H-E-B Facility Alliance Partners are leading-edge innovators in facility design, construction, and maintenance. They work hard to make sure facilities and equipment are designed, procured, maintained, and improved to maximize resources and create tailored shopping experiences for our Customers. Our Design team is dedicated to designing and delivering integrated, highly creative, and innovative retail environments crafted to maximize H-E-B's brand commitment.

As an Refrigeration Engineer, you'll implement design solutions that are creative, impactful, and influence the character of H-E-B's brand and retail environments. You'll collaborate with internal and external design teams to ensure they are delivering on-time, quality documents that meet H-E-B's design criteria and budget. In this role, you'll help identify and advance innovative technologies that lower H-E-B's total cost of ownership and enhance our Customer's experience across all retail channels.

Once you're eligible, you'll become an Owner in the company, so we're looking for commitment, hard work, and focus on quality and Customer service. 'Partner-owned' means our most important resources--People--drive the innovation, growth, and success that makes H-E-B The Greatest Retailing Company.

Do you have a:
HEART FOR PEOPLE... drive and desire to produce designs that exceed customer expectations?
HEAD FOR BUSINESS... subject matter expertise in design engineering and compliance requirements?
PASSION FOR RESULTS... a desire to actively participate in projects? ability to influence internal and external stakeholders?

We are looking for:
- a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- 6+ years of retail engineering experience

What is the work?
Engineering:
- Researches / analyzes design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of design
- Works with Construction team to resolve outstanding issues; recommends best to fix or remove issue
- Performs field inspections to review construction work for conformance with design drawings, applicable codes, and company policies
- Ensures work is done to meet all applicable codes in accordance with international and local regulatory requirements
- Participates in an information-sharing forum with H-E-B consulting engineers
- Works with Real Estate on site locations
- Maintains civil / site design standards, including water quality / re-irrigation utility infrastructure, mass grading, retaining walls, landscape, offsite roadway improvements, parking lots, impact fees
- Analyzes construction costs for civil works
- Checks construction documents for completeness / correctness
- Serves as a liaison to Real Estate; reviews lease contracts, easements
- Determines / maintains H-E-B sustainability standards, including coordination of LEED submittals and communication to others
- Assists in establishing maintenance standards
- Works day-to-day with consulting engineers
- Assists design architects with questions and concepts
- Provides technical assistance to contractors

Project Management:
- Accountable for overall timeline, milestones and project management for projects
- Manages projects from conception through completion, while effectively communicating with consultants and processing change
- Manages a defined program of information to create design solutions
- Performs code research and assessment, including ADA, sanitation and building codes, and environmental regulations
- Makes project site visits; recognizes, documents, resolves design issues for compliance with design intent and the construction documents
- Researches / provides assessment of building materials applications
- Manages / prepares documentation for hand off to consultants, including equipment specifications, floor plans, building detail, site and exterior elevations
- Applies understanding of project schedules and work processes; manages to schedules / deadlines
- Proactively pursues cost savings

What is your background?
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
- 6+ years of experience in retail engineering
- Professional engineer's license in the state of Texas (preferred)

Do you have what it takes to be a fit as an H-E-B Engineer?
- Strong understanding of building systems and their coordination / integration (structural, architectural, MEPR), building codes, environmental regulations, handicap accessibility codes and their direct application, sanitation concerns, regulations, and applications, dynamics / application of site and landscape design, appropriate materials use / methods of construction, and specifications and criteria development
- Project management skills
- Computer application / software skills, including AutoCAD, Revit, MS Office
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between projects
- Ability to use 2D / 3D presentation graphics
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and collaborative work style in a fast-paced retail environment

Can you...
- Function in a fast-paced retail environment
- Travel by car or plane with overnight stays
- Work extended hours

07-2018