Senior Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager

Accountabilities:

You will lead mechanical engineering design and project delivery, ensuring that technical solutions meet client requirements, applicable codes, quality standards, and project constraints. Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead mechanical design: Develop, review, and coordinate mechanical systems and CAD drawings throughout schematic design (SD), design development (DD), and construction documentation (CD) phases.

• Manage project delivery: Coordinate multiple projects, establish work plans, monitor deliverables, manage budgeted hours, and ensure milestones are achieved on schedule.

• Develop engineering documentation: Prepare and review load calculations, specifications, scope-of-work narratives, basis-of-design documents, studies, reports, sketches, and other technical deliverables.

• Design mechanical systems: Apply expertise in chilled water (CHW), hot water (HW), condenser water, steam, water-source heat pumps, variable- and constant-flow systems, and other building HVAC applications.

• Select and evaluate equipment: Perform advanced equipment selection and analysis for chillers, boilers, cooling towers, air terminals, air valves, heat filters, direct-expansion (DX) equipment, fans, coils, and water-source heat pumps.

• Apply HVAC engineering principles: Design and evaluate air-side systems, including constant-volume (CV) and variable-air-volume (VAV) systems, as well as hydronic systems and associated equipment.

• Analyze building performance: Apply psychrometric principles, total-energy concepts, and an understanding of humid-climate design risks to develop effective mechanical solutions.

• Ensure code compliance: Interpret and apply relevant building and mechanical codes, review code-related design elements, and ensure documentation meets regulatory and project requirements.

• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams: Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, architectural, and structural professionals, as well as project coordinators, project managers, clients, and vendors.

• Resolve construction issues: Respond to requests for information (RFIs), review submittals, address installation challenges, and manage revisions, including architect's supplemental instructions (ASIs), using established documentation conventions.

• Maintain quality and manage risk: Conduct quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) reviews of calculations, drawings, and specifications while applying risk management practices to protect project and client interests.

• Provide technical leadership: Direct and mentor designers, establish drawing and specification requirements, review their work, and provide guidance to maintain high engineering and quality standards.

• Manage project resources: Develop and monitor work plans in coordination with other project managers, ensuring that design scope, documentation, staffing, and available hours remain aligned.

• Support client relationships: Participate in client meetings and vendor discussions, clarify technical requirements, and help deliver project objectives through effective communication and coordination.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is an experienced mechanical engineer with strong project management capabilities, advanced building systems knowledge, and the leadership skills needed to deliver technically demanding projects. You should bring:

• At least 10 years of experience in mechanical design and/or project management.

• A degree in engineering and a valid Professional Engineer (PE) license.

• Demonstrated experience in building design and mechanical engineering for complex facilities.

• Strong technical proficiency in CAD drawings, engineering calculations, mechanical specifications, and design documentation.

• Extensive knowledge of applicable building and mechanical codes and the ability to ensure compliance throughout the design process.

• Advanced understanding of HVAC systems, including chilled and hot water systems, hydronic systems, air-side systems, variable- and constant-flow applications, and water-source heat pumps.

• Experience with equipment sizing, selection, scheduling, and performance analysis for a range of mechanical and HVAC equipment.

• A thorough understanding of psychrometrics, humid-climate design risks, and total-energy concepts.

• Strong project planning and management skills, including budget control, resource allocation, schedule management, and delivery across multiple concurrent projects.

• Experience reviewing calculations and technical documentation, performing QA/QC, resolving installation issues, and responding to RFIs and submittals.

• Proven leadership, mentoring, communication, and multidisciplinary coordination skills.

• The ability to work effectively with clients, vendors, contractors, and internal engineering teams.

• Experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, or the telecommunications industry is preferred.

• Flexibility to work remotely while attending site visits and in-person client meetings as project requirements dictate.

Benefits:

• Annual salary: $150,000–$170,000, with actual compensation depending on skills, experience, certifications, and work location.

• Remote work flexibility: The role offers remote work options, with site visits and in-person client meetings required as needed.

• Mission-critical projects: The opportunity to contribute to complex mechanical engineering projects for a major Fortune 500 client.

• Technical leadership: The opportunity to lead design activities, mentor engineering professionals, and influence project quality and delivery.

• Collaborative environment: Work with multidisciplinary engineering and design teams on challenging building systems projects.

• Referral bonus: A $5,000 referral bonus is advertised in the original posting; eligibility and conditions were not specified.