Mechanical Discipline / Department Manager

Responsibilities

• Providing mechanical technical guidance/leadership to accomplish the work committed to in proposals and assigning / leading the appropriate mechanical resources to do the work.
• Aid Project/Client Managers by providing engineering resources – a design team - to help meet the client’s desires and budget.
• Occasionally involve in direct sales and assist with sales efforts for multidiscipline projects.
• Technical and Quality oversight of all mechanical work.
• Authority for all technical decisions made for projects within the Department including establishing/improving mechanical design standards.
• Take 'on-the-spot' advice and decisions, technical and cost estimates.
• Coordinate with all disciplines involved, including outside consultants.
• Actively participate in recruitment of mechanical staff including networking, recruitment, interviewing and "deal closing".
• Organize mechanical staff in a way to allow career advancement, professional development, quality client service, and operational efficiencies to meet business and project financial goals.
• Schedule for the mechanical department/staff including: Project assignments and priorities, Delivery due dates for group project commitments, Workload/Capacity, Annual evaluations for each direct report.
• Provide general updates of where mechanical discipline is at on projects (status in the process, tasks to complete, percentage complete currently, budget, etc.).
• Identify milestone dates when each discipline should provide information, at each phase, to allow sufficient time for good design coordination.
• Pay attention to project scope during the design process to identify potential additional services.

Requirements

• Accomplished mechanical engineer/PE with 15+ years of progressive technical experience in the design of mechanical systems.
• Experience should include technical oversight of multiple projects with proven success in meeting contract specifications and achieving high performance and growth of a team.
• Self-motivated with highly developed verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So, if you are excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways.

Benefits

At Dewberry, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. We strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients and are committed to excellence through personal integrity and Dewberry at Work, which have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.