Job Responsibilities
- Responsible for design, specification, selection and services relating to mechanical equipment such as rotating machinery, pressure vessels, atmospheric storage tanks, fired and unfired heat transfer equipment, utility equipment, packaged units, material handling and solids processing systems
- May also include design, specification, selection and services of mechanical systems for buildings such as gases, fluids, and heating, ventilating, air conditioning and vertical transportation
- Under broad direction, supervises and leads a group of engineers
- Sets the technical standards and procedures of a group of engineers and designers
- Conducts various aspects of performance management such as performance appraisal or counseling of employees with behavior or technical performance problems and assists in the interviewing, hiring, and assignment of new personnel in the discipline
- Responsible for a measurable asset such as an assigned staff and budget
Job Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minimum of 20 years of related experience, Administrative or supervisory responsibilities at this level include tactical responsibility for supervising engineers on all projects requiring this discipline
- Incumbents at this level will usually hold a certification as a Licensed/Chartered Professional Engineer
