Mechanical Subject Matter Expert - Principal Engineer

Step into a pivotal role at Dewberry - where your expertise will drive groundbreaking design solutions for a sustainable tomorrow!

Step into a pivotal leadership role at Dewberry, where your expertise will shape the future of mechanical engineering and drive innovative solutions for our Orlando office as the Mechanical Subject Matter Expert/Principal Engineer.  Dewberry has an established national MEPS presence, earning the #35 spot on the MEP Giants list.  We are a leader in the industry with multiple mechanical engineers leading and serving on ASHRAE boards at the national level. As Dewberry expands our service offering in Orlando, you will develop the next generation of highly skilled engineers working on challenging projects.  This position is based in Dewberry’s Orlando, Florida office, which currently houses over 150 personnel providing transportation, water, land development, and architectural services.

From high-performance buildings and healthcare facilities to water and wastewater treatment systems, energy sustainability projects, and resilient microgrids, you’ll help deliver the innovative solutions that have made Dewberry a trusted partner for universities, healthcare systems, utilities, government agencies, and industrial clients nationwide.

As a Mechanical Principal Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to oversee the design and specification of HVAC, central utility plant, thermal distribution and other mechanical systems.  You will provide mentorship and technical guidance to design staff, including mechanical department managers, engineers, and designers.  The Principal Engineer will regularly interface with clients and will team with architectural, electrical, structural, and other disciplines to provide full-range services to our local, regional, and national clients.  You will assist business unit management in the development and implementation of growth strategies. 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 MEPS Service Line Chief Engineer.

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 are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out 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 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.

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 are providing 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).
• 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.

• Licensed Florida Professional Engineer (P.E.). Active licenses in multiple states, or the ability to obtain additional licenses, is desirable.
• 20+ years of progressive technical experience in one or more of the following: HVAC system design, central utility plant design, thermal distribution system design (chilled water, steam, heating hot water, etc.), control system design and commissioning.  
• Experience developing, growing and leading mechanical engineering teams is desirable.
• Experience should include technical oversight of multiple concurrent projects.
• 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 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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