Mechanical Subject Matter Expert / Principal Engineer

Job Description

Drive Innovation. Mentor Talent. Influence Growth -  Mechanical Subject Matter Expert/Principal Engineer - Nashville, TN

Because our backlog continues to grow and energy market transformation is accelerating demand for our engineering expertise, we are seeking a Mechanical SME/Principal Engineer to join our Nashville office. As a Principal SME/Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for providing technical and operational guidance and training/mentoring of our design resources in all areas of work we do associated with Mechanical engineering. Assist the Business Unit Manager and Service Line Leader in the development and implementation of growth strategies.  Assist the Project/Client Managers by providing technical guidance to help meet the client’s desires and budget. 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, regional, and national clients.  In short, you will provide technical leadership and business guidance associated with mechanical engineering to accomplish our project commitments and growth objectives. This role reports to the Business Unit Manager.

For nearly four decades, MEPS South, an engineering division of Dewberry Engineers Inc, has delivered engineering excellence across Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Our team is trusted by educational institutions, healthcare systems, and public-sector clients to solve complex challenges and design projects that strengthen the communities we serve. We're looking for engineers, designers, and technical leaders who are passionate about solving complex challenges, collaborating with talented professionals, and continuously growing their skills. Whether you're launching your career or bringing years of experience, you'll find opportunities to learn, lead, and make a meaningful impact while helping build a better future for the communities we serve in MEPS South.

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 SME/Principal Engineer 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: 

• Technical Management: Ensure Mechanical discipline managers provide timely and adequate guidance and quality oversight, including code review, of all project work involving mechanical engineering. 

• Technical interface with code officials and contractors. 

• Technical training and development of staff related to mechanical engineering. 

• Engineer of Record on select projects as needed. 

• Staff Development Oversight: Ensure Mechanical discipline managers are providing adequate technical training and development of staff by providing guidance and mentoring of managers. 

• Standards Development Oversight: Ensure Mechanical discipline managers are establishing and improving standards, practices, guidelines, and specifications for their Mechanical discipline area.  Principal shall lead the development of their office Mechanical standards and coordinate those standards through the Chief Engineer across offices. 

• Quality Management: Ensure Mechanical discipline managers are consistently applying and complying with corporate quality management processes and procedures. 

• Active member/leader of local and national technical organizations (e.g. ASHRAE); present at conferences – industry thought leader. 

• Recruitment and development of technical staff and project managers to deliver project commitments. 

• Provide “on-the-spot” advice and decisions – technical and cost estimates.  The principal engineer is the top mechanical engineer in an office. 

• Consultation with clients related to their project goals, design concepts and solutions, and project economics. 

• Evaluation of project opportunities and Go/No Go determination based on technical qualifications, resource availability, and alignment with business strategy and portfolio. 

• Coordinates with client/project managers and department managers within an office to resolve Mechanical engineering conflicts. 

• Consultation with senior leadership on development and implementation of growth strategies. 

• Office Organizational Management: Assist the Office/Business Unit Manager to ensure successful office operations, including advice on staff organizational structure and office procedures. 

• Office Operations: Supervise all Mechanical discipline managers within an office or business unit for successful intra-office operations, by actively helping those department managers that report to you smoothly run their departments 

• Service Line Operations: Assist the Chief Engineer in leading MEPS Service Line’s Mechanical community of practice to ensure successful inter-office mechanical operations, by actively participating in the community of practice events and performing delegated tasks from the Chief. 

Required Skills & Required Experience

• • Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) or ability to obtain licensure through reciprocity (example through Comity) within the State in which the position is posted within six (6) months.
  • 20+ years experience.
  • 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.   

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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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