Mechanical Engineering Manager

It’s What We Do

We provide total building system design services across multiple high‑growth markets for industry leaders. You’ll work on projects for some of the biggest names in mission‑critical, higher education, sports, healthcare, grocery, restaurant, and retail within the sectors we serve in business, community, grocery, health, retail, & venue.

We’re about more than just buildings. We’re about you and the hundreds of passionate employee‑owners who make us who we are. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where people can bring their full selves to work and reach their full potential—both professionally and personally. Together, we dream up innovative solutions for industry‑wide problems, design spaces that become landmarks, and toast the good life at our happy hours.

Take a peek at what makes us different here:

Henderson Engineers is looking to hire a Mechanical Engineering Manager to join a business line that services one of our oldest and largest clients. An Engineering Manager serves as a hybrid discipline technical leader and people manager within their sector, maintaining a strong technical presence while also being responsible for team development, performance feedback, and resource management. They lead a team of engineers and designers and play a critical role in developing the team to their full potential through mentoring and career pathing, and connect staff, projects and technical resources to deliver technical excellence, operational efficiency and meet sector and organization‑wide goals.

They facilitate the application of "how we work" in design as an organization, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

In a limited capacity, an Engineering Manager designs the most complex advanced building systems, prepares design documents and performs engineering calculations in coordination with project teams and multiple disciplines, solving the most complex engineering problems.

• ​Bachelor’s degree in relevant field of engineering (i.e., mechanical, electrical, fire protection, or architectural) preferred. High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant progressive experience required.
• Expert knowledge and proficiency in engineering design, A&E industry, codes, design guides and standards relating to a broad range of practices, projects and/or program types required.
• Working knowledge of earned value, contracts and construction processes and methods required.
• Working knowledge of Revit and Bluebeam Revu required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and engineering design software applicable to your discipline or focus.
• Demonstrated history of building trust‑based relationships within teams and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• High emotional intelligence and ability to lead with empathy and clarity, navigate performance conversations constructively and support team members through challenge and change.
• Demonstrated interest in growing others through regular feedback, career guidance and skills‑based mentoring.
• High technical aptitude: ability to learn, understand and utilize various systems and processes. Comfortability with training others on systems and processes.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate with designers at all levels in a clear and concise manner.
• Effective critical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Team oriented and willingness and ability to function in a highly collaborative environment, in group projects and leading less experienced designers.
• Adapts to changing work environments, priorities and organizational needs.
• Ability to prioritize, execute and/or direct multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback and adjust to coaching.
• Must be a self‑starter, proactive and willing to teach, manage and/or help others as needed.
• Must be trustworthy and capable of handling sensitive information.

• Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred.
• Additional certifications aligning with the relevant technical field (e.g.,…