Chief Mechanical Engineer

GRW Engineers, Inc.•Lexington, KY

94d•Onsite

About The Position

GRW has a career opportunity available for Chief Mechanical Engineer at our Lexington, KY headquarters. GRW is a full-service engineering, architectural, and geospatial consulting firm founded in 1964. As a mechanical design engineer, you will work closely with architectural, electrical and structural department colleagues on various projects. GRW offers a wide variety of engineering services for our clients' infrastructure and building design needs. Our multidiscipline personnel function as a cohesive design team to create local and regional utility systems, energy-efficient buildings, environmentally sensitive site developments, and safe, modern transportation facilities. GRW provides comprehensive technical resources for all types of infrastructure designs. GRW's assignments range in scope from planning studies to projects with construction costs more than $985 million. GRW's teams have designed projects ranging from a few thousand square feet to campuses with gross building area over 600,000 SF. Experienced and accomplished in their own fields, GRW's mechanical, electrical and structural engineers are an integral part of our projects. These multidisciplinary design team members apply their expertise to deliver a project that is structurally sound, mechanically complete from heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), to plumbing and fire protection, and electrically designed to handle the project's needs. Because of our in-house team, GRW has capability to successfully plan, design and deliver large, complex projects, as easily as smaller projects. In addition, these professionals support our water resources engineers by providing expertise with the code specific mechanical, electrical, and structural systems design of wastewater and water facilities. GRW offers a challenging work environment combining the latest in engineering concepts with career development to keep personnel up to date with the latest technologies and advancements. The right candidate will become the Chief Mechanical Engineer with potential to become a company stockholder. Your personal capabilities, interest, aptitude, and motivation will determine your professional growth.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution
Professional Engineer (PE) certification, in at least one State in the US and must be able to get registered in KY within 6 months and in other States by comity
10 to 20 years' experience designing mechanical building systems in a consulting environment
Advanced knowledge of mechanical system design including plumbing, fire protection, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and temperature controls
Proficiency in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, and Revit
Excellent oral and written English communication skills and ability to effectively communicate with team members and other disciplines
High level of organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent time management skills
Marketing, sales and business development experience
Client and Project Management experience
Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
Knowledge of life cycle costing, computer HVAC modelling and simulation programs
Desire, motivation and ability to exceed the firm's and clients' expectations
Dedication and willingness to continue professional growth
Desire in becoming an owner of the company and protecting financial interests of the firm

Nice To Haves

LEED accreditation

Responsibilities

Manage a staff of up to 10 other engineers and designers
Plan project resources
Maintain schedules
Stay within budget
Support water resources engineers by providing expertise with the code specific mechanical, electrical, and structural systems design of wastewater and water facilities
Work closely with architectural, electrical and structural department colleagues on various projects
Apply expertise to deliver a project that is structurally sound, mechanically complete from heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), to plumbing and fire protection, and electrically designed to handle the project's needs