Neko Health
Building Engineer Lead, US
$236K–$289K
New York · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years of engineering experience, including substantial owner, developer, or owner's-representative-side experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Architectural, or Fire Protection Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
About the job
Serves as Neko’s technical authority for MEP, fire protection, and life safety engineering across its U.S. clinic portfolio, setting standards and reviewing consultant designs, costs, and code compliance.
What you'll do
- Establish portfolio engineering standards, acceptance criteria, and infrastructure requirements for landlords and consultants.
- Review and challenge designs, pricing, and changes; lead value engineering and represent Neko with fire officials and code reviewers.
- Build engineering benchmarks and identify automation and AI opportunities to improve review and technical decisions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Architectural, or Fire Protection Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
- 12+ years of engineering experience, including substantial time on the owner, developer, or owner's-representative side.
- Track record leading designs on client engagements and deep working knowledge of commercial or healthcare MEP, fire protection, and life safety systems.
- Experience reviewing and correcting external consultants’ work, engaging with code officials across multiple jurisdictions, and evaluating system costs.
Nice to have
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or fire protection credentials such as PE (Fire Protection), SFPE, or NICET.
- Experience in healthcare or multi-site rollouts; familiarity with Revit, BIM coordination, energy modeling, or AI-enabled design review.
Pay
$236,250 – $288,750 (base salary)
Tools
HVAC, Revit, BIM, BMS
AI focus
Identify opportunities for automation and AI to reduce review time, catch coordination errors earlier, or improve technical decisions; AI-enabled design review is preferred.
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