MEP Manager

Faith Technologies•El Paso, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The MEP Manager is responsible for leading and managing all Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) scopes associated with the construction of mission-critical data center facilities. This role oversees daily field execution, project controls, engineering coordination, cost management, risk mitigation, scheduling, and the overall technical performance of MEP systems supporting high-availability data center operations. With a minimum of five years of commercial construction experience, the MEP Manager ensures that all MEP systems—including cooling infrastructure, electrical distribution, UPS systems, critical plumbing, and supporting utilities—are installed, tested, and commissioned in accordance with project requirements, technical specifications, and data center reliability standards. The MEP Manager serves as a key liaison among project teams, trade partners, commissioning agents, project executives, and regional leadership, driving successful project delivery throughout all phases of the data center construction lifecycle.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical training
1 year of electrical estimating experience
Five years of Project Management, Construction Management, Project Engineering, or Commissioning Management experience
8 years of commissioning/start-up experience for electrical and/or mechanical systems.
Experience leading commissioning/start-up activities for construction projects exceeding $25MM in contract value strongly preferred.
Relevant industry experience can vary from Mission Critical, Industrial, and Commercial.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading commissioning/start-up activities for construction projects exceeding $25MM in contract value strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversight of MEP Contractors.
Networks, establishes, and maintains customer relationships.
Support the development of the QAQC/Cx scope, schedule, and budget for MEP contractors.
Reviews outgoing QAQC/Cx estimates with Estimating Department to ensure accuracy.
Properly utilizes internal functional groups and monitors progress of each deliverable for the project.
Supports the development of the QAQC/Cx safety plan for MEP contractors.
Effectively involves internal safety departments to ensure a complete and client approved plan.
Works with the construction project manager to ensure start up and operational procedures are executed in a safe manner and are compliant with the client's specifications.
Coordinates with the client, Cx Project Manager and all affected parties on day to day start-up and Cx activities, and leads daily, weekly and monthly meetings (i.e., QAQC/Commissioning meetings, Equipment meetings, Coordination meetings, Scheduling meetings, Staffing meetings, Project Manager meetings, etc.).
Manages all QAQC/Cx issues logs for MEP contractors and coordinates with all affected and/or responsible parties to mitigate and clear out the issues.
In collaboration with Workforce Manager, participates in performance review process for field leadership.
Partners with Talent Team to optimize recruiting and selection, employee relations, and other related topics as it pertains to direct reports.
Visits various jobsites and interacts with crew, customers, foreman, and general contractors to ensure proper job progress and to support and encourage safe behavior.
Effectively delegates to MEP contractors with proper control systems in place to ensure accountability and to prevent decision making bottlenecks.
Provides frequent and clear feedback to MEP contractors, offers clear direction, and ensures they are supported in their goals.
Organizes Cx crew into a productive team to encourage synergy.
Manages the boundaries that separate units which report directly and with other parts of the business.
Monitors the flow of work between his/her unit and others in the organization; asking questions, and recommending improvements.
Understands and conveys functional strategies, business strategies, and corporate mission.
Fosters effective cross-functional collaborations to accelerate work processes.
Creates a supportive environment that allows mistakes but not failure (motivates and instructs; shares positive and negative feedback in a constructive manner).
Performs other related duties as required and assigned.