Mechanical Discipline / Department Manager

Dewberry•Nashville, TN

About The Position

Dewberry is seeking a Mechanical Discipline/Department Manager for its Nashville office. The role provides operational and technical guidance, training, and mentoring to mechanical design staff, while supporting the Business Unit Manager and Service Line Leader in developing and implementing growth strategies. The manager advises Project/Client Managers on technical matters and helps meet client needs and budgets. The position works with mechanical engineers and other disciplines on private, public, and federal projects, providing business leadership and technical guidance to fulfill project commitments and growth objectives. This role reports to the Business Unit Manager. Dewberry’s MEPS team delivers design services to nationwide clients in specialized facilities and other areas, including high-performance buildings, hospitals, net-zero and renewable energy technologies, and microgrid and energy resilience design. The team serves clients such as universities, healthcare systems, government agencies, and global industrial manufacturers.

Requirements

Accomplished mechanical engineer and professional engineer (PE) with 15 or more years of progressive technical experience designing mechanical systems.
Experience providing technical oversight on multiple projects, with demonstrated success meeting contract specifications and achieving high team performance and growth.
Self-motivated, with highly developed verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Provide mechanical technical guidance and leadership to deliver work committed to in proposals, assigning and leading appropriate mechanical resources.
Help Project/Client Managers provide engineering resources and design teams that meet client needs and budgets; participate in direct sales and support sales efforts for multidisciplinary projects.
Provide technical and quality oversight of all mechanical work, make technical decisions for projects within the department, and establish or improve mechanical design standards.
Provide timely technical advice, decisions, and cost estimates.
Coordinate mechanical work with other disciplines and outside consultants.
Recruit mechanical staff through networking, recruiting, interviewing, and offer closing.
Organize and develop mechanical staff to support career advancement, professional development, quality client service, operational efficiency, and business and project financial goals.
Manage department and staff schedules, including project assignments and priorities, delivery dates, and workload and capacity.
Conduct annual evaluations for each direct report.
Provide updates on mechanical project status, tasks, percentage complete, and budget.
Identify milestone dates for discipline deliverables at each phase to support design coordination.
Monitor project scope during design to identify potential additional services.
Control production resources and take accountability for delivery commitments.