Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager

Henderson Companies•Nashville, TN

About The Position

At Henderson, we're about more than just buildings We're about the people, experiences, and longevity of a building. We’re a company of problem-solvers and innovators known for our technical excellence and ability to provide come up with out-of-the-box solutions when it comes to design and construction. We love the process of bringing buildings to life – and keeping them in shape long after the doors open. As an ESOP, each of our employee-owners are an essential part of our mission to lead the industry in innovation, sustainability, and client experience. With a vision to build a better world, Team Henderson has a people-first culture and diverse portfolio of world-class facilities. It's What We Do We provide total building system design and construction services across multiple high-growth markets throughout the country for industry leaders. You'll get to use your talent to work on projects for some of the biggest names in mission-critical, higher education, sports, healthcare, grocery, restaurant, and retail within the sectors we serve in business, community, grocery, health, retail, and venue. It's How We're Different We're about more than just buildings. We're about you. You, and the hundreds of passionate employee-owners who make us who we are. We’ve always been committed to providing an inclusive workplace where people can bring their full self to work and helps people reach their full potential – both as professionals and individuals. Together, we provide dream up innovative solutions for our clients industry-wide problems, design and construct spaces that become landmarks, and toast the good life at our happy hours. Take a peek into what makes us different here: https://youtu.be/AIt17t_uJ-A?si=oSMy5zQeUcb_faE3 Henderson Engineers is looking to hire a Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager to join their Community Sector. An Engineering Manager serves as a hybrid discipline technical leader and people manager within their sector, maintaining a strong technical presence while also responsible for team development, performance feedback and resource management. They lead a team of engineers and designers and play a critical role in developing the team to their full potential through mentoring and career pathing, and connect staff, projects and technical resources to deliver technical excellence, operational efficiency and meet sector and organization-wide goals. They facilitate the application of “how we work” in design as an organization, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. In a limited capacity, an Engineering Manager designs the most complex advanced building systems, prepares design documents and performs engineering calculations in coordination with project teams and multiple disciplines, solving the most complex engineering problems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in relevant field of engineering (i.e.: mechanical, electrical, fire protection, or architectural) preferred. High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
Minimum 12 years of relevant progressive experience required.
Expert knowledge and proficiency in engineering design, A&E industry, codes, design guides and standards relating to a broad range of practices, projects and/or program types required.
Working knowledge of earned value, contracts and construction processes and methods required.
Working knowledge of Revit and Bluebeam Revu required.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and engineering design software applicable to your discipline or focus.
Demonstrated history of building trust-based relationships within teams and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
High emotional intelligence and ability to lead with empathy and clarity, navigate performance conversations constructively and support team members through challenge and change.
Demonstrated interest in growing others through regular feedback, career guidance and skills-based mentoring.
High technical aptitude: ability to learn, understand and utilize various systems and processes. Comfortability with training others on systems and processes.
Effective verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate with designers at all levels in a clear and concise manner.
Effective critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Team oriented and willingness and ability to function in a highly collaborative environment, in group projects and leading less experienced designers.
Adapts to changing work environments, priorities and organizational needs.
Ability to prioritize, execute and/or direct multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
Ability to give and receive constructive feedback and adjust to coaching.
Must be a self-starter, proactive and willing to teach, manage and/or help others as needed.
Must be trustworthy and capable of handling sensitive information.
Effective critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Team oriented and willingness and ability to function in a highly collaborative environment, in group projects and leading less experienced designers. Ability to work independently as needed.
Adapts to changing work environments, priorities and organizational needs.
Ability to prioritize, execute and/or direct multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
Ability to give and receive constructive feedback and adjust to coaching.
