Mechanical Discipline / Department Manager jobs in United States
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Dewberry · 4 hours ago

Mechanical Discipline / Department Manager

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. They are seeking a Mechanical Discipline/Department Manager to provide operational and technical guidance, mentor the mechanical staff, and drive innovative design solutions for a sustainable future.

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Responsibilities

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
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

Qualification

Mechanical engineeringTechnical oversightLeadershipProject managementMentoringInterpersonal skillsVerbal communicationWritten communication

Required

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

Benefits

Relocation Assistance: Yes

Company

Dewberry

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Leading, market-facing firm with a proven history of providing professional services to a wide variety of public & private-sector clients.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Paul Dean
Senior Vice President
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