Engineering and Fabrication Director

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Headquartered in Conyers, Georgia, Batchelor & Kimball takes pride in partnering with our clients to deliver excellent results from engineering and construction to operations and maintenance. We offer design/build and turnkey construction services, including teaming with selected subcontractors for electrical and general construction.

There’s not a lot of BS here, and not a lot of turnover. Good people work at Batchelor & Kimball. We’re good at our jobs, and good to each other. We have high expectations because the work is challenging, but we know the most valuable thing about the work is the people who do it. If this sounds like a good fit for you, we’d like to meet you!

If you are looking to grow your career and thrive in a team environment, then we invite you to apply for this position. Candidates with experience in Mechanical Construction or Consulting Engineering will strongly be considered and interviewed.

This is a new division within Batchelor & Kimball that will focus on all aspects of consulting engineering and manufacturing. The director will be responsible for the development of a team that will engineer, manufacture, and deliver fabricated systems based on conceptual information specifically tailored to each client. The candidate will be responsible for the profitability of the product from concept design, through fabrication, and ultimately to installation.

While the position is located in Conyers, GA, the director will be an integral part of our business development strategy by attending interviews, surveying existing facilities, offering on‑site engineering support, and developing manufacturing opportunities.

• Champion development of a manufacturing strategy to produce skidded (repeatable) MEP systems. These systems will be specially targeted during the bid process and developed with the design team. Systems may include, but are not limited to:
• Mission critical manufacturing
• Hot aisle containment racks
• CDU Skids
• CRAH Skids
• Cooling Tower Skids
• Chiller Skids
• Umbilical services
• Multi‑trade racks
• Equipment Skids
• Multi‑service modules
• Vertical Risers
• Prefabricated Plants
• Lead and mentor a group of managers, foreman, and VDC personnel to develop manufactured systems for the following facilities:
• Healthcare
• Laboratories
• Mission Critical
• Manufacturing
• Complex and exciting unknowns
• Collaborate with the preconstruction team to develop and draw piping, duct, insulation, and controls systems from conceptual level information (Bluebeam and / or Revit) for the following facilities:
• Healthcare
• Laboratories
• Mission Critical
• Manufacturing
• (Again) Complex and exciting unknowns
• Evaluate design proposals, engineering plans, equipment and specifications for prefabrication opportunities with the preconstruction and operations team
• Present life cycle / cost benefit analysis of various mechanical solutions to owners and contractors
• Demonstrate an exhaustive knowledge of NFPA, IBC, IMC, ASHRAE, and other relevant local, state, and federal codes
• Strong Leadership Skills
• Operates with a continuous improvement mentality
• Development and participation in project interviews
• Willingly takes ownership and accountability for projects under their direction.
• Build, Review, and approve manufacturing estimates (labor, material, and subcontractors) to determine allocation of resources (manpower, equipment, and materials) from start to finish within the fabrication shop
• Provide leadership and oversight, internal and external, regarding the successful execution of the manufacturing project workflow and task management with the collective team.
• In depth understanding of schedule, construction procedures, material procurement, and project management
• Maintains manufacturing consistency across all regions
• Development and maintenance of Operational KPIs
• Development and maintenance of Financial KPIs
• Manufacturing drawings, BOMs, schedules, cost, and execution
• Develop standard LOD
  400 and LOD
  500 skid modules
• Verify compliance of all VDC drawings produced for spooling prior to sending them to spooling. Work with the Prefabrication VDC Manager and…