Mechanical Discipline Manager

Dewberry•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

Dewberry is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Discipline Manager located in Huntsville, AL, to lead and inspire our engineering team. This role requires an accomplished Professional Engineer who will play a pivotal role in overseeing proposal generation while effectively assigning and leading resources across our discipline areas. In this role, you will leverage your expertise to provide engineering resources that assist Project and Client Managers, facilitating innovative design solutions that align with client desires and budgetary constraints. You will be responsible for overseeing the work involved in proposal generation and assigning/leading the appropriate resources to do the work for the discipline area. This role will assist Project/Client Managers by providing engineering resources – a design team - to help meet the client’s desires and budget. Duties would also include some involvement in direct MEP sales and assisting with sales efforts for multidiscipline projects. In short, provide the design/engineering resources and guidance to accomplish our commitments. Experience with Design/Build projects is a plus. If you are ready to take a proactive role in recruitment, mentoring, and project oversight, join us where you can make a significant difference in our team's success and client satisfaction. Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. The Fairfax, Virginia-based firm is locally and family-owned. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. By joining our firm, you'll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call "Dewberry at Work," that have inspired our employees to be successful for over 60 years.

Requirements

Accomplished (15+ years of experience) Professional Engineer
Knowledgeable of construction process, familiar with AIA and state construction contracts
Self-motivated with highly developed verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
Experience in staff management/department management.
Experience in the design of various MEP systems, and an understanding of document preparation utilizing a BIM/Revit platform.
Well organized, takes good notes.
Good conceptual understanding of plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems with general knowledge of system operation, space requirements, and cost.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Design/Build projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

Growing, mentoring, and developing the staff within discipline area to allow each person to achieve their maximum potential.
Minimum annual evaluations for each direct reports.
Providing technical guidance/leadership for discipline area.
Organizing staff in a way to allow career advancement, professional development, quality client service, and operational efficiencies to meet business and project financial goals.
Taking a very active role in recruitment of staff in discipline area including networking, recruitment, interviewing and “deal closing”.
Technical and Quality oversight of all project work for discipline area.
Establishing/improving standards for discipline area.
Adherence to project design schedule.
Notification to Project/Client Managers if established project design schedule cannot be met. Notify in enough time to appropriately handle the situation, preferably at the latest 2 weeks prior.
Adherence to discipline project budget. Review and provide updates on project budgets at milestone dates. Reviewing discipline budgets weekly.
Attention to project scope during the design process to identify potential additional services.
Identify staff performing design of the project, along with a senior staff member if required.
Identify Engineer of Record.
Provide general updates of projects (status in the process, tasks to complete, percentage complete currently, etc.)
Identify milestone dates when each discipline should provide information, at each phase, to allow sufficient time to good design coordination.
Provide 'on-the-spot' advice and decisions, technical and cost estimates.
Coordination with all of the disciplines involved, including outside consultants.