Senior Mechanical Design Lead, PE - MEP Manager

Southland Industries Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Annual bonus program

Life insurance (Term/AD&D)

Disability insurance

FSAs

Paid parental leave

Holidays and vacation

Professional development memberships

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Southland Industries is seeking an experienced engineering leader to provide design and engineering guidance on projects, ensuring engineering standards are maintained and adhered to. The role requires overseeing a team of engineers, guiding complex design work, and representing the designexpert in project meetings.

The position emphasizes management experience, PE licensure, and deep knowledge across HVAC, plumbing, and related design disciplines, with a focus on delivering results and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• PE license required.
• Minimum 12 years’ relevant experience, including minimum 5 years’ people management.
• Expert knowledge of applicable systems design, such as HVAC, plumbing, etc., as well as all design engineering aspects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate with all levels of employees, clients and general contractors.
• Proven ability to lead an engineering group.
• Strong public speaking ability.
• Strong computer skills, including CADD and Microsoft Office Products, such as Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provides design and engineering support to other departments as needed.
• Partners with team to ensure engineering standards are maintained and followed.
• Stays current on industry trends and issues.
• Manages conceptual design for specific projects and prepares complex preliminary redline design layouts for estimating.
• Performs complex calculations for projects, such as heating/cooling loads and equipment selection and sizing.
• Performs site inspections to determine compliance with construction documents and resolves design issues during construction phase.
• Attends project team meetings as design expert.
• Responsible for successful achievement of project goals and objectives.
• Manages a smaller group of engineers, including staffing, training, coaching and performance management.

Skills

Leadership

Public speaking

Communication

Staff coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

CADD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Southland Industries is seeking an experienced engineering leader to provide design and engineering guidance on projects, ensuring engineering standards are maintained and adhered to. The role requires overseeing a team of engineers, guiding complex design work, and representing the designexpert in project meetings.

The position emphasizes management experience, PE licensure, and deep knowledge across HVAC, plumbing, and related design disciplines, with a focus on delivering results and