Senior Mechanical Engineer

Mge Dpc•New York, NY

38d

About The Position

The Senior Mechanical Engineer is a senior project leader, working under the direct supervision of the Associate to lead and manage all team functions & operations. This includes supervising a team of Design professionals with a goal to complete high-quality schematics & layouts based on solid design principles on time and within budget. The Design Manager manages all design team project functions, including surveys, calculations, selections & layouts, performs all project phases and is called upon to play a supervisory role in effectively communicating with peers, supervisors, vendors, consultants, clients & stakeholders. This includes directing the construction administration process with the ability to oversee the shop drawing processes, field observations, and reports oversight. The Design Manager (or Senior Engineer) is responsible for assisting the Associate with the training, development & project execution of the project team.

Requirements

Minimum 8yrs experience working as a Designer, of which at least 2yrs were spent in a Lead Designer Role, as part of a professional engineering project team, under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed professional engineer.
Minimum 4yrs experience leading engineering projects of various sizes and complexities.
4-year Engineering degree.
Professional Engineering License required.
Great interpersonal skills.
Polished communication skills (both verbal & writing).
Highly organized and composed under pressure.
Proven project management ability, with demonstrated experience managing direct reports to strict timelines with multiple projects to meet deadlines under high-pressure environment.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Working knowledge of AutoCAD & REVIT.
Possesses a keen eye for detail.
Very advanced knowledge of codes and standards.
Superior understanding of HVAC control systems.
General knowledge of all MEP trades.
Habitually performs project management at a global team level without supervision & with the highest degree of efficiency.
Habitually develops internal & external networks that are diverse in level and function, identifies and initiates, new relationships, as well as creative alliances to accomplish business objectives, and inspires people with diverse needs to work together for mutual benefit.
Even in the most complex situations, breaks down problems into their fundamental parts, identifies their root causes, analyzes costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success of potential solutions, and creatively attacks problems in ways that lead to innovative solutions.
Even in the most difficult situations, elicits feedback from customers, creates strategies to help the team serve customers more effectively, considers both short and long-term interests of the customer in making service decisions, and takes risks to serve these interests.
Exhibits persuasive communication that maintains the support of the client and urges continued trust and faith in the project.
Persuades clients to provide additional funding or to extend deadlines, keeps deadlines and budget restraints in mind and challenges project managers to persuade team members to always work efficiently.
Keen ability to influence both the stakeholders and the project team to stay the course and complete the mission on time and within a specified budget.
Even in the most complex situations, demonstrates repeated success in enabling, motivating, and inspiring the team to meet deliverables within project constraints by demonstrating commitment, expertise, confidence, genuine concern, and ability to help everyone solve challenges and achieve goals.
Even in the most complex situations, demonstrates repeated success, finds the key factors that motivates each team member, settles disputes, and effectively encourages the team to maintain its focus.
Builds team; conducts timely and recurring career development and performance management for team.
Even in the most complex situations, habitually takes advantage of opportunities, initiates a project, and takes responsibility for their success even when the outcomes & circumstances are not well defined.
Even in the most difficult or complex situations, sets challenging personal & team goals, and demonstrates a strong sense of urgency & persistence about accomplishing them, establishes plans that break projects into their component parts, each with its own timeline, seeks and gives performance feedback to others, and addresses performance problems promptly.
Even in the rapidly changing ambiguous situations, is willing to reconsider strongly held ideas, and teaches the team to do the same.
Maintains work efficiency and responds positively to a changing environment by coming up with creative ideas.
Even in complex, critical situations when the picture is unclear and much is unknown, remains calm & comfortable, accurately assesses risks and options, changes direction and reorients quickly, and acts decisively at the right time.
Habitually maintains confidentiality regardless of pressure from others, admits mistakes and takes stands based on principles & values despite the potential for negative consequences.
Challenges others who are not acting with integrity.
Habitually sets challenging goals and develops standards against which to measure behavior & performance.
Persists in the face of significant difficulties, takes risks, faces fears, and demonstrates a strong sense of urgency about achieving goals.

Nice To Haves

Involvement in local HVAC trade chapters.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage all team functions & operations.
Supervise a team of Design professionals to complete high-quality schematics & layouts on time and within budget.
Manage all design team project functions, including surveys, calculations, selections & layouts.
Perform all project phases.
Play a supervisory role in effectively communicating with peers, supervisors, vendors, consultants, clients & stakeholders.
Direct the construction administration process, including overseeing shop drawing processes, field observations, and reports oversight.
Assist the Associate with the training, development & project execution of the project team.
Provide direction and oversight to staff in their respective trade in addition to designing/producing higher level designs.
Operate more as a project manager in support of associates.
Collaborate with the team leader to assure Clients are satisfied with our efforts, providing feedback when required so adjustments can be made accordingly.
Collaborate with team members to assure we maintain the appearance that we are ready, willing, and able to take on new business.
Cultivate relationships to generate new business.
Understand specific aspects of the production cycle to ensure time is managed properly and team targets are met.
Provide feedback and managerial assistance to the team leader to assure proper staffing with people that are actively engaged, and their careers are progressing well.
Generate standards for design.
Take on more challenging projects without supervision.
Develop intricate mechanical room and system designs/layouts and selection of advanced equipment without supervision.
Generate specifications based on company standard templates without supervision.
Write sequence of operations for any type of HVAC system without supervision.
Perform building energy models and interpret results without supervision.
Educate L4 engineers.
Habitually perform project management at a global team level without supervision & with the highest degree of efficiency.
Develop internal & external networks that are diverse in level and function, identify and initiate new relationships, as well as creative alliances to accomplish business objectives, and inspire people with diverse needs to work together for mutual benefit.
Break down problems into their fundamental parts, identify their root causes, analyze costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success of potential solutions, and creatively attack problems in ways that lead to innovative solutions.
Elicit feedback from customers, create strategies to help the team serve customers more effectively, consider both short and long-term interests of the customer in making service decisions, and take risks to serve these interests.
Exhibit persuasive communication that maintains the support of the client and urges continued trust and faith in the project.
Persuade clients to provide additional funding or to extend deadlines, keep deadlines and budget restraints in mind and challenge project managers to persuade team members to always work efficiently.
Influence both the stakeholders and the project team to stay the course and complete the mission on time and within a specified budget.
Enable, motivate, and inspire the team to meet deliverables within project constraints by demonstrating commitment, expertise, confidence, genuine concern, and ability to help everyone solve challenges and achieve goals.
Find the key factors that motivate each team member, settle disputes, and effectively encourage the team to maintain its focus.
Build team; conduct timely and recurring career development and performance management for team.
Take advantage of opportunities, initiate a project, and take responsibility for their success even when the outcomes & circumstances are not well defined.
Set challenging personal & team goals, and demonstrate a strong sense of urgency & persistence about accomplishing them, establish plans that break projects into their component parts, each with its own timeline, seek and give performance feedback to others, and address performance problems promptly.
Reconsider strongly held ideas, and teach the team to do the same.
Maintain work efficiency and respond positively to a changing environment by coming up with creative ideas.
Remain calm & comfortable, accurately assess risks and options, change direction and reorient quickly, and act decisively at the right time.
Maintain confidentiality regardless of pressure from others, admit mistakes and take stands based on principles & values despite the potential for negative consequences.
Challenge others who are not acting with integrity.
Set challenging goals and develop standards against which to measure behavior & performance.
Persist in the face of significant difficulties, take risks, face fears, and demonstrate a strong sense of urgency about achieving goals.