Senior MEP Engineer / Practice Builder

Lynn Rodens; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynn Rodens seeks a Senior MEP Engineer / Practice Builder to establish and grow a healthcare and mission-critical engineering practice in the Phoenix market. This is a senior seller-doer leadership role combining technical excellence with client development, project leadership, team building, and business growth.

You will build relationships with owners, hospitals, architects, developers, and contractors, recruit talent, and lead projects from design through closeout while ensuring quality and

Qualifications

• Senior MEP engineer with 10–15+ years of progressive MEP experience.
• Significant healthcare, hospital, data center, and/or mission-critical project experience.
• PE license preferred; Arizona PE or ability to obtain it strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and grow an MEP practice focused on healthcare, hospitals, data centers, and mission-critical facilities.
• Develop relationships with owners, hospital systems, architects, developers, contractors, and strategic partners.
• Identify opportunities and lead proposals, scopes, fees, budgets, presentations, and pursuit strategies.
• Provide senior technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, and plumbing projects.
• Lead projects from conceptual design through construction administration, commissioning, and closeout.
• Oversee QA/QC, constructability, reliability, redundancy, energy efficiency, and code compliance.
• Manage project scope, staffing, schedules, budgets, profitability, and client expectations.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop engineers, designers, and project managers.
• Establish engineering standards, workflows, and delivery best practices.

Skills

Seller-doer leadership

Client-facing leadership

Business development

Project delivery

Team building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Architectural Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Focus: Healthcare, Hospitals, Data Centers & Mission-Critical Facilities

About The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior MEP Engineer / Practice Builder to help establish and grow a healthcare and mission-critical engineering practice in the Phoenix market.

This is a senior seller-doer leadership role for an engineer who combines strong technical expertise with client development, project leadership, team building, and business growth. Rather than inheriting an established workload, you will have the opportunity to build the practice, develop key relationships, recruit talent, and create a significant presence across Arizona.

What You’ll Do

• Build and grow an MEP practice focused on healthcare, hospitals, data centers, and mission-critical facilities.
• Develop relationships with owners, hospital systems, architects, developers, contractors, and strategic partners.
• Identify opportunities and lead proposals, scopes, fees, budgets, presentations, and pursuit strategies.
• Provide senior technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, and plumbing projects.
• Lead projects from conceptual design through construction administration, commissioning, and closeout.
• Oversee QA/QC, constructability, reliability, redundancy, energy efficiency, and code compliance.
• Manage project scope, staffing, schedules, budgets, profitability, and client expectations.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop engineers, designers, and project managers.
• Establish engineering standards, workflows, and delivery best practices.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Architectural Engineering, or related discipline.
• Approximately 10–15+ years of progressive MEP engineering experience.
• Significant healthcare, hospital, data center, and/or mission-critical project experience.
• Proven seller-doer, business-development, or practice-building experience.
• Strong client-facing leadership and project-delivery capabilities.
• PE license preferred; Arizona PE or ability to obtain it strongly preferred.
• Existing Phoenix/Arizona relationships are highly desirable.

Relocation may be considered for an exceptional candidate with the ability to establish a strong local market presence.