Early Planning Engineer

M.C. Dean, Inc • Tysons, VA

142d

About The Position

Your Future at M.C. Dean We're seeking people driven to excellence and inspired to have a meaningful impact powering, automating, integrating, and securing the world’s most critical infrastructure and facilities. This translates into fulfilling opportunities for employees driven to excel in a meaningful career. As an employee at M.C. Dean, you will join forces with more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability. Together, we transform the way complex, large-scale systems are designed, delivered, and sustained–enhancing client outcomes, improving lives, and changing the world for the better. The Early Planning Engineer or Data Analyst is both a quarterback and contributor in M.C. Dean’s structured early project planning process. This position ensures all required playbook deliverables are developed, validated, and presented within the mandated 30–45 day planning window. The individual coordinates cross-functional input across cost engineering, design, project controls, procurement, safety, quality, and modular manufacturing while also contributing technical or analytical expertise. Success requires balancing technical rigor with leadership, facilitation, and communication skills to prepare the project for the Project Kickoff Meeting (PKOM).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or related field), or Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics, or related field.
• 5+ years of engineering, construction, project controls, or data analytics experience.
• Familiarity with estimating systems (Accubid), scheduling (Primavera P6), cost control (CMS, EVMS), and data visualization (Power BI).
• Exposure to structured planning processes, modular design, or commissioning preferred.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills; ability to lead without direct authority.
• Ability to analyze and validate data-driven assumptions for cost, schedule, and scope.
• Proficiency with planning and analytics tools: P6, Excel, Power BI, InfraLink®, Bluebeam®.
• Strong organizational discipline to manage action items, forms, and deadlines across multiple stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to structured planning processes, modular design, or commissioning preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination of all required project planning meetings (Cost Engineering Handoff, Design Kick-Off, Scope/Pricing Validation, PKOM, Gate Check, and Key Project Review).
• Track and drive completion of deliverables such as scope validation, WBS development, procurement plans (Form 7), manpower and labor projections (Forms 2 & 8), risk registers (Form 5), submittal logs (Form 6), and earned value set-up.
• Maintain accountability for adherence to the 30–45 day validation and kickoff timeline.
• Contribute design validation, modularization planning, constructability reviews, and VDC coordination.
• Provide cost modeling, productivity benchmarking, earned value reporting (EVMS), Power BI dashboard analysis, and risk modeling.
• Develop and refine planning tools (P6 schedules, InfraLink®, Bluebeam® validation sessions, cost control reports) to ensure data integrity and traceability.
• Serve as the integrator across estimating, engineering, project controls, procurement, logistics, safety, and quality teams.
• Facilitate workshops, resolve conflicts, and ensure deliverables meet standards before executive review.
• Present key elements of the playbook during the PKOM, defending assumptions and recommendations to SBU executives.
• Train project team members on the use of playbook tools, forms, and processes (e.g., InfraLink®, Planner action item tracking, cost validation methods).
• Mentor junior engineers and analysts on structured planning best practices.
• Capture lessons learned during Gate Check and KPR meetings to refine future playbook execution.

Benefits

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid-time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees