gas experience particularly valuable given the firm's healthcare portfolio.
This is a Designer-track role, not a PE-track role, with the opportunity to progress to Senior Designer as technical capability, system-level understanding, and independent judgment develop.
This position reports to the Lead Plumbing Designer.
Position is based in West Palm Beach, Florida. On-site.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Plumbing Design Production
Own assigned plumbing design scopes from concept through construction documents
Produce Revit MEP models and construction documents for domestic water distribution, sanitary and vent piping, storm drainage, natural gas piping, and medical gas piping where applicable
Develop single-line and riser diagrams, fixture schedules, equipment schedules, details, and annotations
Perform fixture unit analysis and support hydraulic calculations
Incorporate engineering markups and redlines accurately and completely
Maintain drawing organization, clarity, and consistency across project documents
Cross-Discipline Coordination
Coordinate with Mechanical, Electrical, and Fire Protection designers on system layouts
Work with architectural and structural teams on chase locations, piping routes, and fixture placement
Identify drawing conflicts and resolve them or escalate with a proposed solution
Support clash detection and multidisciplinary coordination reviews
Quality and Standards
Maintain adherence to JLRD drafting standards, Revit templates, and file structure
Identify and correct inconsistencies before internal review
Critically review AI-augmented design output rather than accepting it at face value
Contribute to improvements in templates and standards as technical capability develops
Construction Administration Support
Revise drawings based on RFIs, submittal comments, and field changes
Maintain updated drawing sets during construction
Support senior staff with submittal review and site observation documentation
Participate in occasional site visits in support of project teams
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Associate degree or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology or a related field;
equivalent experience considered
3+ years of plumbing design experience for building systems within an MEP consulting environment
Strong proficiency with Revit MEP and AutoCAD
Solid understanding of plumbing drawing conventions and construction documentation
Working knowledge of IPC and Florida Building Code Plumbing
Ability to interpret and implement engineering markups accurately
Strong attention to detail and organization
Ability to coordinate effectively across multiple engineering and design disciplines
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Medical gas system experience
Healthcare project experience, including exposure to FGI and AHCA requirements
Familiarity with hydraulic calculations and fixture unit analysis
Fire protection systems exposure, including NFPA 13
Navisworks experience for clash detection
Comfort with AI-augmented design tooling
Autodesk Revit MEP certification
SCHEDULE
Monday through Thursday, 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Friday, 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM (half-day Fridays year-round)
BENEFITS
Health insurance with 100% of employee premium covered by JLRD, eligible after 30 days
Short-term and long-term disability and life insurance
Safe Harbor Non-Elective 401(k) with 3% JLRD contribution, eligible after one year
2 weeks vacation, 6 paid sick days, and 7 paid holidays
Half-day Fridays year-round
Annual discretionary bonus
Professional development support
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience and demonstrated capability.
JLRD, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
Worksite address
west palm beach farms, FL, 33412, US
Who can apply
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