Senior Mechanical Engineer - Healthcare

Job Description

Our Raleigh, NC office is home to over 200 design professionals, including a highly specialized MEPS Healthcare Group that excels in master‑planning and design services for major healthcare clients across North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina. Our extensive portfolio includes major trauma centers, oncology facilities, ambulatory care centers, central plants, and medical school facilities. Our healthcare group is comprised of subject matter experts who actively contribute to and present at ASHE conferences, and we proudly serve many of the largest hospital systems in the region.

Beyond healthcare, our Raleigh office also features dedicated MEPS design teams focused on higher education, K‑12 schools, infrastructure, and more.

As our project backlog continues to grow, we are seeking a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer to join our Healthcare Mechanical Department in Raleigh, NC.

In this pivotal role, you will provide essential technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers while collaborating closely with Project and Client Managers to ensure client expectations and budgetary goals are met. You will work alongside a diverse team of engineers on a wide range of healthcare projects, partnering with architectural, electrical, structural, and other disciplines to deliver comprehensive, innovative solutions to our local and regional clients.

Your expertise will be critical in ensuring that all mechanical requirements are met, enabling us to fulfill our commitments with excellence. You will report directly to the Mechanical Department/Discipline Manager of the MEPS Healthcare Group.

Key

Required Skills:

• Accomplished professional mechanical engineer (PE). Existing licensure in NC is preferred.
• 5-10 years of progressive technical experience with design of mechanical systems on large and small, complex healthcare projects.
• Experience includes technical oversight of multiple projects with proven success meeting contract specifications and technical standards to the client on time and within budget.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer would be expected to provide the following to others on the design team to effectively and successfully complete projects:

• Technical guidance and quality oversight, including code review, of all project work involving mechanical engineering.
• Technical training and development of staff.
• Assist in establishing and improving standards, practices, guidelines, and specifications for the mechanical discipline area.
• Engineer of Record.
• Provide 'on-the-spot' advice and decisions - technical and cost estimates.
• Coordination with all the disciplines involved, including outside consultants.
• Technical interface with code officials and contractors.

• Accomplished professional mechanical engineer (PE). Existing licensure in NC is preferred.
• 5-10 years of progressive technical experience with design of mechanical systems on large and small, complex healthcare projects.
• Experience includes technical oversight of multiple projects with proven success meeting contract specifications and technical standards to the client on time and within budget.
• Self‑motivated with highly developed verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Well organized, takes good notes.

* At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

* Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

* Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report.

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