Seeking Plumbing Engineer/MEP to Design Plumbing for Earthbag Construction Eco-Village

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ORGANIZATION: One Community

Earth Bag Village
Earth Bag Village

One Community is a nonprofit all-volunteer sustainability think tank. Our volunteer team fluctuates between 100-200 team members and has included over 1000 volunteers representing more than 60 different countries. We create open source sustainability-focused components covering food, energy, housing, education, and more. Read the specifics of how and why here: https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/overview/

We are seeking an MEP/Plumbing Engineer and Designer to finalize the plumbing plan and create informational plumbing tutorials for this sustainable village design: https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/earthbag-village/

SKILL REQUIREMENTS

  • Have software access and proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, or other plumbing design software
  • Ability to create detailed designs of plumbing systems for various projects, including potable water, waste, storm drainage, and fire suppression systems
  • Experience in conducting cost analysis to ensure project feasibility and budget compliance
  • Experience with plumbing design compliance with local, state, and national building codes and standards
  • Strong communication skills in a virtual work setting
  • Able to creatively solve complex problems
  • Proficient in or willing to learn Google Docs and Dropbox for collaboration purposes
  • Willing to commit a minimum of 10 weekly volunteer hours for at least 2 months (remote)
THE TASK

As part of our engineering team, your will play a crucial role in designing sophisticated plumbing systems for our open source Earthbag Village. You will build off of existing work (about 30% done) to complete the potable water, sewage and waste management, stormwater drainage, and fire suppression systems. This role requires a meticulous approach to design and planning, ensuring all systems are not only compliant with current standards, but are also optimized for LEED Platinum sustainability certification.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply and learn more about our organization and how we work with and promote our volunteers please visit our online application page here: https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/collaboration/

Alternatively, you are also welcome to send your resume and work samples directly to our Executive Director who is doing the initial application review for this position: jae@onecommunityglobal.org

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About One Community

Location:

Virtual Opportunities Only, Global Team, CA 91775, US

Mission Statement

Our mission at One Community is to help people create a better world by demonstrating a more sustainable and enriching way of living and open source everything required for replication. We are a 100% volunteer non-profit and non-governmental organization. We are creating open source resources and solutions for food, energy, housing, social architecture, education, economics, stewardship, and more.

Description

Our vision is to usher in a new age of cooperation, collaboration, and sustainability. We do this by demonstrating what’s possible, open sourcing and free-sharing the blueprints, and making modular or total duplication easy enough, affordable enough, and attractive enough so that positive and sustainable world-change will spread on its own.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Environment
Homeless & Housing
Community, Environment, Homeless & Housing

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.

SKILLS

  • Construction
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Interior / Exterior Design
  • Architecture
  • Plumbing

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • 10+ weekly hours for a minimum of 2 months
  • AutoCAD and/or Revit access and plumbing design experience

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