Deputy Project Leader - DC Metro

M.C. Dean; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Excellent benefits package

401k Retirement Plan

Paid maternity leave

Job summary

M.C. Dean in Washington, DC is seeking a Deputy Project Leader/Manager to oversee electrical construction projects across various facilities.

You will manage project initiation through closeout, contribute during bidding, and lead efforts to solve complex problems with ingenuity. The role emphasizes scope, schedule, cost, and safety, with responsibilities spanning planning, resource allocation, documentation, and cross-functional coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years electrical construction experience with a Bachelor's degree.
• Experience with MS Project or Primavera P6 for scheduling.
• Ability to estimate work and prepare customer proposals.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Familiarity with procurement, design docs, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Administer small electrical construction projects or parts of larger ones.
• Manage one or more phases of a project lifecycle (proposal to close).
• Assist with project documentation, schedules, and cost forecasts.
• Lead project kick-off meetings and develop work breakdown structures.
• Coordinate resources and maintain baseline project schedule.
• Produce baseline vs. actual reports and progress data.
• Oversee site surveys, cost studies, and progress reporting.
• Ensure safety compliance and timely inspections.
• Support with major material acquisition and permits.
• Integrate data from multiple systems to analyze progress.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Project Management

MS Project

Primavera P6

Power BI

AutoCAD

Communication

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Power BI

MS Office

AutoCAD

EDMS

SharePoint

Accubid/ProPricer

Job description

Overview

Our Electrical and Construction business unit is currently seeking a DeputyProject Leader/Manager.The types of projects this role may be supporting includes amusement park roller coasters, rocket launching facilities, electric vehicle manufacturing facilities, semiconductor manufacturing facilities and light rail transit systems. The Assistant Project Leader/Manager be responsible for managing the entire spectrum of a project lifecycle and involved in project initiation through project close out. You will be a contributor during bidding phase and through implementation phase and proficient at identifying solutions to problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity to solve

Responsibilities

The Deputy Project Leader/Manager will be responsible for:

• Performing the administration, organization, and implementation of small electrical construction projects or parts of a larger more complex project.
• Managing one or more phases, as required, of a project lifecycle, including propIosal, design, solutioning, installation, and close.
• Assisting with the preparation of project documentation, including project requirements, manpower requirements, project layout, project schedules, detailed equipment plans and field office support.
• Coordinating and assisting with or leading a project kick-off meeting.
• Developing a Work Breakdown Structure for the project with properly named work packages and resources assigned to tasks (resource loaded) to establish a baseline resource plan.
• Assisting with the scheduling of resources on the project to maintain the baseline project schedule.
• Creating baseline vs actual reporting of resources, as required.
• Providing and executing site surveys, site cost studies, projected costs, forecasts, cost codes and progress reports, as required.
• Assisting with the collection of progress data of both self-perform and contractor perform work.
• Observing and measuring project scope and performance against the project plan to ensure that the project is within acceptable variances of cost, budget, schedule and scope.
• Being involved in the development and maintenance of project artifacts, including shop drawings that are required to ensure effective short-term and long-term staffing success for the project.
• Assisting with the acquisition of major materials, and monitoring tool and equipment requirements with project leadership and the warehouse, as required.
• Assisting with the acquisition of required permits and licenses for projects and ensuring inspections are handled correctly and in a timely manner.
• Estimating, scheduling, or conferring with estimators, engineers, schedulers, and other resources that are assigned to the project to identify matters, such as work procedures, complaints, and construction problems.
• Reviewing the project schedule with the General Contractor and/or Customer, if requested by project leadership.
• Managing the integration of data from multiple company systems and helping to analyze the data to draw insights on project progress.
• Assuring timely completion of project punch-list items, the submittal of accurate as-built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, and the completion of training materials.
• Identifying opportunities for cost-saving measures, quality improvements and best practices.
• Ensuring safety regulations are adhered to and issues identified.

Maintaining a positive, assertive relationship with project leadership to achieve project milestones and overall project success.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math or Physics preferably from an ABET accredited program.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical construction experience with a Bachelor's degree.
• Working knowledge of a project management / project scheduling system (MS Project or Primavera P6)
• Ability to create project schedules and scheduling of resources (work items and tasks by hours)
• Ability to estimate project work and prepare Customer proposals
• Understanding of critical path analysis of project and resource data to identify potential project issues
• Ability to discuss project and resource schedules, costs, and budgets with project leadership
• Working knowledge of procurement processes, including evaluating suppliers and purchasing technical goods and services
• Ability to create technical documentation, including design documents and reference libraries
• Strong communications and presentation skills
• Team building and team leadership skills
• Experience with the following tools:
  • MS Project or Primavera P6
  • Power BI
  • MS Project Server
  • MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • MS Outlook Mail
  • AutoCAD
  • Engineering Document Management System (EDMS)
  • Microsoft Visio
  • SharePoint
  • Accubid, ProPricer, or other estimating tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of finance systems as it relates to project budgets and cost codes.
• Understanding of earned value analysis as it relates to project management.
• Proficiency in the use of automated cost/schedule management systems.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

Abilities

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Pay Range

USD $104,240.00 - USD $130,300.00 /Yr.