Sr. MEP Engineer/ Practice Leader

TEEMA Group; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

TEEMA Group is seeking a Sr. MEP Engineer/Practice Leader to drive the growth of a healthcare, hospital, data center, and mission-critical engineering practice in Phoenix, Arizona.

You will balance business development with technical and project leadership, building client relationships with hospital systems, data center owners, architects, and contractors. You will lead senior technical direction, be hands-on in design and reviews, and shepherd projects from concept through construction,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Architectural Engineering, or related field.
• 10-15+ years of progressive MEP engineering experience.
• Significant healthcare/hospital and/or data center/mission-critical project experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred; AZ registration desirable.
• Strong technical background delivering complex engineering projects.
• Seller-doer or practice-builder with history of developing client relationships and growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the growth of an MEP engineering practice focused on healthcare, hospitals, data centers, and mission-critical facilities.
• Serve as a true seller-doer, balancing business development with technical and project leadership.
• Develop relationships with hospital systems, healthcare organizations, data center owners/operators, architects, developers, general contractors, and other strategic partners.
• Leverage existing industry relationships while developing new clients and referral channels throughout Phoenix and the greater Arizona market.
• Identify, develop, and pursue new business opportunities.
• Lead and contribute to proposals, scopes of work, fee development, project budgets, presentations, interviews, and client strategy.
• Build a sustainable pipeline of repeat and referral business.
• Serve as a trusted technical and business advisor to clients.
• Take ownership of opportunities from initial relationship development through pursuit, award, delivery, and account expansion.
• Lead projects from conceptual design through construction administration, commissioning, and closeout.
• Oversee projects involving hospitals, outpatient facilities, healthcare campuses, data centers, and other mission-critical environments.
• Coordinate with architects, owners, contractors, developers, consultants, and internal engineering teams.
• Review designs for reliability, redundancy, constructability, maintainability, energy efficiency, and code compliance.
• Provide technical oversight and QA/QC of engineering deliverables.
• Manage project scope, staffing, schedules, budgets, client expectations, and profitability.
• Participate in site assessments, field investigations, construction meetings, and client presentations.

Skills

Seller-doer

Business development

Client relationships

Leadership

Healthcare market knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Architectural Engineering

Job description

Job Title:Sr. MEP Engineer/ Practice Leader
Job ID:90572
Location: Phoenix, Arizona

Practice Building & Business Development

• Lead the growth of an MEP engineering practice focused on healthcare, hospitals, data centers, and mission-critical facilities.
• Serve as a true seller-doer, balancing business development with technical and project leadership.
• Develop relationships with hospital systems, healthcare organizations, data center owners/operators, architects, developers, general contractors, and other strategic partners.
• Leverage existing industry relationships while developing new clients and referral channels throughout Phoenix and the greater Arizona market.
• Identify, develop, and pursue new business opportunities.
• Lead and contribute to proposals, scopes of work, fee development, project budgets, presentations, interviews, and client strategy.
• Build a sustainable pipeline of repeat and referral business.
• Serve as a trusted technical and business advisor to clients.
• Take ownership of opportunities from initial relationship development through pursuit, award, delivery, and account expansion.

Engineering & Project Leadership

• Provide senior technical direction for complex mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering projects.
• Remain hands-on and engaged in engineering design, calculations, specifications, equipment selection, technical reviews, and problem-solving.
• Lead projects from conceptual design through construction administration, commissioning, and closeout.
• Oversee projects involving hospitals, outpatient facilities, healthcare campuses, data centers, and other mission-critical environments.
• Coordinate with architects, owners, contractors, developers, consultants, and internal engineering teams.
• Review designs for reliability, redundancy, constructability, maintainability, energy efficiency, and code compliance.
• Provide technical oversight and QA/QC of engineering deliverables.
• Manage project scope, staffing, schedules, budgets, client expectations, and profitability.
• Participate in site assessments, field investigations, construction meetings, and client presentations.

Healthcare & Mission-Critical Expertise

Relevant project experience may include:

• Acute-care hospitals and medical centers
• Outpatient and ambulatory surgical facilities
• Complex clinical environments
• Healthcare renovations and expansions
• Central utility plants
• Data centers and mission-critical facilities
• Critical and emergency power systems
• Generators and UPS systems
• HVAC and central plant systems
• Cooling and heat-rejection systems
• Medical gas systems
• Building automation and controls
• Fire/life safety systems
• High-density computing environments
• Redundant mechanical and electrical infrastructure
• Infrastructure upgrades within active facilities
• Phased construction requiring minimal interruption to ongoing operations

Build & Lead the Team

• Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain engineers, designers, project managers, and technical professionals.
• Determine the initial team structure and grow the organization as revenue and project demand increase.
• Develop junior and mid-level engineers into future technical and project leaders.
• Establish engineering standards, workflows, QA/QC procedures, and project-delivery best practices.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines and offices to provide integrated client solutions.
• Develop a culture centered around technical excellence, accountability, client service, collaboration, and growth.
• Balance utilization, project delivery, hiring, revenue generation, and profitability

What you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• Approximately 10-15+ years of progressive MEP engineering experience preferred.
• Significant experience with healthcare/hospital and/or data center/mission-critical projects.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Arizona PE registration or ability to obtain Arizona registration is highly desirable.
• Strong technical background with demonstrated experience delivering complex engineering projects.
• Seller-doer or practice-builder capabilities with a history of developing client relationships and contributing to business growth.
• Understanding of the full business-development lifecycle, including opportunity development, proposal strategy, fee development, budgeting, project delivery, and account growth.
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with owners, hospital systems, architects, contractors, developers, and other decision-makers.
• Leadership presence with the ability to recruit, mentor, develop, and retain technical talent.
• Existing relationships within the Phoenix/Arizona market are strongly preferred.
• Relocation may be considered for an exceptional candidate who can credibly establish relationships within the local market.

For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at www.teemagroup.com