MEP Manager
Position Purpose:
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Do you have a strong passion for cultivating talent and leading teams? Wightman is looking for an experienced electrical or mechanical engineer to be a pioneer in establishing a dedicated MEP team, making a significant milestone in our company’s history. The MEP Manager will have a unique opportunity to shape the future of our organization by introducing MEP services for the first time ever.
Essential Functions:
- Collaborate with stakeholders across departments to seamlessly integrate MEP services into existing operations
- Lead and manage the MEP design process from concept to completion, ensuring compliance with codes and regulations
- Collaborate with architects, engineering, and other stakeholders to ensure project requirements and objectives are met
- Provide technical expertise on MEP design, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection services
- Mentor and develop junior staff to enhance their skills and capabilities
Required Traits & Characteristics:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
- Ability to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
Organizational Relationships:
- Reports directly to Director of Architecture
Required Education/Experience:
- 15 years’ experience in mechanical or electrical engineering
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in the state of Michigan with the ability for licensure in Ohio and Indiana
Preferred Education/Experience:
- Prior experience managing and mentoring staff
Travel:
- Position based in Royal Oak or Southgate, Michigan
- Travel between offices for collaboration with team members and for project meetings will be required
About Wightman:
Let’s face it: no matter your career trajectory – whether you’re just starting out, currently in a mid-level position, or are looking to accelerate your career opportunities – you want to work for a firm that does great work, gives back to their community, supports your career path, and do it all alongside people with whom you can connect. After all, you spend a third of your day at work; why do it in a place where you do not feel valued, are longing for more responsibility, or feel disconnected from your clients? If you are seeking a position at a legacy consulting firm that is wholly owned by its employees, looking to do impactful work that matters, and find a work culture that supports your family life, bring your skills to Wightman.
Our full-service architectural, civil engineering, and land surveying firm, which was established in 1946, exists to serve people and the communities in which we live. We have a dynamic team of over 190 professionals that work to analyze, advise, design, and deliver successful projects in partnership with government, education, commercial, and energy clients throughout the Great Lakes region. We offer our clients comprehensive, multi-disciplinary services including Architecture, Civil Engineering, Surveying, Construction Services, GIS, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, and Reality Capture. What does that mean? It means we design and build awe-inspiring and award-winning streetscapes and 21st century learning environments, inspect interstates and bridges that ensure safe travel, accurately determine boundary lines and draw topographic maps, support energy service providers grow and enhance their green and traditional infrastructure, construct data-driven mapping solutions, envision outdoor gathering spaces that foster community, and so much more.
We are fun, creative, and passionate about our work and family life. To learn more, visit our Life at Wightman page: https://gowightman.com/careers/life-at-wightman