Deputy Engineering Leader

M.C. Dean, Inc • Richmond, VA

2h • Onsite

About The Position

M.C. Dean is seeking a Deputy Engineering Leader to manage the technical aspects of engineering, procurement, and construction for electrical systems in mission-critical facilities. This role involves providing engineering leadership across various disciplines, managing client relationships, engineering finances, and leading engineering meetings. The Deputy Engineering Leader will support projects ranging from $50 to over $200 million, with large square footage and significant team sizes. This is a technical leadership position focused on electrical, power, and modular design, with a preference for expertise in industrialized construction processes.

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ year’s recent experience in the construction industry with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• 3+ year’s recent experience in the construction industry with a Master's Degree in Engineering.
• Detailed, motivated, self-starter; must be able to work independently and lead in a team environment.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Background in design and engineering of mission critical facilities.
• Skill in calculations for electrical construction.
• Interest in the manufacture of modular builds for electrical construction.
• Serving as onsite liaison, overseeing installation, testing, & commission of electrical construction.
• Willingness to obtain Professional Engineer license highly preferred.
• Proficiency in software such as Revit MEP, Navisworks, Bluebeam, MS Office, ETAP/SKM, AGI32, etc. highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leading complex technical discussions, projects, and/or programs.
• Validating world class technical solutions on projects.
• Ensuring engineering best practices are followed across multiple engineering and solution disciplines.
• Managing technical risk on a project.
• Providing oversight, direction, and technical expertise to engineering teams on a project.
• Leading an engineering discipline to develop new and upcoming engineers and technical experts.
• Preparing client-specific solutions.
• Driving the development and maintenance of project artifacts that are required to ensure success for a project.
• Identifying, recommending, and implementing work process improvements.
• Reviewing technical project details with project leadership.
• Managing the integration of data from multiple company systems and analyzing the data to draw insights on project technical solution.
• Ensuring safety regulations are adhered to and issues identified and resolved.
• Maintaining a positive, assertive relationship with project engineers to achieve project milestones and overall project success.

Benefits

• Engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change.
• Collaborative and forward-thinking work environment.
• Commitment to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior