Associate Mechanical Engineer

Overview

Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose. McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. We’re addressing the climate crisis through renewables and energy services, engineering and design, and construction and facility services to deliver high-performance buildings that are comfortable, safe, energy efficient, and environmentally responsible.

This role focuses on engineering, design, and coordination of large-scale new construction projects within the Pacific Northwest, collaborating with preconstruction, detailing, and field teams to deliver constructible mechanical systems. The position is based in Seattle, WA and operates on a hybrid work schedule.

• Team Management: Lead and manage a team of engineers, delegate design tasks, and oversee project deliverables across multiple projects. Drive coordination between internal design, construction, and cross-functional teams. Proactively identify resource needs to meet deadlines and quality standards. Actively mentor lead and project engineers with technical guidance and career development support.
• Project Management: Own project correspondence, issue tracking, decisions, and direction across assigned projects. Champion standardized design tools. Manage team workload and capacity to deliver projects on time and within budget. Lead engineering analysis in support of sales pursuits and early-stage design. Define and manage scope, design intent, and design process with minimal oversight. Anticipate and manage changes in scope, schedule, budget, or client expectations.
  
  Demonstrate command of overall project objectives and drive creative, resourceful solutions to complex challenges.
• Design: Serve as a technical authority in mechanical systems design, including calculations, airside and piping systems, equipment selection, and multidisciplinary coordination. Independently perform, direct, and review engineering calculations, design, and drafting tasks across the project lifecycle. Oversee and contribute to design drawings and building information models. Lead coordination with internal and external stakeholders. Drive process and technology improvement initiatives. Lead investigation, evaluation, and troubleshooting of complex systems.
  
  Present and advocate for design direction, system selection, energy conservation, and cost-saving strategies.
• Customer Relations: Lead regular design meetings with customers and external stakeholders as a primary McKinstry contact. Represent McKinstry with professionalism in the community. Engage in professional organizations related to McKinstry’s line of business. Build and sustain long-term client relationships to support business development. Prepare proposals for new scopes of work and change orders, and participate in customer relationship management.

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• 10+ years of engineering design experience with at least 3 years in project and people management
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams on complex, multi-discipline projects
• Load calculation experience (IES VE, Carrier HAP, Trane Trace, Elite CHVAC, or equivalent)
• Advanced knowledge of Revit and Bluebeam
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Teams
• Energy modeling experience preferred
• Onsite construction experience preferred
• Master’s degree in engineering or related discipline preferred
• LEED, WELL, or other sustainability accreditation preferred

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match and profit-sharing
• Paid time off and holidays
• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance with favorable deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums

• Family formation benefits, including adoption and IVF assistance
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Transgender-inclusive benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Pet insurance
• Community service time through "Building Good"
• Learning and advancement opportunities via McKinstry University
• Onsite gyms or reimbursement for remote workers

See benefit plan documents for complete details.

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