Alexis McAvoy

About Alexis McAvoy

I’m a Mechanical Engineer at Sargent & Lundy with experience leading piping system design…

Experience

1. Mechanical Engineer

   Sargent & Lundy

   Mar 2020 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Lead Mechanical Engineer for a 345 kV Synchronous Condenser Project, directing the interconnecting piping scope and producing key deliverables including P & IDs, pressure drop and pipe sizing calculations, equipment datasheets, and specifications. Coordinate tie-ins and vendor equipment integration with vendors and cross-discipline teams to resolve design challenges.Supervise and mentor a junior engineer (current) and a summer 2025 intern, providing technical guidance, reviewing deliverables, and overseeing project workload. Conduct field verifications, vendor design reviews, and cross-discipline drawing reviews to ensure constructability and alignment with project requirements.Review vendor documents, P & IDs, equipment datasheets, technical specifications, and system descriptions and provide detailed feedback to support S&L’s role as Owner’s Engineer for a 950 MW power plant projectCo-led software training course for new hires, setting them up to be productive in P & ID creation for their first 5 years at S & LServed as a Responsible Engineer for a 940 MW combined-cycle power plant project. Prepared calculations, created Pressure & Instrumentation Diagrams, produced datasheets, wrote equipment specifications and system descriptions, and made recommendations to clients for the Circulating Water, Auxiliary Cooling, and Closed Cooling Water Systems