Senior MEP Lead: Design-to-Turnover for NYC High‑Rise

Hiring Transformed; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare with employer contribution

Commuter benefits

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Hiring Transformed is seeking an internal MEP lead to own HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems from concept through commissioning on high-rise and luxury residential projects in Houston. You will write scopes, manage bids, and lead trades on site until turnover.

You will oversee BIM coordination, reviews, and design decisions with architects and consultants, ensuring performance, cost, and maintainability. A PE is a plus; strong NYC experience is valued.

Qualifications

• 10 to 15+ years of MEP experience on design-build projects.
• Recent New York City experience and working knowledge of its codes, agencies and utilities.
• Hands-on experience writing MEP scopes, leveling bids and negotiating with subcontractors.
• Technical depth across HVAC, electrical distribution, plumbing, fire protection, life safety and controls.
• Fluency with BIM coordination and with Revit, Bluebeam, Procore and AutoCAD.
• A degree in mechanical or electrical engineering; a PE license is a plus, not a requirement.

Responsibilities

• Lead MEP design from concept through construction documents, directing engineers and specialty consultants.
• Choose major systems on performance, cost, energy use, acoustics, maintainability, and architectural impact.
• Run design, constructability and BIM coordination reviews to catch issues in the model.
• Write MEP trade scopes, bid packages, level bids, negotiate and buy out the work.
• Review budgets, long-lead equipment, shop drawings, submittals, RFIs and change orders.
• Be on site regularly, lead subcontractor coordination and drive issues to resolution.
• Manage utility, permitting and inspection requirements with DOB, FDNY, DEP and Con Edison.
• Lead commissioning and turnover: startup, testing, balancing, controls, closeout and training.
• Turn learnings into A&P's MEP standards for future projects.

Skills

MEP design

BIM coordination

Revit

AutoCAD

Procore

Bluebeam

NYC codes

PE license

Ground-up projects

Construction management

Education

Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree

PE license (plus)

Tools

Revit

Bluebeam

Procore

AutoCAD

Job description

Own the building systems from the first sketch to the day residents move in.

At most builders, the MEP lead inherits a finished set of drawings and spends two years managing the consequences. Our client and the general contractor are the same company. You will be in the room when the systems are chosen, you will write the scopes and buy the trades, and you will be on site until the building is commissioned and handed over.

The role

You will be our internal lead for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and related systems across the portfolio. This is a senior, hands-on position with a path to leading MEP for the whole company.

What you will do

•Lead MEP design from concept through construction documents, directing our engineers and specialty consultants and challenging recommendations that do not hold up.

•Choose major systems on the merits: performance, cost, energy use, acoustics, maintainability and what they do to the architecture.

•Run design, constructability and BIM coordination reviews so problems are solved in the model, not in the field.

•Write the MEP trade scopes and bid packages, level the bids, negotiate and buy out the work.

•Review budgets, long-lead equipment, shop drawings, submittals, RFIs and change orders.

•Be on site regularly, lead subcontractor coordination and drive issues to resolution.

•Manage utility, permitting and inspection requirements with DOB, FDNY, DEP and Con Edison.

•Lead commissioning and turnover: startup, testing, balancing, controls, closeout and training.

•Turn what we learn into A&P's MEP standards for every future project.

In your first year

•Every project in design gets an MEP review led by you at each milestone.

•You buy out your first MEP trades on scopes you wrote.

•You commission and turn over a building.

•You issue the first edition of our MEP standards.

What you bring

•10 to 15 or more years of MEP experience, including ground-up projects you took from design through buyout, construction, commissioning and turnover.

•Recent New York City experience and working knowledge of its codes, agencies and utilities.

•Hands-on experience writing MEP scopes, leveling bids and negotiating with subcontractors.

•Technical depth across HVAC, electrical distribution, plumbing, fire protection, life safety and controls.

•Fluency with BIM coordination and with Revit, Bluebeam, Procore and AutoCAD.

•A degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, construction management or a related field. A PE license is a plus, not a requirement.

•High-rise or luxury residential, hospitality or similar design-intensive work is strongly preferred. If your best work was on another building type and you can show the same range, we want to hear from you.

Compensation and benefits

Base salary range: $200,000 to $230,000, commensurate with experience. Benefits include healthcare with an employer contribution, commuter benefits and a 401(k) with employer match.