Senior Mechanical Engineer

Tceva; Richmond, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Hybrid work-from-home schedule

Paid time off

Job summary

Thompson Consulting Engineers in Richmond, VA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead HVAC design, coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams, and deliver design-build projects for K-12, municipal, and commercial clients. The role requires a Virginia PE license or immediate eligibility, a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, and proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit.

The position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and a hybrid work schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Virginia PE license or ability to become licensed immediately.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit.
• LEED accreditation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform all aspects of mechanical (HVAC) design for senior/lead engineers, including concepts, calculations, equipment/layout.
• Meet with clients to validate scope of work and budgets.
• Coordinate and communicate mechanical design with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Direct and supervise junior engineers and commissioning staff; ensure QC reviews.
• Prepare construction documents and participate in bidding, addenda, and RFI responses.
• Oversee on-site construction phase services and commissioning deliveries.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Critical thinking

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Autodesk Revit

Job description

Develop your engineering craft and expertise throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia by joining our team at Thompson Consulting Engineers! We are a leader in K-12 and municipal engineering design with consulting engineering, construction administration, and commissioning services at the heart of our business. We work for clients directly, as a subconsultant, and in the design-build capacity for contractors. Our specialized work in state-of-the‑art buildings offers exciting challenges and great rewards to our engineering staff.

Our team is highly collaborative and leadership principled, with a commitment not only to our many clients, but more importantly to each other. Our collective efforts have led to our sucess since our firm’s founding in 1954. Thompson Consulting Engineers’ leadership averages over 25 years of experience with the firm and provides commitment to our employee’s success and development. Our family‑oriented culture has rewarded the firm with highly dedicated professionals who are essential to our team. We offer competitive compensation and flexible work schedules. We regularly enjoy social activities outside the office with the team throughout the year.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Richmond office. This position reports to our Chief Operating Officer.

Purpose – The Senior Mechanical Engineer provides engineering and consulting services to the client throughout the project’s lifecycle.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Perform all aspects of mechanical engineering design (specifically HVAC engineering and design) as a senior or lead engineer, including Conceptual Studies, Program Requirements, Design Analyses, Calculations, Equipment selection and layout, and System selection and layout.

Meet with clients to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of work.

Manage mechanical or the mechanical portion of projects, and working with assigned project managers, to meet client’s budget, contract fees, goals, objectives, and deadlines.

Coordinate and communicate all aspects of mechanical design within multi-disciplinary teams.

Direct, supervise, train, and ensure quality control of junior mechanical engineers and designers and/or commissioning staff.

Ensuring compliance with quality control policies and procedures and providing QC reviews for other engineers and designers.

Preparing accurate and complete mechanical project programming, schematic designs, design development designs, and construction documents.

Providing and supervising mechanical support services during the bidding process, i.e., preparing addenda, amendments, open bids, tabulate bids, etc.

Performing and supervising mechanical construction phase services including representing the firm on‑site, answering RFI’s, reviewing shop drawings, preparing as‑builts, etc.

Preparing commissioning proposals (scope and fee), commissioning plans and reports.

Conducting project reviews as part of commissioning.

Preparing and witnessing Prefunctional Checks (PCs) and Functional Performance Tests (FPTs).

Preparing Operation and Maintenance Support Information (OMSI) Manuals.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in the Electrical Engineering discipline

8+ years of relevant experience in the K-12, office, commercial, retail, data centre, municipal and government markets

Professional Engineers license in the state of Virginia, or the ability to become licensed immediately

Proficiency in the latest versions of AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit

LEED Accreditation preferred

Ability to work with limited direction and be able to take direction from various departments and levels.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position requires design and construction administration experience in the K-12, office, commercial, retail, data centre, and municipal government markets

Strong leadership capabilities

Excellent communication and critical thinking skills

A commitment to respond to clients at the highest levels.

COMPENSATION:

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including company‑paid medical insurance for the employee, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) plan, and an optional hybrid work‑from‑home schedule. The salary range for this position is $105,000–$145,000, depending on experience and qualifications.

Thompson Consulting Engineers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.