Careers

At Flow, you’re part of a thriving, collaborative work environment—one where we use our complementary skills and areas of expertise to design smart solutions to tough challenges. Match that with competitive salary and benefits packages, mentoring programs and plenty of professional development opportunities, and there’s no better place to work. If we are actively hiring for a specific position, it will be listed below.

Available Positions

  • Mechanical Designer

    Flow Engineering is seeking a Mechanical Designer to join our firm’s growing team, based in downtown Vancouver.

    Flow Engineering has been providing smart, sustainable and proven mechanical and electrical engineering solutions throughout western Canada for over 10 years. Our diverse management team fosters an environment of support, growth and inclusiveness with an open-door policy transforms our workplace into a creative and collaborative space promoting the lateral thinking solutions that we are known for. The Flow team is always working on a diverse range of projects that include multi-unit residential developments, mixed-use residential/commercial, fire halls, high-end retail, tenant improvements, hotels and amenity facilities.

     

    Our expectations for this role are:

     

    Site Survey

    • Complete site surveys including all available information to assist with design.
    • Visit is organized to include ancillary areas that may need to be reviewed.
    • Begins to identify existing items in space that may be non-conforming or could use improvement (value added).

     

    Drafting and Design

    • Able to design straightforward systems for projects such as tenant improvements, residential (excluding central plant/services), restaurants, new construction and others in general conformance to company drafting standards.
    • Begins to draw on experience to proactively foresee potential challenges in execution of project.
    • Regularly optimizes design, considering cost implications and sustainability.

     

    Project Support

    • Prepares construction documentation such as addenda, CCNs, SIs, shop drawing reviews and ancillary sketches for straightforward items.
    • Works to manage expectations for deliverables and overall schedule.
    • For smaller/straightforward projects, may act as client’s key contact for day-to-day project-related items.
    • Responsible for completion of field reviews and reports for review by supervisor before issuance.
    • Effectively navigates small/straightforward projects to successful completion.

     

    Communication

    • Communicates clearly with internal team and project manager.
    • Presents numerical data effectively, and can read and interpret complex data.

     

    Technical Knowledge

    • Understands thermodynamics, heating/cooling calculations, pump/piping systems theory, psychrometric charts and acoustics.
    • Codes such as BCBC, VBBL NBCC, ASHRAE 62,90.1 , NFPA and CSA;
    • Different mechanical systems (e.g. able to specify heat pumps, roof top units, VAV Boxes, heating/cooling coils, make up air units, dust collection systems, cooling towers, etc.)
      Benefits and drawbacks of different mechanical systems.
      Able to size hot water tanks, ductwork, piping, air separators, heat exchangers, control valves, expansion tanks and other associated equipment/components for medium complex projects.
      Fluent in AutoCAD and/or Revit and HAP

     

    Teamwork

    • Works effectively and proactively as part of a team, able to effectively run assigned projects.

     

    Qualifications, Education and Experience

    • Bachelor’s degree or diploma in engineering or related field.
    • Passive House/LEED certification an asset.
    • Approximately 2-4 years of directly related experience.

     

    Qualified and interested? Please send your cover letter and resume to careers@flowengineering.ca.

     

    Our Commitment:

    Our differences are what set us apart, and we’re here to celebrate them. Fostering an environment of diversity and inclusion strengthens our ability to understand clients, meet their needs and succeed. We are an equal-opportunity employer that welcomes all qualified individuals to join our workplace family. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels comfortable to bring their whole, true selves to work every day.

  • Electrical Designer

    Flow Engineering is seeking an Electrical Designer to join our firm’s growing team, based in downtown Vancouver.

    Flow Engineering has been providing smart, sustainable and proven mechanical and electrical engineering solutions throughout western Canada for over 10 years. Our diverse management team fosters an environment of support, growth and inclusiveness with an open-door policy transforms our workplace into a creative and collaborative space promoting the lateral thinking solutions that we are known for. The Flow team is always working on a diverse range of projects that include multi-unit residential developments, mixed-use residential/commercial, fire halls, high-end retail, tenant improvements, hotels and amenity facilities.

     

    Our expectations for this role are:

     

    Site Survey

    • Complete site surveys including all available information to assist with design.
    • Relies on junior staff to assist with straightforward site surveys.

     

    Drafting and Design

    • Designs medium complex systems for projects such as commercial renovations, electrical equipment replacement, motor power connections.
    • Edits and develops standards for specific projects and completes construction documents with sufficient detail to promote success of the project.
    • Draws on experience and proactively addresses potential challenges in project execution.
    • Design is clearly and consistently optimized with emphasis on cost-benefit and sustainability.

     

    Reports, Assessments, and Troubleshooting

    • Collects information with assistance of junior team member and completes full calculations and analysis with the support of a Partner for medium-complexity projects.
    • Able to troubleshoot highly complex system issues/challenges.
    • Completes technical peer reviews (internal or external).

     

    Project Support

    • Prepares construction documentation such as CCNs, SIs, shop drawing reviews and ancillary sketches items for medium complex projects.
    • Completes detailed field reviews and reports.

     

    Communication

    • Communicates clearly with internal team and project manager.
    • Presents numerical data effectively, and can read and interpret complex data.
    • Able to write complete and concise reports such as systems assessments and energy studies.

     

    Technical Knowledge

    • Understands power distribution systems, operation fundamentals of electrical machines, and single phase and three phase systems in Canada.
    • Ability to size cables, overcurrent protection and associated devices.
    • Knowledge of electrical terms / symbols and their application while sizing electrical equipment.
    • Understanding of active, reactive, and apparent powers.
    • Knowledge of Canadian Electrical Code.
    • Knowledge of applicable codes such as BCBC, VBBL, ASHRAE 90.1.
    • Understanding of single line diagrams, load calculations, fault level calculations an lighting systems.
    • Fluent in AutoCAD and/or Revit and lighting design software.

     

    Teamwork

    • Works effectively and proactively as part of a team.
    • Able to effectively run projects.

     

    Revenue and Project Finances

    • Assesses when tasks being requested by client fall outside of scope from approved proposal.
    • Work with supervisors to approach and secure additional fees.

     

    Qualifications, Education and Experience

    • Bachelors degree, C.Tech. or A.Sc.T. in engineering or related field
    • Approximately 2-4 years of directly related experience.

     

    Qualified and interested? Please send your cover letter and resume to careers@flowengineering.ca.

     

    Our Commitment:

    Our differences are what set us apart, and we’re here to celebrate them. Fostering an environment of diversity and inclusion strengthens our ability to understand clients, meet their needs and succeed. We are an equal-opportunity employer that welcomes all qualified individuals to join our workplace family. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels comfortable to bring their whole, true selves to work every day.