Mechanical Engineering Manager (Building/Construction) (West Palm Beach)

About ECF Engineering Consultants

ECF Engineering Consultants is a full-service engineering firm specializing in providing technical solutions to the Energy Markets and to the public and private sectors that require electrical and mechanical engineering support.

We serve these entities across a range of projects, offering consultation on technology utilization, design solutions for electrical and mechanical systems, public health systems, and equipment procurement, as well as construction-phase services.

General Description of Position:

The Building Services Mechanical Engineering Manager oversees technical leadership, staff, production, quality, and performance of ECF’s Mechanical Engineering Department within Building Services. This senior role leads HVAC and plumbing projects across commercial, institutional, industrial, municipal, residential, utility, and infrastructure sectors. The candidate should have expertise in HVAC design, plumbing, ventilation, energy efficiency, management systems, building automation, assessments, and construction administration.

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The Mechanical Engineering Discipline Manager leads the discipline from planning to project closeout, managing people, processes, schedules, quality, standards, and project execution, while mentoring engineers and designers.

The position demands a strong technical leader capable of coaching, mentoring, reviewing, and holding staff accountable. The candidate should provide technical direction, set discipline standards, review complex decisions, support project managers, assist with proposals, and ensure mechanical engineering deliverables are complete, coordinated, compliant, constructible, and meet ECF’s standards.

The Mechanical Engineering Discipline Manager leads design, review, specifications, administration, coordination, and field engineering for projects. They must be skilled in design software, CADD/BIM workflows, mechanical calculations, specifications, and construction documentation.

Essential Functions of the Position:

1) Provide mechanical engineering and technical leadership.

• Lead and oversee HVAC, plumbing, ventilation, energy, controls coordination, and related systems for Building Services projects. Establish design criteria, review approaches, ensure code compliance, and verify designs are sound, constructible, coordinated, and meet client and ECF standards. Review calculations, equipment, drawings, specifications, reports, field conditions, and recommendations for projects of various sizes. The Mechanical Engineering Discipline Manager provides senior guidance on system design, building assessments, energy efficiency, constructability, maintainability, and construction issues

2) Manage mechanical discipline workload, staffing, and production

• Plan, assign, and monitor the workloads of mechanical engineering staff in collaboration with project managers and Building Services leadership. Keep track of active projects, deadlines, staffing, bottlenecks, and risks. Ensure mechanical deliverables are completed on schedule, within scope and budget, and meet ECF quality standards. Monitor progress at design milestones: 30%, 60%, 90%, permit, bid, IFC, and construction phases.

3) Supervise discipline quality assurance and conduct technical reviews.

• Oversee the mechanical QA/QC process for drawings, specifications, calculations, reports, schedules, details, and other deliverables. Ensure documents are complete, coordinated, code-compliant, and appropriate for the project phase. The manager must ensure owner, permit, review comments, RFIs, and construction issues are addressed accurately. Responsible for reducing errors, omissions, coordination issues, and recurring quality concerns in the mechanical discipline.

4) Supervise, mentor, and develop mechanical staff.

• Provide supervision, coaching, and mentoring to mechanical engineers, plumbing engineers, designers, and CADD/BIM staff. Support staff growth through project guidance, reviews, training, feedback, and professional development. Help build the Mechanical Engineering Department's technical depth by teaching design practices, code application, calculations, specification editing, construction documentation, and field coordination

5) Support project managers and project execution.

• Provide supervision, coaching, and mentoring to mechanical engineers, plumbing engineers, designers, and CADD/BIM staff. Support staff growth through project guidance, reviews, training, feedback, and professional development. Help build the Mechanical Engineering Department's technical depth by teaching design practices, code application, calculations, specification editing, construction documentation, and field coordination

6) Support construction administration and field activities.

• Provide technical support during construction, including review of RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, substitution requests, field reports, contractor questions, and coordination issues. Participate in site visits, investigations, punch walks, commissioning, and closeout. The manager ensures activities align with design, documents, codes, and client requirements.

7) Maintain discipline standards, tools, and procedures.

• Develop and refine mechanical engineering standards, specifications, details, calculation templates, QA/QC checklists, design procedures, and production practices. Coordinate with CADD/BIM leadership to ensure consistent drawing quality, Revit/AutoCAD workflows, and departmental standards. The manager shall stay up to date on current codes, standards, industry practices, design tools, and technical developments relevant to mechanical engineering.

8) Support proposals, business development, and client relationships.

• Assist with proposal prep, scope, man-hour estimates, staffing, project approaches, interviews, and client coordination. Support current clients and find future opportunities. The manager provides realistic input to ensure that scopes, budgets, schedules, and deliverables are appropriate.

P osition Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, engineering, or a related engineering field from an accredited institution.
• A Mechanical Professional Engineer license is required or highly preferred. An active Florida PE license is preferred.
• Minimum of 8 to 10 years of progressively responsible mechanical engineering experience, preferably in an MEP consulting environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of HVAC systems, plumbing systems, ventilation, humidity control, energy efficiency, controls coordination, equipment selection, and construction documentation.
• Experience with commercial, institutional, industrial, municipal, residential, utility, and renovation projects preferred.
• Experience in managing mechanical engineering teams, including designers, CADD/BIM technicians, and discipline-specific workflows. Skilled in using design software such as AutoCAD, Revit, and load calculation programs, along with Microsoft Office and various project management tools.
• Ability to serve as Engineer of Record, responsible for signing and sealing HVAC and plumbing projects. In-depth understanding of applicable codes and standards.
• Possesses strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary teams and large-scale projects.
• Experience in the preparation and review of drawings, specifications, reports, calculations, feasibility studies, cost opinions, and construction documents.
• Must be capable of working in an in-office, collaborative engineering environment with occasional hybrid flexibility, as approved by management.
• Willingness to travel for site surveys, scope walks, client meetings, construction observations, and coordination meetings.
• Possesses strong skills in analysis, organization, finance, project management, and personnel management.