Senior Mechanical Engineer

4 weeks ago


Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States Bodwe Professional Services Group Full time
About Bodwé Professional Services Group

Bodwé is the Professional Services Group of Mno-Bmadsen, the investment enterprise and a wholly owned instrumentality of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi.

We are architects, planners, consultants, designers, engineers, scientists, and federal contractors, committed to growing the economy and legacy of the Pokagon Band and supporting its more than 6,000 citizens.

We enhance space and place in partnership with clients that span the country and business sectors, offering full-service architecture and engineering services as well as contract support services for federal agencies.

We design and build, preserve and restore, mitigate and manage, serve and problem solve.

About The Steelhead Engineering Company

We offer MEP engineering and full-service design services for many building types and scales.

We are a Tribally-owned, Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) company, inspired by the water clans of the Pokagon Band to care for dynamic natural elements and ensuring that materials, energy, and environmental resources are in right relationship with people.

Job Summary

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for mechanical engineering design and will create final construction drawings throughout the entire construction process.

This role will provide technical oversight and serve as a mentor to less experienced mechanical engineers and CAD drafters.

Key Responsibilities
  • Produces engineering design elements consistent with project specifications.
  • Produces design elements and troubleshoots flaws in accordance with the project hours, scope, and parameters.
  • Produces engineering construction documents based on project specifics.
  • Manages project timelines and related design activity communication between the design team and the client accurately and timely.
  • Provides assistance in the preparation of proposals and engineering agreements.
  • Provides project coordination with in-house and outside sources.
  • Provides timely consultation on projects to manage schedules, deadlines, site surveys, punch lists, building codes and standards consistent with company quality standards.
  • Accurately and consistently execute QA/QC process.
  • Produces accurate and complete engineering project specifications within project parameters.
  • Provide timely billing of projects to the accounting department.
  • Actively participates in post design activities and represents the company in client meetings, through construction completion.
  • Actively mentor junior engineers and designers.
  • Follows established company policies and procedures.
  • Actively engages with other members of the company to continuously strive to improve processes, create efficiencies, and reduce costs.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or Architectural Engineering.
  • Minimum 8 years in mechanical engineering.
  • Sound knowledge of mechanical engineering fundamentals.
  • Excellent communicator, organizer, and engager.
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing demands and priorities.
  • Initiate and enjoy independent problem solving.
  • Successfully incorporate feedback and manage multiple points of view.
  • Demonstrate excellent language and written communication skills.
  • PE License.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Previous experience in an architecture, engineering, construction, or related professional service firm.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
  • Expert level proficiency in utilizing Revit to apply BIM Modeling knowledge to various architectural and engineering projects.
Work Environment

When not working from a home office, remotely, or onsite at a project location, most of this role is performed in a professional office environment.

Additionally, this role is required to attend site visits.

During site visits, there may be exposure to a variety of environmental conditions such as being outdoors, being in indoor non-temperature-controlled environments, and maneuvering into tight spaces to scan existing electrical power and lighting systems.

Physical Demands
  • Sitting/Standing: This role is generally sedentary performing sitting work utilizing technological office equipment including a laptop, mouse, keyboard, computer monitors, telephones, scanners, copiers, and fax machines.
  • Walking: This role requires the ability to move about inside the office to access technological equipment required for the role.
  • During site visits, this role requires the ability to traverse various project sites and buildings that will have uneven surfaces.
  • Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling: This role may require stooping to reload printer trays with print paper.
  • During site visits, this role requires the ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl to set up scanning devices that will scan an existing structures heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and piping systems.
  • Using Hands/Fingers: This role constantly operates technological office equipment such as laptop, mouse, keyboard, computer monitors, telephones, and scanners, copiers, and fax machines.
  • Talking/Hearing: This role requires constant communication with others in the organization to exchange information, review information, and make decisions about information.
  • Seeing: This role requires the ability to view existing building structures inside and out to determine where scanning devices should be placed to get the required scans for the project.
  • Carrying/Lifting: This role requires the ability to lift up to 30lbs to transport technological office equipment to and from various workspaces.
Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Native American Hiring Preference

Our parent company, Mno-Bmadsen, prefers to hire Pokagon citizens who are qualified and suitable for available positions.

For purposes of this section, "qualified" means that the applicant meets the technical and experiential needs for employment; and "suitable" means that the candidate appears to be the best fit considering present circumstance and conditions.

Targeted preference is in the following order:

  • First, to qualified Pokagon Band citizens; and
  • Second, to qualified spouses, and qualified custodial parents; and
  • Third, to other qualified Native Americans; and
  • Fourth, to all other qualified applicants

Any determinations as to the applicability of the Pokagon hiring preference are at the discretion of each Company President.

Reporting Branch

Buildings Services

Reporting Entity

Steelhead Engineering

Fair Labor Standards Act Status

Exempt

Hours Per Week

40

Reporting Status

Hybrid (Kalamazoo, MI)

Reports To

Engineering Technical Manager

Manages Others

Yes

Overnight Travel

Up to 10% Annually



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