The Senior Mechanical Engineer oversees mechanical design, coordinates with team members, manages project timelines, and mentors less experienced staff.
Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location: Houston, TX
Duration: Full Time
Job Description:
The Senior Mechanical Engineer will have overall responsibilities for the mechanical design on a project. The position will collaborate and direct other mechanical staff during the design and documentation of the mechanical system. The position will coordinate the mechanical design with all other disciplines so that the design is completely coordinated internally as well as with external clients.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Continuing Education:
Beyond any specific outside education classes taken to maintain professional registration, 10 hours of company continuing education shall be required. This would include attending/teaching in-house discipline or appropriate classes. Although attending vendor classes are encouraged to keep up with technology, this will not count toward the 10 hours of in-house training.
Working Conditions:
Physical Requirements:
Ideal Candidate:
Location: Houston, TX
Duration: Full Time
Job Description:
The Senior Mechanical Engineer will have overall responsibilities for the mechanical design on a project. The position will collaborate and direct other mechanical staff during the design and documentation of the mechanical system. The position will coordinate the mechanical design with all other disciplines so that the design is completely coordinated internally as well as with external clients.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare design documents appropriate for the project and per company standards.
- Advise and mentor staff to help in their growth
- Monitor project status and development to meet project deadlines
- Coordinate the completion of the documents in the appropriate time to have a QA/QC review completed before the deadline for the project
- Coordinate staffing manpower needs weekly with the Project Manager
- Assist in interviewing and providing feedback of possible future personnel
- Attend and participate in at least 10 hours of company continuing education, including teaching topics of expertise
- Review the mechanical budget hours and coordinate any recommended adjustments with the Project Manager
- Work with the Project Manager to manage manpower needs/timing as well as monitoring the mechanical budget on the project
Qualifications:
- Registered Professional Engineer with approximately 10 years
- Experience should be specific in healthcare, education, commercial, federal and light industrial sectors
- Ability to meet and socialize with clients to foster future repeat work
- Able to work well and communicate with other disciplines within the firm as well as other consultants on the project.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent leadership skills
Continuing Education:
Beyond any specific outside education classes taken to maintain professional registration, 10 hours of company continuing education shall be required. This would include attending/teaching in-house discipline or appropriate classes. Although attending vendor classes are encouraged to keep up with technology, this will not count toward the 10 hours of in-house training.
Working Conditions:
- This position requires some night and weekend work at times to complete projects to meet deadlines.
Physical Requirements:
- The ability to carry up to 50 lbs. of drawings and carry and/or climb ladders is a requirement of the position.
Ideal Candidate:
- Registered Licensed Professional Engineer with 10–15 years of commercial building experience.
Top Skills
Mechanical Design
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