MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MANAGER

In Demand Recruitment and Consulting Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

IN DEMAND Recruitment & Consulting Inc. is assisting a client in Atlanta, GA to hire a Mechanical Engineering Manager. This full-time, on-site role leads the mechanical engineering discipline and builds the standards, systems, and team to scale a growing industrial technology organization.

The manager will oversee capital projects, set governance, and partner with EPC firms and vendors to deliver repeatable, high‑quality engineering outcomes across facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and 12+ years in chemical processing, petrochemical, refining or related fields.
• Experience leading engineering teams and overseeing EPC contractors, consultants, and vendors.
• Proven track record delivering large capital projects from concept through startup.
• Strong understanding of static and rotating equipment and governance of standards.
• Ability to build organizations, systems, and technical standards at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Mechanical Engineering organization and develop capability roadmaps.
• Serve as the enterprise Mechanical Discipline Authority for key design decisions.
• Drive standardization, equipment specifications, and templates across facilities.
• Provide technical oversight on capital projects and ensure safety, quality, and reliability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Process, Electrical, Instrumentation, PM, Ops, Procurement, and Construction.

Skills

Mechanical leadership

Capital projects

Team building

Engineering governance

Technical credibility

Vendor and EPC oversight

Standards development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

IN DEMAND Recruitment & Consulting Inc. is currently assisting a client in their search for a MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MANAGER in Atlanta, GA

Full-Time | Permanent | On-Site

Compensation Target: $150k - $175k/per year plus bonus

Relocation Assistance is available

The Opportunity

A growing industrial technology company is seeking a Manager - Mechanical Engineering to lead its mechanical engineering discipline, serve as the enterprise Mechanical Discipline Authority, and build the technical standards, systems, and team required to support its next phase of growth.

The company is scaling a proprietary process technology across multiple facilities, creating a need for a stronger, more standardized engineering organization capable of delivering repeatable, predictable capital project execution.

Who Will Thrive in This Role

You are an experienced mechanical engineering leader who combines deep technical credibility with the ability to build organizations and systems. You have led mechanical engineering across complex capital projects, understand both static and rotating equipment, and know how to turn engineering knowledge and lessons learned into practical standards that teams can execute consistently.

You are equally comfortable resolving a difficult technical issue, challenging an EPC partner, coaching an emerging technical leader, or establishing the governance needed to scale an engineering organization.

What You’ll Do:

Lead the Mechanical Engineering Function

• Build, lead, develop, and continuously improve the Mechanical Engineering organization.
• Hire, coach, mentor, and develop future technical leaders and subject matter experts.
• Establish clear expectations, accountability, performance measures, and development plans.
• Develop succession plans and organizational capability roadmaps.
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous learning, and technical excellence.

Serve as the Enterprise Mechanical Discipline Authority

• Serve as the highest-level mechanical engineering technical authority within the organization.
• Provide technical direction and approval for critical mechanical design and equipment decisions.
• Lead the resolution of complex technical issues affecting projects, operations, reliability, and technology development.
• Establish and maintain mechanical engineering standards, specifications, and best practices.
• Drive consistency in mechanical engineering decisions across projects and facilities.

Build Engineering Systems and Standards

Establish repeatable engineering systems that improve quality, efficiency, predictability, and scalability, including:

• Mechanical engineering standards and design criteria.
• Equipment specifications and datasheet templates.
• Engineering workflows and technical procedures.
• Design and technical review processes.
• Equipment selection guidelines.
• Mechanical design tools and reusable templates.
• Lessons-learned systems and knowledge repositories.

Capture and institutionalize engineering knowledge to support future facility deployments, technology replication, and potential licensing opportunities.

Support Capital Project Execution

• Provide technical oversight and direction to Mechanical Discipline Leads assigned to capital projects.
• Ensure project teams have appropriate mechanical engineering resources and technical support.
• Guide mechanical engineering activities through FEL, FEED, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and startup.
• Review and approve critical engineering deliverables prepared by EPC contractors, engineering consultants, and equipment vendors.
• Ensure mechanical deliverables meet company requirements for safety, quality, operability, maintainability, and reliability.
• Develop productive relationships with EPC firms, engineering contractors, equipment suppliers, and strategic vendors.
• Establish clear technical expectations and performance measures for external partners.
• Hold contractors accountable for safety, quality, schedule, scope, and technical performance.
• Support contractor and vendor selection, evaluation, and ongoing performance management.

Drive Standardization and Technology Replication

• Identify opportunities to standardize mechanical designs across future facilities.
• Develop reusable engineering solutions, specifications, and equipment standards.
• Support modularization and replication of proven plant designs.
• Reduce engineering effort, rework, and project risk through increased standardization.
• Support development of engineering documentation required for future technology deployment and licensing opportunities.

Collaborate Across the Organization

Partner closely with:

• Process Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Instrumentation & Controls
• Project Management
• Operations
• Procurement
• Construction

Support plant reliability, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement while facilitating effective cross-functional technical decisions and organizational alignment.

What We’re Looking For:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 12+ years of mechanical engineering experience within chemical processing, petrochemical, refining, specialty chemical, advanced manufacturing, energy, or a related industry.
• Demonstrated experience supporting large capital projects from concept through commissioning and startup.
• Significant technical experience with both static and rotating equipment.
• Experience leading engineering teams, technical groups, or engineering disciplines.
• Experience managing and providing technical oversight to EPC contractors, engineering consultants, and equipment vendors.
• Strong understanding of engineering governance, standards, and capital project execution methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience scaling engineering organizations in high-growth environments.
• Experience developing and implementing engineering standards and best practices.
• Experience supporting technology commercialization or licensing models.
• Experience in petrochemical, process manufacturing, renewable fuels, recycling, energy transition, or advanced technology environments.

Leadership Profile

We’re looking for a leader who demonstrates:

• Extreme ownership and accountability
• Deep technical credibility
• Strategic and systems thinking
• Strong business acumen
• Coaching and talent development
• Cross-functional leadership and collaboration
• Courageous leadership
• A demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams

*Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer, without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is a rare opportunity to help build the engineering foundation of a growing industrial technology company.

You won’t simply manage projects. You will shape the people, engineering systems, technical standards, and organizational capabilities required to deploy and replicate a proprietary technology platform across future facilities.

The opportunity is to help transform mechanical engineering from a project execution capability into a scalable strategic advantage—while having significant influence over how the engineering organization is built for its next stage of growth.

Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use

IN DEMAND Recruitment & Consulting Inc. may use artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tools to support certain aspects of our recruitment process, including the screening and assessment of applications. These tools are used to assist with organizing, reviewing, and evaluating candidate information and do not replace human judgment or decision-making.