Mechanical Principal - Healthcare

HDR is hiring a Mechanical Principal – Healthcare for our Building Engineering Services Team in Pennington, New Jersey. This role leads a design production team, oversees HVAC & plumbing work, and collaborates across disciplines to deliver high‑impact projects in healthcare and other sectors.

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Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing a design production team to deliver HVAC and Plumbing work through recruitment, staff development, and training.
• Managing workflow and utilization, mentoring and staff development, forecasting and scheduling, quality control, and fostering a team environment
• Function as a technical lead on projects, coordinating with other disciplines across HDR, and leading the development of construction drawings, specifications, and supporting engineering calculations, as well as the review of shop drawings during construction
• Be directly involved with external clients as well as internal project managers, market sector leads, business group managers, and other leaders throughout HDR
• Expected to help implement, monitor, and support company policies, especially as delegated by the Mechanical Section Manager
• Participate in leadership for technical service functions and support the development of HDR services in technical design.
• Assist in the preparation of mechanical proposals including scope development and estimating hours/fee, under the supervision of the Mechanical Section Manager
• Provide technical expertise in HVAC and Plumbing design across a variety of markets including Healthcare, Education and Science, Data Centers, Water/Wastewater, Municipal, Industrial, and Federal Clients.
• Review work of junior staff.
• Some travel will be expected.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree with a focus in Mechanical Engineering.
• 15 years of experience in mechanical design.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in mechanical/HVAC design of buildings and facilities
• Technical knowledge of mechanical systems design.
• Excellent planning skills
• Ability to thrive in a team environment.
• Ability to manage, lead and mentor other team members.
• Experience directly supervising multiple staff members.
• Previous experience with an architectural/engineering or engineering consulting firm.
• Experience designing laboratory, healthcare facilities
• Experience with Revit
• Preference given to local candidates

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• A minimum of 10 years in mechanical system design of commercial or institutional buildings
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, MS Project and AutoCAD
• Demonstrated leadership skills, previous team coordination and project management experience
• Previous experience with an architectural/engineering or engineering consulting firm
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.