Principal, Healthcare Mechanical Engineering

About the role

Join us and design your place with Stantec. Your Opportunity As a Principal, Healthcare Mechanical Engineering, one must bring deep knowledge and thought leadership that is client-facing. A focus on experience and relationships in the A/E industry to contribute to the overall strategic and tactical leadership of the Stantec Health Sector engineering discipline, building and leading the health sector engineering practice in the Seattle area.

Responsibilities

• Business Development/Marketing - approximately 25% of the time
  • Be a primary contributor to building Stantec’s Health Sector Engineering practice in the Seattle area.
  • Interface regularly with additional architectural, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering leaders in US West and across North America to thrive and contribute within the integrated design practice.
  • Develop and execute strategic and tactical business and marketing plans for the health sector engineering practice in Arizona that align with Business Center, regional Buildings team, and Global Health Sector goals to advance the overall practice.
  • Sustain and grow top line revenue helping to achieve growth objectives in the Seattle and US West areas in collaboration with the Regional Business Leader, Business Center Practice Leaders, and Engineering leaders in US West to achieve key operational performance metrics.
  • Sustain and grow top line revenue helping to achieve growth objectives in the Seattle and US West areas in collaboration with the Regional Business Leader, Business Center Practice Leaders, and Engineering leaders in US West to achieve key operational performance metrics.
  • Develop and maintain industry relationships and visibility with current and prospective clients, sub-consultants, and partner firms in the local and regional A/E industry.
  • Assist with the development of the annual business plan and budget for the business center and working with the leadership team to achieve key performance indicators.
  • Develop presentation materials and present to clients and at strategic industry events.
  • Represent the firm through published articles, public speaking engagements and attendance at industry and community events, meetings, and conferences.
  • Develop project proposals.
  • Aid the marketing department with the development of health sector engineering marketing materials and content.
• People and Practice Management – approximately 15% of time
  • Hire and lead a team consisting of engineering project managers, designers, and CAD/Revit production team members.
  • In conjunction with other stakeholders, identify and forecast staff needs and assignments based on current and projected workload and SME requirements.
  • Hold project team members accountable for technical excellence, delivery standards, and best practices.
  • Responsible for managing the financial performance, quality control processes, and project delivery for Mechanical Engineering projects.
  • Ensure compliance with best practices, including Stantec PM Frameworks Project Involvement.
• Project Design and Delivery – approximately 50% of time
  • Work with PM's and SMEs on key projects to develop and deliver client drawings, specifications, presentations, reports, and other deliverables.
  • Successfully manage projects of significant scope, complexity, and revenue budget.
  • Apply buildings engineering and project management knowledge while leading cross-functional resources to meet project requirements within established timeframes and budgets.
  • Meet technical, contractual, schedule, budgetary and client service objectives for projects.
  • Apply strong engineering skills, experience and knowledge to the design and oversight of the design for building projects.
  • Manage and plan the production resources and workflow to produce the design documentation, drawings, and calculations required for engineering projects.
  • Act as a QC reviewer on Health Sector Engineering projects.
• Technical Leadership – approximately 10% of time
  • Maintain awareness of operational, technical, or regulatory changes within Mechanical Engineering and AEC industry overall, disseminate such knowledge to team and firm, and integrate into existing processes and standards.
  • Absorb and apply new technologies and trends impacting Stantec's core service offerings and markets.
  • Assist to maintain and update Health Sector Engineering specifications, technical documentation, and standards in collaboration with other technical resources within Stantec.
  • Oversee Healthcare Engineering Design delivery process and best practices and coordinate with other disciplines.
  • Provide oversight for Healthcare Engineering staff education and certification process & balance firm, studio and staff needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 15 or more years of related professional experience.
• Professional Engineering license required.
• Project Management Professional certification a plus.
• LEED AP Credential preferred.
• ASHRAE Healthcare Facility Design Professional (HFDP) certification or similar specific to engineering discipline.

Skills

• Strong engineering skills, experience and knowledge.
• Leadership in strategic projects.
• Collaborative culture and innovative, sustainable approach to projects.
• Experience in the A/E industry.
• Strategic and tactical leadership of the Stantec Health Sector engineering discipline.
• Ability to manage and plan production resources and workflow.
• Quality control processes and project delivery.
• Compliance with best practices.
• Technical leadership and oversight of the design for building projects.
• Knowledge of operational, technical, or regulatory changes within Mechanical Engineering and AEC industry.
• Dissemination of knowledge to team and firm.
• Overseeing Healthcare Engineering staff education and certification process.

Benefits

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Pay

$151,700.00 - $227,600.00 Annually

Schedule

Full time