Senior Mechanical Engineer​/Project Manager

Senior Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager

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Pennoni is hiring a Senior
Project Manager
to join our MEP team in Newark, DE.

This is an opportunity for an experienced MEP professional who wants to take on a broader leadership role while remaining closely connected to project delivery. You’ll help lead and develop our MEP team
, provide technical direction, and manage complex projects from concept through completion.

We’re looking for someone who enjoys both sides of the role:
leading people and leading projects
. You’ll mentor and support engineers and designers, help coordinate team resources and priorities, and continue serving as the Project Manager and technical leader for projects involving laboratories, R&D facilities, higher education, central utility plants, commercial buildings, and other technically challenging facilities.

• Lead and develop an MEP team
  , providing day-to-day technical guidance, mentorship, workload coordination, and support to engineers and designers.
• Remain hands-on with project delivery
  , serving as Project Manager and technical lead for multidisciplinary MEP projects from initial planning and design through construction.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, staffing, client communication, and subconsultant coordination.
• Provide technical leadership for the design of HVAC, mechanical utility, plumbing, and related building systems
  .
• Review and approve drawings, specifications, calculations, reports, and other technical deliverables while contributing directly to design efforts when needed.
• Coordinate mechanical work with electrical, structural, architectural, and other disciplines to deliver integrated project solutions.
• Partner with team leadership to balance project demands, staff assignments, deadlines, and overall workload.
• Mentor engineers and designers and help strengthen the technical capabilities of the MEP team.
• Build strong relationships with clients, understand their technical and business needs, and serve as a trusted project partner.
• Prepare proposals, scopes of work, project estimates, and responses to client RFPs.
• Support business development efforts by expanding existing client relationships and identifying opportunities for new work.
• Monitor project financial performance, including budgets, billings, profitability, and accounts receivable.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• 12+ years of experience in MEP consulting engineering, building systems, or a closely related environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading MEP project teams and managing complex engineering projects
  .
• Strong technical background in HVAC and mechanical utility system design
  , including equipment sizing and selection, system layout, specifications, and construction documents.
• Experience performing and reviewing engineering calculations, including heating and cooling loads, psychrometrics, duct static pressure, and hydraulic calculations for piping systems.
• Strong knowledge of applicable building and engineering standards, including ICC codes, ASHRAE, NFPA
  , and other relevant requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, clients, and team members simultaneously.
• Strong communication and client relationship skills.

• Experience managing, mentoring, or providing technical leadership to MEP engineers and designers
  .
• Experience with laboratory, R&D, higher education, central utility plant, and/or complex building projects
  .
• Experience with plumbing system design is a plus.
• Proficiency with Revit and BIM-based project delivery
  ;
  AutoCAD and/or Micro Station experience is also beneficial.
• Experience with HVAC…