AVAILABLE POSITION · REVIEWED OCTOBER 17, 2026
Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer
AGILE’s Client is a nationally ranked MEP/FP design firm that has grown steadily for decades. Serve as the Professional Engineer for a plumbing and fire protection team in NYC. There are two openings. You’ll supervise designers and own surveys, calculations, equipment selection and layouts through every phase on mission critical, healthcare, higher education, commercial and life sciences projects, and you’ll be the team’s lead technical voice with clients and consultants.
- Location
- NYC, NY
- State
- New York
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Salary
- $135,000 – $170,000
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Discipline
- Mechanical Plumbing and Fire Protection
- Specialty
- Plumbing & Fire Protection – Professional Engineer – Building Systems Design Leadership
- Market
- Mission Critical | Healthcare | Higher Education | Commercial | Life Sciences
- Credential
- PE favored
- Bonus
- Yes
- Openings
- 2
- Position ID
- 1190
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage design initiatives for plumbing & fire protection systems as the team's Professional Engineer, supervising a team of design professionals
- Oversee all project functions — surveys, calculations, equipment selection, and layouts — across every project phase
- Serve as a lead point of communication with peers, supervisors, vendors, consultants, clients, and stakeholders
- Support construction administration, including shop drawing review, field observations, and report preparation
- Assume the Job Captain function, coordinating project deliverables and quality control with the project team
- Independently design complex plumbing & fire protection systems using company standards and templates, with minimal supervision
- Develop intricate designs and layouts and select advanced equipment
- Generate specifications based on company standard templates
- Produce existing-conditions surveys and due-diligence reports, including cost estimates
- Mentor and educate junior-level engineers on the team
Key Qualifications
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) favored
- Minimum 6 years of experience as a Designer, including at least 2 years in a Senior Designer role, on a professional engineering project team under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed professional engineer
- Minimum 2 years of experience leading engineering projects of various sizes and complexities
- Minimum 2 years of experience leading engineering teams of various sizes
- 4-year Engineering degree
- Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Word
- Advanced working knowledge of AutoCAD and REVIT
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Highly organized, composed under pressure, and able to manage strict timelines across multiple projects in a high-pressure environment
Why Consider?
The engineer-of-record role for the trade: the team’s PE and technical lead.
Two openings, driven by a strong pipeline of awarded projects.
Mission critical and life sciences work alongside healthcare and higher education.
Supervision and mentoring responsibility from day one.
Award-winning in-house training program, with an individual career development plan for you.
Management responsibility early in your career, and you’re never locked into one specialty.
Benefits include a retirement plan, medical, dental and vision, paid time off, and EIT and PE licensure support.
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