AECOM is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to be based in Chicago, IL. About AECOM: AECOM is a globally recognized architecture and engineering design firm.  This global presence allows our diverse and creative designers to have a positive impact on millions of lives located around the globe.  Our practice is centered around people and the way that they interact and experience our designs and the built environment. By leveraging the design thought process our multi-disciplinary teams develop solutions that solve client and global challenges.  Our projects have a direct positive impact on the spaces and policies that define the world we live in, ultimately creating a thoughtful, resilient, and beautiful future. This candidate will help AECOM deliver peer recognized design work while striving to incorporate our Environmental, Social, and Governance goals on each project. About Buildings + Places: Our Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building and system engineering, urbanism, and planning (inclusive of landscape design), strategy +, economics, technology solutions, asset advisory, and cost and program management.  This diverse team assists our clients from strategy through project realization, creating positive outcomes for those who occupy and use the buildings and environments we help to create.  Our Chicago studio focuses on the Commercial/Corporate, Science and Technology, Higher Education and Federal market sectors.  We look to combine beauty, sustainability, resiliency, equity, and innovation in our projects and believe these values can be instilled in any project regardless of size or budget. Some of our recent projects include Bank of America office spaces, water reclamation office building and lab facility, Joint Public Safety Training Center, Package distribution warehouses, cutting edge scientific research facilities, and global headquarters. Job Summary/Responsibilities: The Mechanical Engineer works in a highly collaborative environment on a wide range of projects. The ideal candidate will have a passion for designing building mechanical systems. The candidate will have the opportunity to design the projects from concept up to construction and delivery to the Client with support from a Senior Engineer.The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: Performs specific and moderate portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer.Gathers and correlates basic engineering data using established and well-defined procedures.Proposes approach to solve new problems encountered using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments. Identifies discrepancies in results.Performs work in accordance with the agreed-upon budget and schedule with little supervision.Writing reports for internal and external purposes based on findingsStays current on codes and technologies appropriate to the Mechanical disciplineOrganizes and conducts site visits for the purpose of data collection and evaluation of mechanical systems, equipment, components, and materials for projects with and without well-defined scopesMechanical engineering from conceptual design through construction administration and post-occupancyWriting reports for internal and external purposes based on findingsStays current on codes and technologies appropriate to the Mechanical discipline
