Senior Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineering

Herndon, VA

• ID : 20511
• Full-Time / Regular

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm of more than 2,000 professionals that provides a full range of multi-disciplined engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States.

JMT, is currently ranked #59 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

JMT offers competitive and thoughtfully designed programs to attract and retain the best and brightest talent in our industry.

For more than 50 years, our employee owners have been driving our growing success. We are committed to an overall culture of well-being, inclusivity, professional development, employee recognition, and team engagement.

Our leadership team is committed to supporting the career growth of our employee owners. We offer diverse career tracks, in which an individual can grow in areas that include any or all of the following;

the development of technical engineering skills; client engagement and interface responsibilities and; marketing and business development opportunities.

The MEP Practice within JMT has been steadily growing for over 2-decades within the mid-Atlantic region. Currently, we are experiencing significant growth within our Richmond, VA and Charleston, SC regions.

This growth is a result of strong leadership, consistent marketing, and profitable expansion. As a result of this growth, there is a strong need for technical leaders to fill critical positions.

Opportunities include managing and mentoring technical staff and leading teams to achieve our objective of maintaining high standards of work while taking on more diverse projects.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for delivering all project objectives for assigned projects including scope, schedule, and budget.

This position is the lead technical advisor on specialized systems or processes for JMT. Responsibilities also include engineering design and technical staff development using knowledge of general engineering principles and practices to interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate assignments with limited supervision.

Acts as a technical advisor to less experienced engineers. Supports MEP growth through strong technical focus on quality deliverables.

Coordinates work for various state and federal agencies.

Essential functions and responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, conduct, or coordinate detailed phases of the engineering work in a part of a major project or in a total project of moderate scope
• Supervise production of design computations
• Supervise and / or prepare and compile contract plans, specifications, and estimates
• Attend meetings with clients
• Coordinate with internal team members to ensure project completion by the defined deadline and established quality

Nonessential functions and responsibilities

Perform other related duties as needed

Required Skills

• Desire to participate and grow in a role that involves both design and technical management activities
• Willingness to embrace a broad range of project types and learn new requirements for a variety of mechanical systems
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Written and communication skills

Required Experience

• 20+ years’ experience working with federal, state, and / or county agencies.
• Experience managing multidiscipline project teams.
• Project management and business development experience.
• Experience with multiple project delivery methods Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, P3
• Familiarity with aviation and federal work is a plus.

Working Conditions

The majority of work is performed within a general office environment with opportunities for hybrid / remote work. Work is generally sedentary in nature but may require occasional standing and walking.

Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. within the office environment.

Field work is required on occasion where work may be conducted outside in heat / cold, wet / humid, and dry / arid conditions.

Some lifting (up to 25 lbs) may be required as needed.

JMT is an Equal Opportunity Employer M / F / Disability / Vet / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity, and we are proud to be building an inclusive and diverse workforce.

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