Director of MEP Engineering - Remote (US)

talisman; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage and dental/vision

401(k) with match

Generous PTO

Licensure renewals covered

Continuing education covered

Job summary

talisman seeks a Director of MEP Engineering to lead and scale its building services practice nationally with genuine remote leadership. You will own technical direction, delivery quality and commercial performance of the MEP group, collaborating with project teams and clients across states.

You will guide energy modeling, decarbonization and code compliance while building a distributed team and advancing BD with key accounts.

Qualifications

• PE license with multi-state licensure or ability to obtain via comity.
• Proven record of winning and delivering work with clients and teams built.
• Fluency in Revit/BIM workflows and current energy/building codes.
• Experience leading remote or multi-office teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the MEP practice across mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection design; set technical standards and QA/QC.
• Own practice P&L: utilization, fee forecasting, resourcing and margins.
• Act as engineer of record and senior technical authority on complex schemes across jurisdictions.
• Build and mentor a distributed team of project engineers, designers and discipline leads.
• Drive business development: owner and architect relationships, proposals, fee negotiation, repeat work with key accounts.
• Collaborate with architectural and structural teams to deliver constructible designs from concept to CA.

Skills

PE licensure

Remote leadership

Revit/BIM

HVAC design

Energy modeling

Code compliance

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Revit/BIM

Job description

Director of MEP Engineering - Remote (US)

One of our more prominent engineering clients is appointing a Director of MEP Engineering to lead and scale its building services practice nationally. This is a genuinely remote leadership seat: you will own the technical direction, delivery quality and commercial performance of the MEP group, working with project teams and clients across multiple states.

The firm has a strong pipeline across healthcare, mission-critical/data centers, higher education, commercial and mixed-use development and needs a leader who can convert that demand into a repeatable, well-run practice rather than a collection of individual projects.

What you'll be doing

• Leading the MEP practice across mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection design, setting technical standards and holding the line on quality
• Owning practice P&L: utilization, fee forecasting, resourcing and margin performance
• Acting as engineer of record and senior technical authority on complex schemes, providing QA/QC oversight and stamping across multiple jurisdictions
• Building and mentoring a distributed team of project engineers, designers and discipline leads, with clear development paths and succession
• Driving business development: owner and architect relationships, proposals, fee negotiation, and repeat work from key accounts
• Working with architectural and structural counterparts to deliver coordinated, constructible designs from concept through construction administration
• Guiding the practice on energy modeling, decarbonization, electrification and code compliance as client expectations shift

What you'll bring

• Professional Engineer (PE) license, with multi-state licensure or the ability to obtain it via comity; LEED AP, CEM, CxA or similar an advantage
• Proven record of winning and delivering work you can point to clients you brought in and teams you built
• Deep design command across HVAC systems, power distribution, lighting, plumbing and fire protection, with fluency in Revit/BIM workflows and current energy and building codes
• Experience leading remote or multi-office teams, with the discipline that distributed delivery demands

What's on offer

• Full remote flexibility with autonomy over how the practice is built
• Direct line to firm leadership and a genuine seat at the table on strategy
• Competitive base, performance bonus and [equity/ownership pathway]
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) with match, generous PTO
• Professional dues, licensure renewals and continuing education fully covered