Senior Associate, Healthcare Mechanical Engineer - San Francisco, CA

Your Opportunity This role is ideal for a Healthcare Mechanical Engineer leader who wants to move beyond project execution and actively shape a growing healthcare practice—building trusted client relationships, influencing strategy, mentoring teams, and delivering technically excellent projects that improve patient outcomes. Your Key Responsibilities Lead business development efforts to win new work aligned with the studio, sector, and firm strategy. Serve as a key client contact and trusted advisor, helping healthcare clients navigate technical, regulatory, and operational challenges. Partner with Principals and marketing teams on proposals, interviews, and client pursuits, contributing technical insight and market knowledge. Represent Stantec through industry events, conferences, presentations, and thought leadership. Sustain and grow top‑line revenue in collaboration with Regional and Business Center leadership to support healthcare growth across Northern California and the US West. Nurture existing client relationships and proactively pursue opportunities for new business through strong client relationships and market awareness. Own the successful delivery of complex healthcare projects—from early planning through construction—balancing quality, schedule, budget, and client satisfaction. Lead mechanical design for healthcare facilities, including HVAC, plumbing, and medical gas systems, ensuring compliance with HCAI/OSHPD, NFPA 99, ASHRAE 170, FGI, and California building codes. Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders, including healthcare providers, regulatory bodies, and internal teams. Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocations to ensure successful execution. Work collaboratively with project leaders, architects, design partners, peers, contractors, and other project stakeholders to define project objectives, deliverables, and success metrics. Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations, quality standards, and best practices. Engage with external partners, including vendors and regulatory agencies, to ensure compliance and integration of project design. Establish strong relationships with healthcare providers, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure design alignment with project objectives. Conduct site visits and inspections to ensure project requirements are met. Prepare detailed design documents, specifications, and reports. Apply strong mechanical engineering skills, experience, and knowledge to the design and oversight of the design for building projects. Manage and plan the production resources and workflow to produce the design documentation, drawings, and calculations required for mechanical engineering projects. Act as QC reviewer on projects. Effectively delegate work to production support staff. Develop and deliver project‑related client presentations. Mentor, lead, and inspire teams. Provide guidance on project planning, workload forecasting, and resource management. Contribute to the continuous improvement of project delivery processes and technical standards. Advance technical excellence by staying current with evolving healthcare regulations, technologies, and best practices, and help integrate them into Stantec’s standards and processes. Proactively pursue additional knowledge in related disciplines through continuous technical leadership learning. Contribute to the development and maintenance of Health Sector Engineering specifications, technical documentation, and standards in collaboration with other technical resources within Stantec. Promote innovative, sustainable, and resilient design solutions that enhance patient, staff, and facility outcomes. Your Capabilities and Credentials 12+ years of experience delivering mechanical engineering designs within the healthcare sector, with a proven track record of successful project delivery. Proven success leading complex healthcare projects and multidisciplinary teams. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to navigate complex organizational structures and build consensus. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to navigate complex project aspects, assess variables, and develop reliable design solutions independently. Exceptional leadership and team‑building skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse group of engineers. Proactive mindset with a commitment to fostering an inclusive and collaborative team culture. Passion for enhancing healthcare delivery, creating healing environments, and driving innovative engineering solutions. Strong understanding and application of project management principles. Strong knowledge of applicable codes and standards, including California building codes, OSHPD regulations, IMC, IPC, NFPA, IBC, and ASHRAE requirements. Strong knowledge of NFPA 99, ASHRAE 170, and the FGI Guidelines as they specifically apply to hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and medical office buildings. Exceptional technical understanding and working knowledge of building systems, including HVAC and plumbing. Ability to develop concepts and ideas and evolve them into coordinated project deliverables. Experience identifying and managing project risks and potential scope changes. Functional knowledge of Revit and BIM workflows. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Bluebeam. Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field. Minimum 12+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience, and/or demonstrated skills. 12+ years of OSHPD experience preferred. Professional Engineering (PE) is strongly preferred. Experience with Lean/IPD, Design‑Build, or Design‑Assist delivery methods is a plus. Familiarity with major healthcare systems such as Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health, UC Davis, Stanford Health, or similar clients is highly valued. What This Role Offers A leadership role within a growing, highly respected healthcare practice. The opportunity to influence healthcare strategy and project delivery across Northern California and the US West. Exposure to some of the most complex and impactful healthcare projects in the region. A collaborative, integrated A/E environment that values mentorship, innovation, and professional growth. Clear pathways for expanded leadership and career progression. Job Details Pay Range: Locations in NYC & CA (Bay Area) & NJ (RP)-$134,900.00 - $202,500.00 Annually Primary Location: United States | CA | San Francisco Organization: 2045 Buildings-US California Engineering-San Francisco CA Employee Status: Regular Business Justification: New Position Travel: Yes Schedule: Full time Job Posting: 04/05/2026 03:05:11 Req ID: 1005589 Equal Employment Opportunity Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. 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