Mechanical Discipline / Department Manager

Dewberry; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dewberry’s Nashville office seeks a Mechanical Discipline/Department Manager to lead and grow our MEPS team on private, public, and federal projects. You will provide operational and technical guidance, mentor designers, and partner with the Business Unit Manager to implement growth strategies.

In this role you will supervise allocation of resources, set design standards, support business development, and ensure quality client service.

Qualifications

• Accomplished mechanical engineer/PE with 15+ years of progressive technical experience in the design of mechanical systems.
• Experience with technical oversight of multiple projects and team growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical technical guidance/leadership to complete proposals and assign the appropriate resources.
• Assist Project/Client Managers by providing a design team to meet client desires and budgets; participate in multidisciplinary sales efforts.

Skills

Mechanical engineer/PE

15+ years design experience

Leadership & mentoring

Communication skills

Job description

Job Description

Mechanical Discipline / DepartmentManager -Nashville

Dewberry’sMechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Structural (MEPS) teamincludes a large group focused on design services for nationwide clients in specialized facility types and specialized design services. Our experience includeshigh-performance buildings, hospitals, net zero/renewable energy technologies, microgrid and energy resilience design, and a broad set of other MEPS services.Our MEPS teamcontainssubject matter experts in leadership roles in international professional organizations such as ASHRAE.Our repeat clients include universities, healthcare systems, state, local, and federal government agencies, and large global industrial manufacturers, among others.Our MEPS service line is ranked #30 nationally among MEP Giants.

Because our backlog continues togrow,and energy market transformation is accelerating demand for our engineeringexpertise, we are seeking aMechanical Discipline/Department Manager to join our Nashville office.As a Mechanical Discipline/Department Manager,youwillbe responsible forproviding operational and technical guidance and training/mentoring of our design resources in all areas of work we doassociatedwith Mechanical engineering.You will assist the Business Unit Manager and Service Line Leader in the development and implementation of growth strategies.Youwill alsoassistthe Project/Client Managers byprovidingtechnical guidance to help meet the client’s desires and budget.Youwill also work with a team of engineers on a variety of private, public, and federal projects.In addition to working with mechanical engineers,youwill team with architectural, electrical, structural, and other disciplines to provide full-range services to our local and regional clients.In short,youwillprovidebusiness leadership and technical guidance associated with mechanical engineering toaccomplishour project commitments and growthobjectives. This role reports to the Business Unit Manager.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, weseekexceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whetheryou’rean experienced professional or a new graduate,you’llhave the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsibilities

The Mechanical Discipline/Department Manager willbe responsible forgrowing, mentoring, and developing the mechanical staff in a way that allows each individual and our collective MEPS team to achieve maximum potential. More specifically:

• Providing mechanical technical guidance/leadership toaccomplishthe work committed to in proposals and assigning / leading theappropriate mechanicalresources to do the work.

• Assist Project/Client Managers by providing engineering resources – a design team - to help meet the client’s desires and budget. Duties would also include some involvement in direct sales andassistingwith sales efforts formultidisciplineprojects.

• Technical and Quality oversight of all mechanical work. Authority for all technical decisions made for projects within the Department including establishing/improving mechanical design standards.

• Provide 'on-the-spot' advice and decisions, technical and cost estimates.

• Coordination with all disciplines involved, including outside consultants.

• Taking a highly active role in recruitment of mechanical staff including networking, recruitment, interviewing and “deal closing”.

• Organizing mechanical staff in a way to allow career advancement, professional development, quality client service, and operational efficiencies to meet business and project financial goals.

• Schedule for the mechanical department/staff including:

• Project assignments and priorities

• Delivery due dates for group project commitments

• Workload/Capacity

• Annual evaluations for each direct report.

• Provide general updates of where mechanical discipline is at on projects (status in the process, tasks to complete, percentage complete currently, budget, etc.)

• Identifymilestone dates when each discipline should provide information, at each phase, to allow sufficient time forgood designcoordination.

• Attention to project scope during the design process toidentifypotentialadditionalservices.

• Simply put – Discipline/Department Managers control all production resources, and all commitments must come from Discipline/Department Managers. Conversely – accountability for our deliveries comes from Discipline/Department Managers.

Required Skills & Required Experience

• Accomplished mechanical engineer/PE with 15+ years of progressive technical experience in the design of mechanical systems.

• Experience should include technical oversight of multiple projects with proven success in meeting contract specifications and achieving high performance and growth of a team.

• Self-motivated with highly developed verbal,written,and interpersonal skills.

Do not meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So, if you are excited about this role, but your experiencedoesn’talign perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to applyanyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will berequiredtosubmitto a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.