Director of Mechanical Engineering

Director of Mechanical Engineering

Location:

Conyers, GA / Remote (Hybrid options available)

We are a progressive, forward-thinking architecture and engineering consulting firm with over 30 years of experience. Employee-focused and technology-driven, we deliver high-quality, cost-effective, and precise services to clients across diverse market sectors, including federal government, healthcare, education, and commercial industries. Our commitment to innovation, employee development, and project excellence has established us as a leader in the industry.

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Mechanical Engineering to lead and manage Raymond’s Mechanical Engineering department. This role is responsible for departmental leadership, technical quality, project delivery, staff development, workload planning, and strategic growth. The ideal candidate combines strong mechanical engineering expertise with proven leadership and management experience and the ability to develop teams, support business development, and drive successful project delivery.

• Lead, manage, and develop the Mechanical Engineering department in alignment with Raymond’s organizational goals and objectives.
• Assess current workloads and forecast future staffing needs based on active projects, proposals, RFPs, and business development opportunities.
• Assign mechanical engineering personnel to projects and monitor utilization to maintain a consistent and productive workload.
• Lead project teams and ensure mechanical engineering work is completed on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with project and company goals.
• Provide senior-level mechanical engineering expertise on projects, including HVAC, plumbing, controls, and related building systems.
• Review drawings, specifications, calculations, reports, estimates, and fees prepared by department staff.
• Perform technical quality assurance and constructability reviews to ensure compliance with applicable codes, industry standards, and client expectations.
• Support project planning, research, preliminary design, fieldwork, and review of field reports.
• Prepare and review project reports, estimates, fees, scopes of work, and proposal information.
• Support project managers in developing proposals, including pricing, technical clarifications, scopes of work, and schedules.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, project managers, clients, and other multidisciplinary project teams.
• Monitor project progress and proactively address risks related to scope, budget, schedule, staffing, and quality.
• Support business development, marketing, client acquisition, and client retention initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, project partners, and industry stakeholders.
• Identify departmental hiring needs and participate in hiring decisions and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Lead performance evaluations, career development, mentoring, and professional growth initiatives for Mechanical Engineering staff.
• Develop and implement departmental training programs to enhance technical capabilities and project delivery.
• Ensure staff have the tools, software, codes, standards, and resources necessary to perform their work effectively.
• Establish and maintain departmental standards, workflows, templates, and production practices.
• Oversee the use and management of Revit, BIM, and AutoCAD resources, including project templates and libraries.
• Stay current with mechanical engineering principles, industry trends, technologies, and applicable codes and standards.
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership regarding departmental utilization, workload, profitability, staffing, growth, and performance.