Title: Mechanical Engineering Group Manager

Basic Responsibilities: Meets project development goals (new projects). Responsible for the performance and bi-annual evaluation of all engineers and designers assigned to the discipline. Supports Project Managers. Conducts him/herself in a professional and ethical manner.

Organizational Relationship: Reports to the President as direct Manager, confers with the Director of Projects for the delivery of engineering services, confers with the Director of Marketing in matters related to business development.

Essential Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work with Project Managers to provide timely and cost effective engineering and design support.
• Collaborate with the Structural Engineering Technical Manager to provide input on estimates and scope development for Project Managers.
• Provide approval authority of contracts up to $20,000. Confers with the Director of Projects and/or President for approval of contracts over $20,000.
• Responsible for all discipline engineering and design staff assigned to the discipline to ensure the adoption, implementation, and enforcement of all corporate procedures related to the delivery of engineering services.
• Helps develop professional path for all managed staff. Example would be recommending specific external staff training opportunities.
• Responsible for discipline staff utilization and staffing requirements. Works with the Director of Projects, Director of Marketing and President to assess staffing requirements based on contracted backlogs, proposal forecasts, and corporate Strategic Plan.
• Responsible for scheduling engineering staff with all Project Managers and ensuring that appropriate staff is available to each project manager to meet project schedules.
• Mentors and provides guidance and on-the-job training to discipline staff. Completes performance evaluations timely.
• Follows general organization-wide and engineering-specific policies, procedures and work instructions.
• Contributes to the corporate Strategic Plan and Marketing Plans.

• Works closely with the Director of Projects and keeps him apprised of any project activities that may impact schedules, staffing requirements, or financial performance concerns.
• Participates in the Monday Morning Managers Group.
• Work to meet or exceed QA standards, supports Structural Engineering Technical Manager.

• Work to meet or exceed QA standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position is responsible for managing the Mechanical Department.

Skill, Knowledge, Education and Experience:

• Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer.
• 10 years of engineering experience.
• Project Management experience desired.
• Strong organizational skills.

Work Environment:

This position operates in a professional office environment.

Physical Demands:

This position is largely a sedentary role. May be subject to bending, reaching, kneeling, stooping and lifting up to ten (10) pounds. May require travel to project locations.

This position routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and fax machines.