Associate Principal, Mechanical
About The Position
The Associate Principal is responsible for managing his/her respective Project Design Team. They are fully responsible and accountable for their design team staff, regularly review staffing and distribute tasks effectively and consistently with staff skillsets. By providing technical support and management resources, the Associate ensures that design decision-making and team management accountability take place. The Vancouver Mechanical Science & Technology team is looking for a keen individual to continue the growth and lead the execution of some of the recently awarded projects. The institutional projects range in scale and complexity, from smaller Functional Programming and Business Case scopes to major renovations and additions.
Requirements
- 10+ years design experience in HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection, and Control systems
- Experience leading and designing Science & Technology projects
- Has led a team or mentored junior/intermediate staff members
- Experience responding to RFPs and writing Business Cases
- University degree, college/technology diploma in Mechanical Engineering
- Professional Engineer (PEng)
Nice To Haves
- LEED® Accredited professional designation or other relevant rating or performance system is desired
Responsibilities
- Leads a team, ensuring members receive adequate training, support and development opportunities
- Accountable for ensuring appropriate utilization, workload planning and forecasting
- Implements programs to improve the quality of service, products, and systems to meet clients' requirements, minimize costs, and maximize the firm’s competitive position
- Promote quality issues with all team members and ensure that the quality control function is effectively performed and embedded as a standard in the team
- Assure adequate field review services are provided to ensure adherence of contract documents
- Act as the firm representative and maintain good relationships with clients, project stakeholders, associations, government bodies and other entities
- Is an active role model for team and office culture and promotes an inclusive workplace
- Builds and manages their own key clients and monitors key pursuits/opportunities
- Contributes to GO/NO-GO decisions with the mindset of growing the business
- Monitors and assists with keeping team performance at or above the annual plan
- Is a discipline lead on projects with minimal peer/technical support required
Benefits
- medical
- disability
- life insurance coverage
- continuing education benefits
- paid time off
- employee assistance program
- retirement savings plan with company matching contributions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
