Senior Mechanical Project Manager - Healthcare

Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is a leading, multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm and collaborative community of over 900 employees who plan, design, and deliver high-performance, innovative, and holistic engineering solutions - positively impacting society and advancing humankind.

Recognized in the Top 20 Engineering Firms and Top 3 Science and Technology Firms since 2000 by Building Design + Construction Magazine, AEI is dedicated to enhancing public health and improving patient outcomes, advancing revolutionary biomedical research, and enabling the next generation of scientific discovery and technological innovation through remarkable design and award-winning projects.

From collaborating with the California Air Resources Board to transform air quality in the world's largest, zero net energy emissions testing facility to creating human-centric, technically advanced clinical environments that elevate communities - such as Healthcare Design Magazine's 2022 Design Showcase Winner, Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Venice, Florida - our work reflects the highest standards in sustainable design practices. Additionally, AEI has been recognized by 2024 IIDA Healthcare Design Award Program for two projects highlighting advancements in healthcare design.

As a Senior Project Manager-Healthcare in our Chapel Hill office, you will help us empower our clients to achieve energy-efficient building solutions, save global environments, and create a better, greener future for all.

Here's why we need you:

In this role, you will exercise independent judgement to create and maintain client relationships that will develop business opportunities consistent with AEI's strategic initiatives, achieved through collaboration with other Principals. With your expertise, you will participate with the Chapel Hill office leadership team for strategic planning, staffing, and market development.

Expected outcomes of this position will be generating and building long-term relationships (including clients, builders, and architects) and produce qualified project leads. This position also negotiates and develops consulting/teaming strategies and guides the preparation of specific marketing documents as well as participating in interview preparations as needed.

Equally as important, this position is responsible for leading the project management and technical engineering tasks with a hand-on approach especially regarding the projects you will help procure.

Expertise of our most successful Senior Mechanical Project Engineer / Manager - Healthcare:

Proven ability to negotiate and secure new assignments on major healthcare.
• Proven ability to lead a multi-disciplinary engineering healthcare centric team through planning, design and construction for projects ranging in scale from less than $1 million to greater than $100 million.
• Proven ability to provide conceptual level planning with Architects and Owner.
• BS in Engineering or Architecture from an ABET accredited program.
• 10+ years in consulting environment designing building systems or leading design projects across core design disciplines.
• Recent experience (within last 5 years) in the healthcare market performing project management.
• Successful management of large and complex projects for sophisticated clients
• Demonstrated leadership on projects and with staff.
• Long history of very satisfied clients.
• Ability to travel to client/prospective client sites and other locations (conferences, etc.) where project development opportunities exist (depends on assignment).
• Professional Engineering (PE) registration is a plus.

Effective skills to help you flourish:

• Excellent perceptual, conceptual and interpretive skills.
• Strong commitment to service excellence.
• Strong collaboration and networking skills. Ability and willingness to develop, share, and follow-up on business opportunities in a team environment.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal, organizational and presentation skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong spoken and written communications skills.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Quick technical comprehension and motivation focused on client outcomes.
• Able to effectively prioritize multiple tasks.
• Effective working individually and within team environments.

Our dedication to you:

• AEI invests in our talented staff by allowing for personal and professional growth through internal and external training programs, in addition to professional growth through supporting clients like Cone Health, UNC Health, Duke Health, and WakeMed.
• Our flexible and collaborative work environment demonstrates our dedication to employee appreciation and collective commitment to excellence.
• We provide the opportunity to serve the greater good of humanity through work on cutting-edge, state-of-the-art projects like the WakeMed Garner whole health campus, the UNCH Surgical Tower, the Duke Raleigh expansion, and the Cone Health Asheboro Cancer Center.
• Our culture encourages professional development while adhering to a set of core values that drive company and team decisions. Our commitment to these values - innovation and expertise, integrity, communication, quality, responsibility, opportunity, and growth - informs both project decisions and behavior amongst colleagues and clients
• An exceptional benefits package (health, dental, vision) and a year-end bonus based on company profits, individual responsibility, and performance.

We provide the tools and a support system to ensure a thriving career. If this environment and opportunity to work on world-changing projects align with your goals, we would be thrilled to meet you.

Come and collaborate with us!

To be considered, apply online at https://aeieng.com/about/careers/.

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