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Senior Mechanical Engineer - Healthcare

Houston, TX, United States and 3 more (Hybrid)

Job Description

What We Are Looking For

We’re seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer with a strong seller‑doer mindset and deep expertise in healthcare facility design. The ideal candidate brings a proven track record of technical leadership, client development, and trusted advisor relationships within the healthcare market. This role is ideal for a healthcare SME who not only delivers complex projects, but also actively contributes to business growth through existing client relationships, strategic pursuits, and market presence.

What You Will Do

Technical Leadership & Project Delivery

• Serve as a Healthcare Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Designer of Record (DOR) for complex healthcare projects
• Lead mechanical system design for hospitals, medical centers, and outpatient facilities in compliance with ASHRAE 170, FGI, NFPA 99, and applicable codes
• Oversee project execution, ensuring high technical quality, constructability, and operational performance

Seller‑Doer & Business Development Responsibilities

• Leverage existing healthcare client relationships to support repeat work and long‑term partnerships
• Actively participate in business development efforts, including client meetings, pursuits, and proposal development
• Collaborate with Market and Practice Leaders to identify new opportunities, expand client accounts, and grow healthcare revenue
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor during pursuits—helping shape project strategy, scope, fees, and staffing plans
• Present technical approaches and solutions confidently to clients, hospital leadership, and clinical stakeholders

Team Leadership

• Mentor and develop engineers and designers, strengthening healthcare technical depth across the team
• Support internal training on healthcare codes, best practices, and system design strategies
• Contribute to continuous improvement of healthcare standards, tools, and processes

What You Need to Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering (Mechanical focus)
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• 10+ years of mechanical building systems experience, including 5+ years in healthcare facilities
• Demonstrated seller‑doer capability, including client development, proposal support, and relationship management
• Existing or previous relationships with healthcare clients (health systems, hospitals, medical centers, or public agencies)
• Strong expertise in healthcare HVAC systems, infection control design, and redundancy requirements
• Proven experience with ASHRAE 170, FGI Guidelines, NFPA 99, IMC, IBC, and IPC
• Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence clients and multidisciplinary

Compensation

The approximate compensation range for this position $100,000.00 - 180,000.00 per year. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.

Why Choose Us

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
• Professional and personal development
• Generous paid time off
• Commuter and wellness benefits

The salary range for this position is $100,000- $180,000. The actual salary offered will be dependent on the preferred candidate’s experience, expertise, and physical location.

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About Us

Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 85 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.

Based in Pittsburgh and with over 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.

We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.

We Make a Difference.

Michael Baker International is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or childbirth, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other legally protected status.

EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.

*It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

*There is no current application deadline. Michael Baker will continue to accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or no longer needed.

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Job Info

• Job Identification308649
• Posting Date09/19/2025, 06:24 PM
• Job ScheduleFull time
• Locations2002 W. Grand Pkwy N, Katy, TX, 77449, US(Hybrid)

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