HVAC and Plumbing Lead Designer
ADMARES is industrializing the manufacturing of homes. Together with our partners Porsche Consulting, MHP – A Porsche Company, Siemens, and EDAG Group, we are developing industrialized home manufacturing technology where buildings are designed, engineered, and produced with the same discipline as industrial products. Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and plumbing systems are critical to product quality, efficiency, and factory manufacturability.
We are looking for an HVAC and Plumbing Lead Designer to join our team in Turku, Finland.
As HVAC and Plumbing Lead Designer, you will have the ownership of HVAC and plumbing design across ADMARES’ Smart Building products. In this role, the main task is to ensure that the HVAC and plumbing components and systems in ADMARES’ products are fit-for-purpose, suitable for industrialized serial production, code-compliant, and commercially efficient. You will have technical authority over these systems, and the work tasks may range from independently designing and assessing components, equipment and systems to overseeing own or subcontracted designers’ work with HVAC and plumbing systems, as well as co-operating with suppliers’, clients’, and building authorities’ system specialists.
You will act as ADMARES’ technical expert on HVAC and plumbing systems, and will have a chance to define how HVAC and plumbing systems are designed and installed for scalable, factory-based production of homes, using advanced manufacturing processes.
Responsibility areas
- Full responsibility for HVAC and plumbing designs and systems in ADMARES’ products
- Conceptualizing, dimensioning, and designing HVAC and plumbing systems for factory produced homes, either independently or in co-operation with other designers (including managing of subcontracted work)
- Defining HVAC and plumbing solutions that can be standardized and are suitable for assembly line -type serial production
- Acting as technical expert for HVAC and plumbing systems, components, and solutions
- Supporting sourcing and procurement by assessing the technical feasibility of suppliers’ HVAC and plumbing products
- Working closely with production and industrialization experts to ensure manufacturability
- Participating in R&D and product development initiatives
- Planning, leading, and guiding HVAC and plumbing designers in larger projects
- Continuously improving technical solutions by following industry developments and assessing stakeholder feedback
What we expect from the candidate
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in a relevant engineering discipline, or equivalent technical qualification
- Minimum of three years of experience in HVAC and plumbing design
- Experience from designing HVAC and plumbing systems for residential buildings
- Proficiency in HVAC and plumbing design and engineering tools
- Ability to familiarize with international building codes and requirements
- Ability to produce technical documentation and specifications
- Ability to work in a cross-functional, international environment
- Solution-oriented mindset with good innovation and problem solving skills
- Fluent spoken and written English
- Willingness to take initiative in a fast moving development environment
- Experience with industrial or modular products is a major advantage, as is knowledge of modern industrial production and assembly methods.
ADMARES offers a professional working environment in an international context. As a growing company, ADMARES provides the opportunity to influence the core technical solutions of our products and to be part of building a global industrial housing platform.
If you feel we could be a match, please apply now via LinkedIn. Latest date to apply is 30.1.2026.
We will start contacting the most potential candidates already during the application period, so please do not hesitate to apply. For further information reach out to ADMARES Group’s VP R&D, Riku Kemppainen, riku.kemppainen@admares.com.