Tunnel Ventilation Engineer

ABOUT DELVE UNDERGROUND

Delve Underground is a leader in underground and heavy civil engineering serving the transportation, water, wastewater, and energy industries. Specializing in tunnel design, we provide practical solutions to the most challenging underground problems. We offer comprehensive design, construction management, and construction claims services, with expertise extending across a wide range of engineering disciplines, including civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering. Our primary focus is to make a significant impact on the advancement of infrastructure projects, which in turn shape and enhance the communities we serve. Founded in 1954, as Jacobs Associates, Delve Underground is an employee-owned firm with 25 offices and 350 team members throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

We want our employees to make a career doing what they love to do. We encourage an entrepreneurial spirit and help our team members forge their own path within the company. We support their efforts to stay on the cutting edge of technology while fostering a great work-life balance. In addition to working hard, we also have fun. We socialize and celebrate achievements at summer picnics, holiday parties, and company outings.

Benefits: Full benefits program consisting of medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA or HSA, EAP, 401(k), ESOP, and company stock ownership program, 9 paid holidays, generous paid-time-off program, work from home flexibility, and health & wellness reimbursement

Pay Rate: $150,000.00 - $230,000.00

Tunnel Ventilation Engineer

Delve Underground is looking for a Tunnel Ventilation Engineer for our Burlington, Massachusetts or New York offices. The successful candidate will be responsible for evaluating and designing ventilation systems in tunnels for heavy civil underground projects. The candidate will also assess fire and life safety systems for these facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide knowledge and expertise in the design and construction of ventilation systems for tunnels
• Develop design manuals, technical reports, calculations, drawings and specifications for tunnels
• Strategize ventilation concepts to determine tenability and fire life safety requirements
• Optimize ventilation competence using SES and CFD models and tunnel ventilation design equipment
• Evaluate and prepare recommendations for emergency egress and fire department access
• Prepare technical reports with recommendations for tunnel ventilation system commissioning
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to review design drawings and accurately develop models that reflect tunnel networks
• Support activities during the commissioning and construction phases
• Provide technical insight for mid and large-scale projects
• Grow and maintain technical client relationships
• Assist in recruiting additional tunneling staff

Qualifications

• BS in civil engineering or a related field; MS preferred
• 10+ years of experience in tunnel ventilation and underground structures
• Professional registration (PE) in Massachusetts or New York preferred and willingness to register in other states as if necessary
• Experience with regulatory requirements for tunnel ventilation and fire safety in railways and underground spaces
• Understanding and experience with interpretation of NFPA 130 and NFPA 502 and building codes
• Understanding of systems engineering, integration, equipment testing and implementation
• Must have thorough knowledge of various tunnel ventilation techniques and understand CFD modelling
• Understanding of tunnel ventilation system commissioning and testing and balancing of fans
• Ability and willingness to travel for short-term projects

ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

If you feel that you would be right for this position, please fill out our initial application so that we can review your information. We look forward to meeting you!

Delve Underground is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Compensation reflects the cost of labor across our US geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location, experience, knowledge, and skills.

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