Senior MEP Project Leader - Electrical Engineer

Dewberry; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dewberry's Raleigh, NC office is seeking a Sr Project Manager/Client Manager for our MEP Building Services group. The role will be the primary contact between our office and the Owner, managing MEP projects from concept through design, bidding, and construction administration, and helping win new work with the same client.

You will work with a multi-disciplined team, coordinate with Discipline Managers, prepare schedules, reviews with authorities, and assist in recruiting to grow the MEP

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Accomplished Professional Engineer (PE) with 15+ years of experience preferred.
• Knowledgeable of construction process, familiar with AIA contracts.
• Self-motivated with highly developed verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Well organized, with good understanding of plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and life safety systems with general knowledge of applicable codes, national standards, client design standards, system operation, space requirements, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Organize and direct frequent in-house design meetings.
• Primary responsibility for the approval and oversight of design and construction documents within the applicable area of progressive technical experience, including signing and sealing of documents as Engineer or Record.
• Prepare detailed personnel loading by task, interfaced with the detailed schedule.
• Coordinate with Design Discipline Managers to schedule, plan, and assign appropriate personnel.
• Prepare storyboards and a detailed project timeline.
• Organize and maintain the project design folder.
• Document meetings and telephone conversations.
• Provide quality control to ensure that all the clients' needs and requests have been accommodated. Ensure and coordinate among all the disciplines involved, including outside consultants.
• Provide 'on-the-spot' advice and decisions to Owner.
• Advise on project billing and assist in collections.
• Supervise and coordinate the submission of documents to the appropriate reviewing authorities (DOI, SCO, DHSR, DFS, IRI, etc.)
• Coordinate the responses to reviews. Ensure that responses are, in fact, reflected in the drawings and specifications.
• Arrange for in-house quality review in a timely fashion.
• Arrange and attend pre-bid conferences and issue meeting minutes and addenda.
• Conduct bid openings and prepare / issue certified bid tabulation. Coordinate as required to ensure the CA phase of the project always puts Dewberry in positive standing with Client.
• Perform site visits, inspections activities as required to support the Construction Administration requirements.
• Assist with recruiting, evaluating, and making recommendations regarding new employees to support MEP building services practice.

Skills

Leadership

Client engagement

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Dewberry's Raleigh, NC office is seeking a Sr Project Manager/Client Manager for our MEP Building Services group. The role will be the primary contact between our office and the Owner, managing MEP projects from concept through design, bidding, and construction administration, and helping win new work with the same client.

You will work with a multi-disciplined team, coordinate with Discipline Managers, prepare schedules, reviews with authorities, and assist in recruiting to grow the MEP