Mechanical Engineering Manager

Description

• Identifies and seeks to fill gaps in industry and/or discipline knowledge on a continuous basis.
• Champions directives from technical and other leaders, facilitating upward feedback to leadership.
• Anticipates and answers questions from clients and architects. Acts as a resource to others and directs in fact-finding and/or assists with answering questions.
• Participates in project scheduling meetings to ensure staff assignments are well-matched to project scopes. Validates and monitors progress to ensure project objectives are being met.
• Performs research and makes recommendations as to the feasibility of systems or equipment. Evaluates and recommends products for their application.
• Communicates with clients as needed for the development and coordination of requirements and scope of work. Maintains proactive communications throughout the project cycle.
• Identifies, understands and shares emerging technologies and industry trends and stays up to date on evolving codes and standards.
• Produces solutions to the most complex engineering problems and complicated design challenges through direct involvement or in an advisory capacity.
• Responsible for or delegates and oversees project coordination activities for their team such as managing emails, coordinating scope and schedule, coordinating design team, attending client meetings, ensuring project quality, responding to client questions and coordinating project delivery.
• Leads project and design efforts from concept design through completion.
• Assists sector leaders with establishing and implementing goals, policies, objectives and standards at the practice and/or sector level.
• Collaborates cross-functionally to manage project staff resources and discipline budgets.
• Acts as a hiring manager and career coach, attending interviews and providing performance feedback and guidance on skills progression and career development.
• Ensures that production of drawings, specifications, reports and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements.
• Facilitates the process to improve project and design quality within their team, utilizing the quality review process and regular check-ins. May directly provide final reviews for projects under purview.
• Fosters a client-centric mindset and approach individually and within their team.
• Proactively shares information, updates, related ideas and suggestions for technical and process improvements with peers and leaders.
• Visits job sites to verify existing conditions and observe construction progress.
• Reviews shop drawings for conformance to plans and specifications.
• Resolves conflicts involving owners, architects and contractors as needed.
• Directs and oversees the preparation of simple to the most complex design documents, system layouts, detailed drawings, schematics and specifications.
• Leads, manages and mentors a team of discipline-aligned engineers and designers within assigned sector, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture while developing and executing design projects.
• Provides direct, hands-on coaching and conducts individualized meetings to provide feedback and guide goal setting.

Requirements

• Effective critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Adapts to changing work environments, priorities and organizational needs.
• Performance as an Engineer of Record (EOR) preferred.
• Expert knowledge and proficiency in engineering design, A&E industry, codes, design guides and standards relating to a broad range of practices, projects and/or program types required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and engineering design software applicable to your discipline or focus.
• Team oriented and willingness and ability to function in a highly collaborative environment, in group projects and leading less experienced designers.
• Consistently performs to a higher standard of industry-wide expectations associated with carrying a PE license and being enabled as an Engineer of Record (EOR), including making reasonable engineering decisions and delivering the highest quality of work and accountability to projects.
• May be enabled as an Engineer of Record, having additional involvement, oversight, responsibility and accountability for the overall signing and sealing of projects.
• High technical aptitude: ability to learn, understand and utilize various systems and processes. Comfortability with training others on systems and processes.
• Working knowledge of earned value, contracts and construction processes and methods required.
• Understands, teaches and applies Henderson’s design guidelines, standards, policies and procedures and acts as a technical resource to their team.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate with designers at all levels in a clear and concise manner.
• Sustainability certifications (e.g., CDP, LEED, WELL, etc.) preferred.
• Additional certifications aligning with the relevant technical field (e.g., BEMP, CPD, CDP, NICET, RCDD, etc.)
• Demonstrated interest in growing others through regular feedback, career guidance and skills-based mentoring.
• Working knowledge of Revit and Bluebeam Revu required.
• Team oriented and willingness and ability to function in a highly collaborative environment, in group projects and leading less experienced designers. Ability to work independently as needed.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant progressive experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field of engineering (i.e.: mechanical, electrical, fire protection, or architectural) preferred. High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback and adjust to coaching.
• High emotional intelligence and ability to lead with empathy and clarity, navigate performance conversations constructively and support team members through challenge and change.
• Must be a self-starter, proactive and willing to teach, manage and/or help others as needed.
• Must be trustworthy and capable of handling sensitive information.
• Demonstrated history of building trust-based relationships within teams and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Ability to prioritize, execute and/or direct multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance