Principal Mechanical Engineer - Thermal Infrastructure

About the role

The Principal Mechanical Engineer will provide high-level direction to senior mechanical engineering staff, ensuring successful intra-office and inter-office operations. They will also serve as the top mechanical technical leader in their office, resolving mechanical engineering conflicts, and coordinating with client/project managers and department managers.

Responsibilities

• Provide 'on-the-spot' advice and decisions - technical and cost estimates.
• Supervise all mechanical discipline managers within an office or business unit for successful intra-office operations.
• Assist the Chief Engineer leading MEPS Service Line’s mechanical community of practice to ensure successful inter-office operations.
• Ensure mechanical discipline managers are consistently applying and complying with corporate quality management processes and procedures.
• Ensure mechanical discipline managers provide timely and adequate guidance and quality oversight, including code review, of all project work involving electrical engineering.
• Ensure mechanical discipline managers are providing adequate technical training and development of staff by providing guidance and mentoring of managers.
• Ensure mechanical discipline managers are establishing and improving standards, practices, guidelines, and specifications.
• Lead the development of their office mechanical standards and coordinate those standards through the Chief Engineer across offices.
• Engineer of Record on select projects as needed.
• Collaborate with a team of engineers on a variety of thermal infrastructure projects.
• Team with structural, civil, electrical, and other disciplines to provide full-range services to our clients.

Requirements

• Experience in the design of institutional, educational, healthcare, laboratory and military projects.
• A proven history of solid design work, meeting project deadlines and budgets, and working well in a team environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• Professional Engineer’s license. Existing licensure in NC and/or VA is preferred.
• 25+ years of technical experience in the design of thermal distribution systems, central utility plants, and/or building mechanical systems.
• Experience in AutoCAD, Civil3D, and/or drafting is a plus.
• Experience in pipe stress modeling is a plus.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and well organized.
• Good verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.

Skills

• Experience in the design of institutional, educational, healthcare, laboratory and military projects.
• Proven history of solid design work, meeting project deadlines and budgets, and working well in a team environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• Professional Engineer’s license. Existing licensure in NC and/or VA is preferred.
• 25+ years of technical experience in the design of thermal distribution systems, central utility plants, and/or building mechanical systems.
• Experience in AutoCAD, Civil3D, and/or drafting is a plus.
• Experience in pipe stress modeling is a plus.