Must be a self-starter, proactive and willing to teach, manage and/or help others as needed.
Must be trustworthy and capable of handling sensitive information.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred.
Additional certifications aligning with the relevant technical field (e.g., BEMP, CPD, CDP, NICET, RCDD, etc.) preferred.
Sustainability certifications (e.g., CDP, LEED, WELL, etc.) preferred.
Performance as an Engineer of Record (EOR) preferred.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development:
Leads, manages and mentors a team of discipline-aligned engineers and designers within assigned sector, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture while developing and executing design projects.
Acts as a hiring manager and career coach, attending interviews and providing performance feedback and guidance on skills progression and career development.
Participates in project scheduling meetings to ensure staff assignments are well-matched to project scopes. Validates and monitors progress to ensure project objectives are being met.
Provides direct, hands-on coaching and conducts individualized meetings to provide feedback and guide goal setting.
Assists sector leaders with establishing and implementing goals, policies, objectives and standards at the practice and/or sector level.
Champions directives from technical and other leaders, facilitating upward feedback to leadership.
Collaborates cross-functionally to manage project staff resources and discipline budgets.
Facilitates the process to improve project and design quality within their team, utilizing the quality review process and regular check-ins. May directly provide final reviews for projects under purview.
Understands, teaches and applies Henderson’s design guidelines, standards, policies and procedures and acts as a technical resource to their team.
Responsible for or delegates and oversees project coordination activities for their team such as managing emails, coordinating scope and schedule, coordinating design team, attending client meetings, ensuring project quality, responding to client questions and coordinating project delivery.
Fosters a client-centric mindset and approach individually and within their team.
Proactively shares information, updates, related ideas and suggestions for technical and process improvements with peers and leaders.
Drafting & Design:
Directs and oversees the preparation of simple to the most complex design documents, system layouts, detailed drawings, schematics and specifications.
Leads project and design efforts from concept design through completion.
Reviews shop drawings for conformance to plans and specifications.
Performs research and makes recommendations as to the feasibility of systems or equipment. Evaluates and recommends products for their application.
Produces solutions to the most complex engineering problems and complicated design challenges through direct involvement or in an advisory capacity.
Ensures that production of drawings, specifications, reports and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements.
Client Experience:
Communicates with clients as needed for the development and coordination of requirements and scope of work. Maintains proactive communications throughout the project cycle.
Anticipates and answers questions from clients and architects. Acts as a resource to others and directs in fact-finding and/or assists with answering questions.
Visits job sites to verify existing conditions and observe construction progress.
Resolves conflicts involving owners, architects and contractors as needed.
Continuous Learning:
Identifies and seeks to fill gaps in industry and/or discipline knowledge on a continuous basis.
Identifies, understands and shares emerging technologies and industry trends and stays up to date on evolving codes and standards.
Professional Engineer & Engineer of Record (where applicable):
Consistently performs to a higher standard of industry-wide expectations associated with carrying a PE license and being enabled as an Engineer of Record (EOR), including making reasonable engineering decisions and delivering the highest quality of work and accountability to projects.
May be enabled as an Engineer of Record, having additional involvement, oversight, responsibility and accountability for the overall signing and sealing of projects.

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours (Because we all need to balance work and life.)
Casual Dress Code (Be yourself, please.)
Paid Volunteer Time (We literally pay you to volunteer.)
Paid Parental Leave (Because we know both parents deserve to be there for a new child.)
Health and Wellness Initiatives (Get Fit and Stay Fit.)
Receptive and Forward-Thinking Leadership (Our doors are always open.)
Clear Career Path Options (We want you to excel.)
Industry-leading 401K match and profit sharing (When the company succeeds, we all share in that success.)
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Yes, our employees are the owners.)
Paid Training for Professional Development (We’ll pay for the time you take getting better at what you do.)
Performance Bonuses (When you do well, we reward you for your work.)
Comprehensive and Extensive Insurance (We’ve got you covered.)
Paid Term Life and Disability (We’ve got your family covered, too.)
Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts (We'll help you take advantage of tax savings.)
Paid Time Off and Sick Time off (Take a break. You deserve it!)
Financial Wellness & Coaching Program (Financial security makes you a happier team member.)