Buildings Mechanical Lead

About the role

We are seeking a Buildings HVAC Lead to join our team in Los Angeles, CA or Austin, Texas, supporting a major project that will transform mobility and connectivity across the city. In this role, you will lead the design and delivery of major projects and ensure the effective integration of MEP systems design, providing technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the delivery of HVAC building systems
• Provide technical leadership and integration across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring alignment between architecture, structures, rail systems, and utilities
• Act as a key interface within the client-embedded delivery team, supporting real-time decision-making and collaboration – conveying messages to the MEP and structural designers
• Support utility coordination, third-party interfaces, and permitting activities within complex urban right-of-way environments
• Ensure the delivery of safe, reliable, and compliant station environments, aligned with industry standards and transit design best practice
• Support safety assurance, certification, and commissioning activities for station systems and infrastructure
• Contribute to the delivery of high-quality, passenger-focused station environments, supporting accessibility, usability, and urban integration
• Support design management functions including scope, schedule, risk, quality, and value engineering
• Mentor and develop engineers, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team environment

Candidate Specification

• 15+ years of experience in Building HVAC Systems engineering
• BSc / MSc in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in California and/or Texas, or ability to obtain reciprocity within 6 months
• Proven experience delivering vertical infrastructure (e.g., depots, rail stations, public-use facilities)
• Demonstrated experience in design management and multidisciplinary coordination, particularly across MEP and Buildings Systems interfaces
• Experience working in client-facing or embedded delivery environments on large programs
• Strong knowledge of codes, standards, and safety considerations associated with rail and public infrastructure systems
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

Benefits & Reward

• Personal and group performance bonuses
• 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance
• Short-term/long-term disability
• Paid holidays and PTO
• Parental leave
• Company paid life insurance

Pay

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills. The expected salary for this position is $169,000–$207,000 for Los Angeles.

Schedule

Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.