Job Description

Mechanical Discipline / Department Manager - Nashville 

Apply now to seize a remarkable career opportunity at Dewberry - where your leadership will shape industry standards and drive innovative design solutions for a sustainable future! 

Dewberry’s Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Structural (MEPS) team includes a large group focused on design services for nationwide clients in specialized facility types and specialized design services. Our experience includes high-performance buildings, hospitals, net zero/renewable energy technologies, microgrid and energy resilience design, and a broad set of other MEPS services. Our MEPS team contains subject matter experts in leadership roles in international professional organizations such as ASHRAE. Our repeat clients include universities, healthcare systems, state, local, and federal government agencies, and large global industrial manufacturers, among others. Our MEPS service line is ranked #30 nationally among MEP Giants. 

Because our backlog continues to grow, and energy market transformation is accelerating demand for our engineering expertise, we are seeking a Mechanical Discipline/Department Manager to join our Nashville office. As a Mechanical Discipline/Department Manager, you will be responsible for providing operational and technical guidance and training/mentoring of our design resources in all areas of work we do associated with Mechanical engineering. You will assist the Business Unit Manager and Service Line Leader in the development and implementation of growth strategies.  You will also assist the Project/Client Managers by providing technical guidance to help meet the client’s desires and budget. You will also work with a team of engineers on a variety of private, public, and federal projects. In addition to working with mechanical engineers, you will team with architectural, electrical, structural, and other disciplines to provide full-range services to our local and regional clients.  In short, you will provide business leadership and technical guidance associated with mechanical engineering to accomplish our project commitments and growth objectives. This role reports to the Business Unit Manager. 

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. 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. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, 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 more than a half-century. 

Responsibilities

The Mechanical Discipline/Department Manager will be responsible for growing, mentoring, and developing the mechanical staff in a way that allows each individual and our collective MEPS team to achieve maximum potential. More specifically: 

• Providing mechanical technical guidance/leadership to accomplish the work committed to in proposals and assigning / leading the appropriate mechanical resources to do the work. 

• 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 sales and assisting with sales efforts for multidiscipline projects.  

• Technical and Quality oversight of all mechanical work. Authority for all technical decisions made for projects within the Department including establishing/improving mechanical design standards. 

• Provide 'on-the-spot' advice and decisions, technical and cost estimates. 

• Coordination with all disciplines involved, including outside consultants. 

• Taking a highly active role in recruitment of mechanical staff including networking, recruitment, interviewing and “deal closing”. 

• Organizing mechanical staff in a way to allow career advancement, professional development, quality client service, and operational efficiencies to meet business and project financial goals. 

• Schedule for the mechanical department/staff including: 

• Project assignments and priorities 

• Delivery due dates for group project commitments 

• Workload/Capacity  

• Annual evaluations for each direct report. 

• Provide general updates of where mechanical discipline is at on projects (status in the process, tasks to complete, percentage complete currently, budget, etc.) 

• Identify milestone dates when each discipline should provide information, at each phase, to allow sufficient time for good design coordination. 

• Attention to project scope during the design process to identify potential additional services. 

• Simply put – Discipline/Department Managers control all production resources, and all commitments must come from Discipline/Department Managers. Conversely – accountability for our deliveries comes from Discipline/Department Managers. 

Required Skills & Required Experience

• Accomplished mechanical engineer/PE with 15+ years of progressive technical experience in the design of mechanical systems.  

• Experience should include technical oversight of multiple projects with proven success in meeting contract specifications and achieving high performance and growth of a team.  

• Self-motivated with highly developed verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.  

Do not meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So, if you are excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities. 

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization. 

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation. 

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law. 

Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates for job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information. 

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