Engineering Team Lead: Hybrid Mech Design & Projects

CECO Environmental Corporation; Nunspeet; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CECO Environmental Corporation is seeking an Engineering Team Lead to oversee a small team responsible for mechanical design and project coordination within the Exhaust product group. The role combines hands-on engineering with people leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Hybrid work model with regular presence at the Nunspeet office; occasional travel 0–5% nationally and internationally for customer and supplier visits and project sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in mechanical engineering and project coordination.
• Experience in leading or mentoring engineers preferred.
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems, materials and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with HVAC, piping, machinery, or similar domains is an asset.
• Proficiency in CAD and familiarity with project management tools (e.g., MS Project).
• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• Excellent planning, organizational and communication abilities.
• Effective at managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong technical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate mechanical engineering activities across multiple projects.
• Review and approve mechanical designs to ensure compliance with standards, specifications, and project requirements.
• Serve as liaison between Project Engineers, Project Managers, and Purchasing.
• Track project progress, manage schedules, and report status, risks, and performance to management.
• Act as the technical escalation point for complex design or implementation issues.
• Ensure proper documentation of designs, calculations, reports, specifications, and change orders.
• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and conduct design reviews.
• Drive standardization, design optimization, and best practices.
• Support adoption of new tools, technologies, and engineering methods.
• Lead, coach, and develop a small team of engineers.
• Plan and prioritize team workload and communicate expectations.
• Conduct performance reviews and support onboarding and skill development.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and results-driven team culture.
• Identify and implement improvements in engineering processes and workflows.
• Contribute to innovation, cost reduction and efficiency initiatives.
• Reduce defects, rework, and engineering risks through quality improvements.

Skills

Mechanical design

Team leadership

Project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

CAD

MS Project

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CAD software

MS Project

Job description

CECO Environmental Corporation is seeking an Engineering Team Lead to oversee a small team responsible for mechanical design and project coordination within the Exhaust product group. The role combines hands-on engineering with people leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Hybrid work model with regular presence at the Nunspeet office; occasional travel 0–5% nationally and internationally for customer and supplier visits and project sites.