Technical Manager I

Syska Hennessy Group•Hamilton, NJ

About The Position

Syska Hennessy Group is seeking a part-time Technical Manager I to join its team in Hamilton, New Jersey. The role provides management review and control over multiple units of engineering work, typically integrating specialized areas of engineering for a business segment or directing one specialization across several business units. It includes developing projects, structures, or processes as part of a major engineering program. The position corresponds to the practice-area portion of the company’s matrix organization, currently including Critical Facilities (CF), BET, FMCX, and ICT. The role focuses on quality assurance and quality control of projects, with work expected a couple of days per week. The Technical Manager I will provide overall review and control in the BET market sector, improve technical execution and approaches, support technical standards and talent recruitment, and help ensure quality and technical excellence across projects. The role also includes extensive project participation, technical training, vendor relationship-building, and contributing to the firm’s technical profile through white papers and conference presentations. The listed salary range is $90–$100 USD. Actual pay may vary based on experience, skillsets, competencies, and local labor costs.

Requirements

Current Professional Engineer (PE) registration.
BET design experience.
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited institution.
15 or more years of project management experience.
12 or more years of experience working in a consulting firm.
Background in the MEP engineering industry.
8 years of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Provide overall technical review and control in the BET market sector.
Improve overall technical execution and develop the technical approach to the BET market sector.
Participate in Expert Teams and coordinate with other technical leaders on developing general technical standards.
Support the Resource Manager in recruiting technical talent.
Build relationships with technical vendors.
Develop technical preeminence.
Conduct technical training for the team.
Ensure technical quality on projects.
Ensure smart technical concepts are used on major projects.
Develop the technical quality assurance process and use it proactively to develop processes.
Participate extensively in projects.
Write technical white papers and speak at technical conferences.