Senior Mechanical Engineering Discipline Lead​/Engineering Manager

Senior Mechanical Engineering Discipline Lead / Engineering Manager

• Full-time
• State/Province:
  Massachusetts
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc
• Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  US - Boston, MA - One Federal St
• Compensation: USD 160,000 - USD 220,000 - yearly

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AECOM is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Senior Mechanical Engineering Discipline Lead / Engineering Manager to help grow and lead our building engineering practice in Boston. This is an exciting leadership opportunity for someone who thrives on building high-performing teams across multiple locations, fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration, shaping strategy, and making a real impact on innovative, multidisciplinary projects. Key to this role will be guiding the appropriate integration of AI into practice.

You’ll take the lead on major pursuits, manage and expand a talented engineering team, and work directly with high-profile clients — including major U.S. airport and transportation authorities, research/science, higher education clients and federal agencies. If you’re passionate about sustainable design, cutting-edge HVAC systems, and want to help shape the future of high-performance buildings, we want to hear from you.

• Leadership role with autonomy — Build and lead your own team, with support from the executive level and peers.
• Work that matters — Design systems for complex, high-impact infrastructure in a way that will conserve energy resources.
• Growth and visibility — Drive strategy, win major work, and grow with us.
• Collaboration — Partner with leading technical experts and business strategists across architecture and engineering disciplines.
• Innovation — Help deliver projects that focus on utilizing AI for efficiency. electrification, carbon reduction, and energy performance.

• Lead and manage AECOM’s building
  engineering operations
  in Boston
  , with an emphasis on team growth and performance.
• Oversee and grow the Mechanical (HVAC) department
  , including mentoring staff and managing project delivery.
• Develop and execute a strategy to add electrical and plumbing engineering staff to build a thriving local MEP team.
• Drive major project pursuits — both stand-alone MEP/FP work and as part of larger multi-discipline teams.
• Collaborate with other AECOM offices and business lines to optimize project staffing and delivery.
• Oversee HVAC design across a range of project sizes and complexities.
• Act as technical leader and quality reviewer
  , ensuring consistent, high-caliber output.
• Serve as design manager on complex projects with significant engineering scope working closely with project managers to deliver high quality documents.
• Lead interdisciplinary coordination/quality reviews and ensure engineering standards are met.
• Guide team members in their work, assigning tasks and supporting their professional development.
• Manage forecasting, resource planning, and staff performance, including goal-setting and annual reviews for mechanical department. Assist the electrical department manager to do the same.
• Represent AECOM to clients, participate in interviews, and help craft winning proposals.
• Stay current with the latest trends, tools, and best…