** Mechanical Department Manager**

**Job Category****:** MGT3 **Requisition Number****:** CIVIL001554 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

Mesa Associates, Inc. seeks an enthusiastic and experienced manager to lead the Mechanical engineering department for the Power Generation Business unit in Knoxville and report to the Associate Vice President. Candidate will provide key leadership to the Knoxville engineering office with overall responsibility for Mechanical Engineering personnel, oversight of projects, and general business activities.

**Education/Experience:**

* Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field

* Minimum of 12 years of working experience in engineering

**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:**

* Determine project and overall staffing needs and project present and future manpower loading.

* Attract and retain talented engineers and designers.

* Identify development needs and train engineers, designers, and drafters within the department to strengthen departmental skill sets.

* Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with Senior Management, other Department Managers, and Project Managers.

* Assist Project Managers in the development of cost estimates and technical proposals

* Drive assigned projects to completion within schedule and budgets.

* Understand and apply engineering design principles to analyze and solve complex technical issues.

* Facilities design, especially fossil or hydro power generating facilities.

* Demonstrate ability to plan and execute tasks according to schedules.

**Successful candidates will have the following:**

* Proven excellent verbal/written skill and good interpersonal skills in dealing with staff and management

* Proven ability to establish, promote, and assure quality deliverables performed by the civil/structural group

* Ability to demonstrate ability to plan and execute tasks according to schedules.

* Ability to attract and retain talented engineers.

Determine project and overall staffing needs and project present and future man loading.

Attract and retain talented engineers.

Identify development needs and train engineers, designers, and drafters within the department to strengthen departmental skill sets.

Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with Senior Management, other Department Managers, and Project Managers.

Drive assigned projects to completion within schedule and budgets.

Understand and apply engineering design principles to analyze and solve complex technical issues.

Facilities design, especially fossil or hydro power generating facilities.

Demonstrate ability to plan and execute tasks according to schedules.

**Skills**

**Required**

**Mechanical Engineering** *Advanced* **Engineering Analysis** *Advanced* **Ability to Make an Impact****:** Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization **Education**

**Preferred**

Bachelors or better in Civil Engineering or related field.

**Experience**

**Required**

Minimum of 12 years of working experience in engineering

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)