Mechanical Engineering Senior Manager - Data Center Mission Critical

Overview

Due to continued growth, our Data Center Mission Critical Group is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager – Mechanical. This role leads and provides direction for the Data Center Mission Critical Mechanical Engineering team of engineers and technical staff designing Data Center greenfield and brownfield projects. This position can be based in the following locations.

• Emeryville, CA
• Kennesaw, GA
• Charlotte, NC
• Houston, TX
• Reston, VA
• Dallas, TX
• Naperville, IL
• Ohio
• Washington
• Remote from the US
• Any ENERCON office

• Products/Deliverables:
  Ensure the Engineering Unit staff maintain schedules, budgets and quality of deliverables. Work with Project Managers to define the scope of work. Direct/assign work to the Engineering Unit to balance activities. Assigns Lead Responsible Engineer (LRE). Maintain responsibility for the Unit’s quality; establish and enforce quality standards for the Unit through the Work Group Leads and Supervisors. Maintain, update, and execute Unit Continuous Improvement Plans.
  
  Accountable for ensuring project budget and schedule are met for Unit’s assigned projects. Responsible for the approval of engineering documents produced by the Unit.
• Leadership and Staff Development:
  Hire, develop and retain staff. Identify and promote opportunities for site work. Identify and promote training opportunities. Utilize the review/approval process of deliverables as technical training opportunity for staff. Provide timely and appropriate performance feedback and coaching. Promote professional development. Support, follow, and enforce company policies and procedures. Identify and develop future leaders of the organization. Demonstrate technical leadership, providing resolution to technical issues either through own knowledge or by coordination with Subject Matter Expert.
  
  Drive continuous improvement.
• Business Development:
  Aggressively support marketing efforts and business planning. Lead proposal preparation with input from discipline supervisors for scope and budget and review final proposals with Project Managers. Develop and maintain professional relationships with client counterparts. Assist with development and execution of business plan, market assessment, contract negotiation, product and service development. Attend conferences and meet with clients in person when required.
• Organizational Support:
  Responsible for assignment of engineering resources to projects through Supervisors and Work Group Leads. Maintain short- and long-range staffing projections based on work projections. Approve timesheets and expense reports of assigned personnel and other direct reports. Conduct annual performance appraisals, appropriately documenting regular performance and ensuring performance on both ends of the spectrum is managed effectively.
• Contribution to Business Goals:
  Meets applied time goals for self; in addition, ensures that the staff meets their applied time goals.

• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum 10 years of total experience in mechanical engineering with 5 years in data centers.
• Data Center Mechanical Systems Design Expertise with knowledge of sustainability, energy and CFD modeling.
• PE License required.
• Strong coordination and team building skills; demonstrated ability to work across disciplines, divisions, and teams. Ability to assess and understand team strengths and weaknesses and adjust level of support/oversight as appropriate.
• Ability to motivate team members and achieve goals through positive, winning attitude and effective leadership style consistent with ENERCON’s Defining Excellence fundamentals.
• Activities at client sites may require pre-job briefs and walkdowns at the site, including occasional climbing.
• Excellent verbal communication skills; comfortable and effective communicator with staff, clients, management, selecting the right mode of communication for the situation and relaying the right message.
• Strong technical writing, attention to detail, and human performance skills.
• Required to travel up to 20% of the time to client sites (expected to travel at least one time per month) for project and/or marketing meetings.

USD $ – USD $ /Yr.

Information about benefits will be provided during the interview process. This is a good‑faith estimate of the compensation range listed. Actual compensation will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, geographic location, and internal equity.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship. Employment is contingent upon passing pre‑employment examinations and background checks.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.