Join our project delivery team as a Design Engineering Lead. You'll lead the design and optimization of HVAC, structural, and integrated mechanical systems - bringing technical expertise and strategic thinking to every project phase.
What will you do?- Design Leadership
- Provide leadership and guidance to a team of design engineers within a single discipline.
- Develop and implement design engineering work product guide, processes and standards.
- Define project scopes, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with other engineering discipline leads and business partners.
- Develop and update design budgets stakeholders.
- Plan and coordinate site survey data collection, design charrette participation, design activities at each project phase and design submissions to satisfy project timelines and schedules.
- Conduct design reviews and provide constructive feedback to optimize designs.
- Assure that technical coordination is performed and completed.
- Technical Expertise: Within your designated discipline
- Possess a deep understanding of engineering principles, calculations, and design concepts
- Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices.
- Assure compliance with all codes and standard related to your discipline.
- Provide technical guidance to resolve complex design challenges.
- Collaboration and Communication:
- Represent design discipline at all required project meetings.
- Confirm design direction at each project stage with business goals and direction.
- Review and confirm cost estimate with ECC (Estimating & Cost Control).
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Provide feedback to project development manager, account executive and construction manager as to schedules, deliverables, cost, risks, and any discrepancies therein.
- Submit plans to QC review as necessary.
- Effectively communicate design concepts, strategies, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Foster open communication channels within the team and across departments.
What are the key skills we are looking for?- Mechanical Design - creating detailed specifications for HVAC and structural systems
- HVAC System Design - designing climate control solutions
- Design Optimization - refining designs to balance performance, cost, and compliance
- Technical Solution Design - translating customer needs into actionable engineering deliverables
- System Architecture - defining integration strategies for multi-system mechanical environments
- Problem Solving - diagnosing and resolving technical challenges in lab and field settings
- Requirements Analysis - interpreting customer and regulatory specifications into design criteria
- Technical Documentation - producing clear reports, test plans, and design documentation
What qualifications will make you successful?- Four-year Mechanical or Architectural Engineering degree
- Professional Engineer registration preferred
- Minimum 7-10 years relevant work experience
- Advanced understanding of mechanical building systems and energy use for a variety of building types including K-12 schools, university facilities and housing, correctional facilities, medical facilities, etc.
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills including, but not limited to, the ability to listen effectively and solicit input from others
- Advanced understanding of the design, specification and operation of mechanical systems and equipment.
- Proficiency with engineering calculations for chosen engineering discipline
- Mechanical - loads, ventilation, psychrometrics and air & hydronic calculations
- Advanced understanding of International Building Council codes and applicable area codes and related Mechanical standards and guidelines.
- Willing to travel up to 25% to project sites
What's in it for me?- Impactful work on complex, integrated mechanical systems
- Opportunities to mentor engineers and shape technical direction
- Collaborative team environment that values innovation and technical excellence
- Professional development support to advance your specialized expertise
Bring your mechanical design expertise to a team that's ready to welcome you - apply now!
