Senior Mechanical Engineer - Justice + Civic

About the role

The successful candidate will lead multiple projects and staff over multiple regions to assure local teams of engineers know the specific design criteria of justice projects and train engineering teams in the project type. They will assure quality of design produced by teams through multiple touch points, manage engineering project execution, ensuring alignment with budget, schedule, and scope while maintaining client expectations. They will track project milestones and deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards and prepare regular status reports. They will facilitate and document meetings with staff and clients, coordinating project personnel, vendors, and consultants. They will actively engage in business development initiatives by contributing to RFP responses, participating in client interviews and fostering client relationships. They will lead the design on projects of significance, collaborate early and often with architects, other engineers, and clients as part of our integrated design process, carry out technical review of interdisciplinary teams prior to issuance, and represent DLR Group at meetings with owners, clients, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple projects and staff over multiple regions to assure local teams of engineers know the specific design criteria of justice projects and train engineering teams in the project type
• Assure quality of design produced by teams through multiple touch points
• Manage engineering project execution, ensuring alignment with budget, schedule, and scope while maintaining client expectations
• Track project milestones and deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards and prepare regular status reports
• Facilitate and document meetings with staff and clients, coordinating project personnel, vendors, and consultants
• Actively engage in business development initiatives by contributing to RFP responses, participating in client interviews and fostering client relationships
• Lead the design on projects of significance
• Collaborate early and often with architects, other engineers, and clients as part of our integrated design process
• Carry out technical review of interdisciplinary teams prior to issuance
• Represent DLR Group at meetings with owners, clients, and suppliers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Architectural Engineering
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
• 15+ years of experience working as an engineer, including design of building systems related to Justice + Civic sector.
• A strong understanding of Mechanical engineering knowledge:
• Smoke control systems design and coordination with smoke modeling consultants
• Specific mechanical and plumbing systems used in justice facilities
• Security requirements of justice facilities and how mechanical and plumbing systems tie into security systems
• Familiarity with facility operations and maintenance of building systems
• Working knowledge of the design and construction process and the ability to understand and communicate with professionals of other disciplines
• Strong critical thinking, time management, and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Understanding of business management and customer service principles
• Knowledge of local building and energy codes
• Demonstrated record of consistent quality work
• Ability to lead others and foster teamwork
• Knowledge and support of DLR Group’s climate action strategy and commitments, including AIA2030, MEP2040 and SE2050

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Architectural Engineering
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
• 15+ years of experience working as an engineer, including design of building systems related to Justice + Civic sector.
• A strong understanding of Mechanical engineering knowledge:
• Smoke control systems design and coordination with smoke modeling consultants
• Specific mechanical and plumbing systems used in justice facilities
• Security requirements of justice facilities and how mechanical and plumbing systems tie into security systems
• Familiarity with facility operations and maintenance of building systems
• Working knowledge of the design and construction process and the ability to understand and communicate with professionals of other disciplines
• Strong critical thinking, time management, and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Understanding of business management and customer service principles
• Knowledge of local building and energy codes
• Demonstrated record of consistent quality work
• Ability to lead others and foster teamwork
• Knowledge and support of DLR Group’s climate action strategy and commitments, including AIA2030, MEP2040 and SE2050

Skills

• WELL, LEED or relevant accreditation to the region

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability
• Wellness programs
• Flex spending
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• 401(k) plan
• Employee stock ownership
• Bonus opportunities

Pay

$102,000 - $160,000 USD

Schedule

Four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.