Director of Mechanical Engineering

AEC Resources, Inc.; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Basic life insurance

401(k) with employer contribution

Flexible PTO and paid holidays

Employee referral program

Job summary

AEC Resources, Inc. in Minneapolis seeks a Mechanical Team Leader to guide the building systems discipline for commercial projects. You will manage a team of engineers and designers, shape technical standards, mentor staff, and coordinate with other disciplines and clients to deliver high-quality outcomes.

The role blends technical leadership with project oversight, staffing, and business development. Strong communication and a PE (or Minnesota licensure) are preferred; ownership track awaits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 10+ years of mechanical engineering experience in building systems.
• Experience leading or managing engineering professionals.
• PE licensure or ability to obtain Minnesota licensure.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical codes, standards, and design practices.
• Experience with mechanical design technologies, tools, and workflows.
• Ability to delegate, mentor, and develop staff.
• Experience planning projects, setting priorities, and balancing demands.
• Strong communication skills and client interaction.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop mechanical engineers and designers on a wide variety of commercial building projects.
• Establish expectations and support the professional growth of team members.
• Oversee mechanical engineering quality, QA/QC, codes, standards, and design practices.
• Help advance technical processes, tools, and continuous improvement within the discipline.
• Forecast workload and coordinate staffing and resources across active and upcoming projects.
• Provide oversight to help projects meet scope, schedule, budget, quality, and profitability goals.
• Coordinate mechanical work with other engineering and design disciplines.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with clients and project partners.
• Contribute to proposals, interviews, scopes, fees, and business development activities.
• Participate in hiring, performance management, and broader leadership initiatives.

Skills

Leadership experience

Client interaction

Communication skills

Mentoring staff

Project planning

Delegation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

PE licensure or ability to obtain Minnesota licensure

Tools

Mechanical design tools and workflows

HVAC/Plumbing knowledge

Job description

• Employer-paid health insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Basic life insurance
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Flexible PTO and paid holidays
• Employee referral program and much more!

This is an opportunity for a mechanical engineer to step into a leadership role with an established multidisciplinary engineering and design firm serving the built environment.

You’ll lead the mechanical engineering team’s building projects, while remaining connected to the technical and project work. The role combines technical leadership, people development, resource planning, project oversight, and client relationships, giving you influence over both the team and the work it produces.

You’ll work alongside other engineering and design disciplines on a variety of building and facility projects. Rather than operating in a narrowly defined management position, you’ll have the opportunity to shape how the mechanical team works, develop engineers and designers, strengthen technical standards, and help grow client relationships.

What You’ll Do:

As Mechanical Team Leader, you’ll provide overall leadership for the mechanical discipline, with responsibilities including:

• Lead, mentor, and develop mechanical engineers and designers on a wide variety of commercial building projects
• Establish expectations and support the professional growth of team members
• Oversee mechanical engineering quality, QA/QC, codes, standards, and design practices
• Help advance technical processes, tools, and continuous improvement within the discipline
• Forecast workload and coordinate staffing and resources across active and upcoming projects
• Provide oversight to help projects meet scope, schedule, budget, quality, and profitability goals
• Coordinate mechanical work with other engineering and design disciplines
• Build and maintain productive relationships with clients and project partners
• Contribute to proposals, interviews, scopes, fees, and business development activities
• Participate in hiring, performance management, and broader leadership initiatives

About You:

This opportunity could be a strong fit for a mechanical engineer who has developed substantial technical expertise and is ready to have a larger impact through leadership.

Relevant experience may include:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Approximately 10+ years of mechanical engineering experience including HVAC, plumbing and piping for building systems
• Experience leading, supervising, or formally managing engineering professionals
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure, or the ability to obtain Minnesota licensure
• Strong knowledge of mechanical engineering codes, standards, and design practices
• Experience with current mechanical design technologies, tools, and workflows
• Ability to delegate effectively and mentor and develop technical staff
• Experience planning projects, setting priorities, and balancing competing demands
• Strong communication skills and comfort interacting directly with clients
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multiple engineering and design disciplines

Experience with multidisciplinary projects, staffing and workload forecasting, project budgets and schedules, proposals, interviews, or business development would also translate well to the position.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

Outstanding pay. Leadership. Growing Company. Ownership track.

The position offers more than traditional project-level mechanical engineering. You’ll have the ability to influence the direction and performance of an entire discipline while continuing to work closely with projects, clients, and other technical professionals.

You’ll join an established Minnesota-based multidisciplinary engineering and design organization where multiple technical disciplines work together internally. The environment provides opportunities to collaborate across specialties, work on varied building and facility projects, and take meaningful ownership of your work.

For someone who enjoys both engineering and developing people, this role provides an opportunity to combine technical expertise, team leadership, client interaction, and operational responsibility in one position.