Project Manager (FEM 2) - Raleigh, NC

M.C. Dean, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

M.C. Dean, Inc. is seeking an onsite Project Manager (Facility Engineer Manager) to lead the RTP campus operations under the EPA contract.

You will ensure preventive and corrective maintenance, KPI timelines, and a safe, compliant work environment while building a positive, high‑performing team culture. This role requires 12+ years of facilities oversight, a NC General Contractor license, and an engineering degree with PE and/or PMP credentials.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12+ years of experience with high school diploma or GED.
• Ten+ years of overseeing maintenance and operation of large facilities with complex requirements.
• NC General Contractor’s license is required.
• Engineering degree or PE license and/or PMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Staff shifts to meet SOW minimum staffing requirements.
• Oversee daily staffing changes to meet operational needs.
• Manage HR issues for staff and union employees.
• Review and approve timecards for payroll.
• Coordinate with EPA COR to resolve daily issues.
• Ensure RTP Team has resources for daily operations.
• Maintain budgets and forecast spending for the contract.
• Ensure safety training and PPE compliance for all staff.

Skills

People management

Operations management

Budget forecasting

Vendor management

CMMS usage

Team development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Professional Engineering (PE) license

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

NC General Contractor’s license

Tools

Excel

Word

MS Project

MS Planner

CMMS

Job description

Overview

Disclaimer: This requisition is part of a Pre-Awardrequirement intended to identify and engage qualified candidates for a position that may be awardedto M.C. Dean. We will conduct interviews and may issue contingent offers of employment based on qualifications and suitability. Please note that formal offers will only be extended once the contract is officially awarded, at which time final candidates will be reviewed and selected.

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company’s capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and employs more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Our people are inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.

Clearance Requirement: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; ability to obtain & maintain HSPD & Top-Secret, preferred HSPD-12

Responsibilities

The Project Manager (Facility Engineer Manager) is the onsite manager responsible for the overall management of all contract responsibilities for the operations of the EPA’s Research Triangle Park (RTP) campus. The PM (Facility Engineer Manager) will work with their team to ensure that all preventive and corrective maintenance is completed within the established Key Performance Indicator (KPI) timelines. The PM (Facility Engineer Manager) is responsible for ensuring that the Team is following the RTP SOW and is on call 24/7/365 to respond to site issues. The PM (Facility Engineer Manager) is responsible for developing a positive culture that people are attracted to as well as executing M.C. Dean’s Operational Maturity Model to completion.

Additional elements include the preparation, review, and submission of accurate and timely reports and deliverables required under the Contract; prompt resolution of problems/issues associated with Contract performance; closeout of Task Orders at completion of requirements or at Period of Performance expiration; ensuring staff assigned to the Contract perform work in the most effective and efficient manner; monitoring of the Contract and each Task Order to ensure work performed complies with requirements, to include all permitting requirements; ensuring a competent and stable staff is utilized to perform Contract requirements; continually engaging the vendor community to provide a deep subcontractor support base; and maintaining current and accurate documentation of all expenses incurred during Contract performance.

The PM (Facility Engineer Manager) is responsible for the overall maintenance, operation, and safety of the employees and site.

• Ensure each shift is staffed in accordance with SOW minimum staffing requirements.
• Oversee any daily changes to staffing to meet operational requirements.
• Manage any HR related issues of staff and union employees within their organization.
• Manage all overtime and identify task specific overtime for submission to the client for reimbursement approval.
• Review and approve all timecards for employees within their organization.
• Work directly with EPA COR and their personnel to resolve daily or foreseeable issues that may impact operations.
• Communicate with the COR for any issues that require COR support.
• Ensure that the RTP Team has everything needed for daily operations.
• Resolve all issues for the RTP Team necessary to avoid delays in maintenance or repairs.
• Ensure all processes for the RTP Team align with RTP Campus’s Operation Requirements.
• Build, implement, and enforce operational processes for the RTP Team.
• Issue training to all employees, track progress, and provide support for qualifications to the RPT Team.
• Track and assist with team member development and career progression.
• Perform quarterly, semi-annual, and annual employee evaluations.
• Provide Pay increase recommendations for employees within their organization to the regional teams.
• Ensure all employees under their organization are issued proper PPE, to include uniforms, prior to coming on board.
• Ensure all employees under their organization have completed the required safety training.
• Ensure work orders do not breach and are closed out in a timely manner.
• Work with the EPA team to forecast finances and future projects.
• Manage and set budgets for PMs, CMs and Consumables.
• Work with CMMS/Finance POC’s to ensure all budgets are balanced and correct.
• Manage PTO for all employees in their organization.
• Attend all meetings that pertain to operations under their organization.
• Responsible for all employees under their organization CMMS Utilization.
• Manages all RCAs pertaining to their team. Ensures RCA submissions meet SOW SLA requirements.
• Review and approve all PRs.
• Manage the Operational Maturity Madel. Work with the Managerial Team to develop strategies and APs to develop a High Performing Organization.
• Available 24/7/365 to respond to site issues.
• This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and responsibilities. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• Applicants selected must have a minimum of a high school diploma or GED with 12+ years of experience.

• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience with responsible oversight of maintenance and operation of large or multiple facilities, with highly complex mechanical, electrical and structural requirements, including construction management.

• Shall have a North Carolina General Contractor’s license.

• Preferably possesses a degree in Engineering or similar discipline, Professional Engineering (PE) license and/or Project Management Professional (certification).

Clearance Requirement: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; ability to obtain & maintain HSPD & Top-Secret, preferred HSPD-12

Desired Qualifications

• Vast knowledge of site operations and equipment identification.

• Experience in operational management.

• Experience in people management.

• Experience in managing budgets and providing finical forecasts.

• Experience with vendor management and maintenance scheduling.

• Knowledgeable in Excel, Word, MSFT Project, and MSFT Planner.

• Able to efficiently navigate CMMS to verify and update WO status and understanding of PR/PO process.

• Understanding of the MC Dean POL process.

• Proficient in M.C. Dean procedure writing standards and philosophy.

• Complete understanding of the flow of operations from FTE to Vendor.

• Can proficiently navigate Preventative Maintenance Standards.

• History of team building experience, as well as personnel and operation’s management.

• Knowledgeable in MC Dean timesheet, intranet, and MIS multi-factor authentication tokens.

• Preferable previous experience as operations manager or program manager within Laboratory and/or Data Center and Child Care Center Operations.

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.