Director of MEP

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level technical leadership and oversight across all MEP projects. 
• Ensure projects meet quality standards, client expectations, budgets, and schedules. 
• Develop and maintain departmental engineering standards, design protocols, QA/QC procedures, and best practices. 
• Support project teams in resolving complex engineering challenges and mitigating project risks. 
• Promote consistency in engineering documentation, specifications, and design standards. 
• Encourage the adoption of emerging technologies, BIM workflows, energy modeling, and other innovative design tools.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with existing and prospective clients. 
• Collaborate with Architectural, Civil, Structural, and other engineering disciplines to deliver integrated project solutions. 
• Support Project Leads throughout project execution. 
• Promote communication and collaboration across disciplines. 
• Maintain availability for major client, project, or operational issues
• Develop and execute the strategic vision for the MEP Engineering Department in alignment with firm-wide goals. 
• Partner with executive leadership to establish and maintain departmental strategic plans. 
• Identify new business opportunities and strategic markets to expand MEP services. 
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, owners, consultants, contractors, and industry partners. 
• Represent the firm at industry organizations, conferences, networking events, and trade shows. 
• Collaborate with Marketing to prepare proposals, presentations, and qualifications packages. 
• Lead, mentor, and develop the MEP Engineering team, including Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing disciplines. 
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team culture. 
• Recruit, interview, hire, onboard, and retain top engineering talent in partnership with Human Resources. 
• Conduct annual performance evaluations and establish professional development goals for managers and staff.  
• Coordinate departmental training initiatives, including technical, project management, leadership, and software development. 
• Conduct regular department meetings and maintain communication across departments.
• Serve as the escalation point for significant personnel or project-related issues. 
• Collaborate with executive leadership to develop departmental budgets and financial targets. 
• Monitor departmental financial performance, including Revenue, Profitability, Utilization, Backlog, Monthly billings, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Forecast staffing and resource needs based on backlog and workload. 
• Review project performance and recommend corrective actions when necessary. 
• Ensure timely timesheet submissions and billing documentation. 
• Balance resources across projects to maximize efficiency and profitability. 
• Support continuous process improvements to enhance operational effectiveness. 

Minimum Qualifications

•  Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering discipline (Master's degree preferred). 
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required. 
•  Minimum of 10–15 years of progressive MEP engineering experience, including leadership responsibilities. 
• Experience within an Architecture/Engineering or multidisciplinary consulting firm is strongly preferred. 
• Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary engineering teams. 
• Strong understanding of MEP building systems, project management, and engineering design. 
• Proven business development and client relationship management experience. 
• Strong financial management experience, including budgeting, forecasting, utilization, and profitability. 

Preferred Software Proficiency

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) 
• Autodesk Revit 
• AutoCAD 
• BIM platforms 
• Project management and resource planning software 

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