Chief Mechanical Engineer

GRW Engineers, Inc.; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GRW Engineers, Inc. is seeking a Chief Mechanical Engineer to lead the mechanical design of building systems from planning through execution at our Lexington, KY headquarters.

The candidate will collaborate with architectural, electrical, and structural teams, oversee a team of engineers and designers, and drive project budgets, schedules, and client relations while advancing sustainable design practices and LEED considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• PE certification in at least one US state and KY registration within 6 months.
• 10–20 years designing mechanical building systems in consulting.
• Advanced knowledge of plumbing, fire protection, HVAC and controls.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, and Revit.
• Strong English communication and team collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage staff and projects within budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical building systems design for diverse projects.
• Coordinate with architectural, electrical and structural teams.
• Oversee staff and mentor engineers and designers.
• Plan resources, schedules and budgets; ensure on-time delivery.
• Apply life cycle costing, HVAC modelling and simulations as needed.
• Drive client relations, marketing and business development.

Skills

English communication

Organizational skills

Time management

Marketing & business development

Client & project management

Staff leadership (10+)

Resource planning & budgeting

Team collaboration

HVAC life cycle costing knowledge

LEED accreditation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Revit

Job description

Are you a motivated Mechanical Engineering graduate with a passion for innovation, sustainable design and environmental responsibility? GRW has a career opportunity available for Chief Mechanical Engineer at our Lexington, KY headquarters.

GRW is a full-service engineering, architectural, and geospatial consulting firm. The company was founded in 1964 by Mr. G. Reynolds Watkins to provide engineering services to federal, state, municipal, and private industry clients. Since that time, GRW has grown to become a national design firm with offices in Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee and West Virginia.

As a mechanical design engineer, you will work closely with architectural, electrical and structural department colleagues on various projects. GRW offers a wide variety of engineering services for our clients' infrastructure and building design needs. Our multidisciplinary personnel function as a cohesive design team to create local and regional utility systems, energy‑efficient buildings, environmentally sensitive site developments, and safe, modern transportation facilities. GRW provides comprehensive technical resources for all types of infrastructure designs. GRW's assignments range in scope from planning studies to projects with construction costs more than $985 million. GRW's teams have designed projects ranging from a few thousand square feet to campuses with gross building area over 600 000 SF. Experienced and accomplished in their own fields, GRW's mechanical, electrical and structural engineers are an integral part of our projects. These multidisciplinary design team members apply their expertise to deliver a project that is structurally sound, mechanically complete— from heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), to plumbing and fire protection, and electrically designed to handle the project's needs. Because of our in‑house team, GRW has capability to successfully plan, design and deliver large, complex projects, as easily as smaller projects. In addition, these professionals support our water resources engineers by providing expertise with the code‑specific mechanical, electrical, and structural systems design of wastewater and water facilities.

GRW offers a challenging work environment combining the latest in engineering concepts with career development to keep personnel up to date with the latest technologies and advancements. The right candidate will become the Chief Mechanical Engineer with potential to become a company stockholder. Your personal capabilities, interest, aptitude, and motivation will determine your professional growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification, in at least one State in the US and must be able to get registered in KY within 6 months and in other States by comity
• 10 to 20 years' experience designing mechanical building systems in a consulting environment
• Advanced knowledge of mechanical system design including plumbing, fire protection, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and temperature controls
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, and Revit
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills and ability to effectively communicate with team members and other disciplines
• High level of organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills
• Marketing, sales and business development experience
• Client and Project Management experience
• Ability to manage a staff of up to 10 other engineers and designers
• Ability to plan project resources, maintain schedules and stay within budget
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of life cycle costing, computer HVAC modelling and simulation programs
• LEED accreditation
• Desire, motivation and ability to exceed the firm's and clients' expectations
• Dedication and willingness to continue professional growth
• Desire in becoming an owner of the company and protecting financial interests of the firm

We are looking for individuals eager to develop their soft and technical skills and work on teams with other dedicated employees to complete the projects our clients need. Hiring the most qualified employees is important to us and the success of our company.

When you join GRW you'll be working for an award‑winning, full‑service design consulting firm with a history of more than 60 years serving our regional, national, and occasionally international clients. Our objective is simple. We value our employees and take pride in providing them with the proper resources and tools to help them achieve professional excellence.

This type of opportunity does not become available often! We invite you to apply to join our team!

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