MEP Manager II (Austin, TX) - Austin Commercial

Austin Bridge & Road•Austin, TX

About The Position

Austin Commercial is seeking an MEP Manager II for a large healthcare project in Austin, Texas. The role provides oversight and coordination for installation of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, sheet metal, insulation, sprinkler, and life safety systems on company projects. The MEP Manager works with project teams and trade partners to ensure systems are installed safely and efficiently, and meet project schedules, quality standards, and requirements. The role covers MEP trade coordination, space management, constructability studies, certificate-of-occupancy management, subcontractor submittal review, building-code compliance, coordination with city inspectors, proposed pricing-change review, and final inspections. The manager serves as a technical resource for owners, architects, subcontractors, and project teams, coordinating MEP scopes and resolving technical and construction issues.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in construction management or science, engineering, or a related field.
At least 8 years of comparable MEP experience with a general contractor, electrical contractor, or mechanical contractor.
Successful completion of OSHA 30-Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training; may be obtained within the first year of employment.
Proficiency with project management software.
Proficiency in cost projection, scheduling, financial analysis, budget reviews, and labor reports.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare construction experience with low-voltage systems such as nurse call, fire alarm, access control, security, and communications infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Evaluate mechanical and electrical design complexity and estimate construction and maintenance costs; assess constructability and compatibility with local building codes.
Serve as a technical resource in meetings with owners and architects, explaining building systems and anticipated design difficulties.
Attend weekly meetings with owners, architects, and subcontractors; communicate subcontractor work scope, phasing, scheduling issues, and quality concerns.
Ensure mechanical and electrical subcontractors submit complete shop drawings on time, and coordinate drawings among subcontractors.
Coordinate the complete MEP scope using overlay or CAD systems to identify and prevent space conflicts.
Review mechanical, plumbing, piping, electrical, and fire sprinkler shop drawings for routing, dimensions, equipment layouts, adequacy, completeness, and code compliance.
Check installation of mechanical, plumbing, piping, electrical, sprinkler, and life safety systems and conduct detailed inspections of work in progress for quality, completeness, schedule, and compliance.
Ensure mechanical rough-ins are installed on time and coordinate timely delivery of equipment.
Meet regularly with city electrical inspectors and coordinate with city fire department inspectors, including inviting them to inspect work in progress.
Coordinate sprinkler tamper and flow switches with the fire alarm system.
Inspect and coordinate life safety systems, including smoke evacuation, pressurized building areas, fire control centers, building and elevator distress communications, and fire extinguishers.
Manage certificate-of-occupancy requirements for life safety systems.
Review proposed changes for accuracy and cost and schedule impacts, and resolve technical problems with the architect.
Review subcontractor pay requests for propriety and timeliness and resolve payment issues.
Act as a liaison among owners, architects, general contractors, and associated disciplines.