MEP Unit Manager - Data Center Market

Gray ConstructionAtlanta, GA
6d

About The Position

Gray Construction is seeking a MEP Unit Manager to join our Data Center market in the southeastern and western regions of the United States. Why Gray? Gray is a fully integrated, global service provider deeply rooted in engineering, design, and construction, along with smart manufacturing and equipment manufacturing services. Consistently ranked as a leader in the industry, we focus on the following markets for domestic and international customers: Food & Beverage , Manufacturing , Data Centers, Distribution , Strategic Projects and Advanced Technology. Founded in 1960, Gray’s robust offering enables us to create one-of-a-kind solutions at the highest levels of customization, delivering unmatched precision and partnership to some of the world’s most sophisticated organizations. Still, these areas don’t define Gray—our people do. Passion, commitment, and a great team spirit all speak to the team members at Gray.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university; or a minimum of ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Must have a minimum of seven consecutive years total profit and loss accountability on multiple projects.
  • Must have a minimum of five years of experience managing all disciplines of design/build projects or hard bid projects as required for the market this position serves.
  • Must have experience in all contracting methods such as lump sum, GMP, cost plus construction management, and fee-based construction.
  • Must understand legal aspects and implications of contractual language.
  • Must have a proven record in increasing project profitability from the initial project profit margin on multiple projects.
  • Must be sufficiently knowledgeable in technical aspects of engineering and design disciplines to represent Gray as the "primary point of contact" in initial project discussions with customers.
  • Must be thoroughly knowledgeable of costs and fees associated with the variety of engineering and design disciplines and services Gray offers.
  • Must be thoroughly knowledgeable of the impact caused by multiple changes in either the design, engineering, or construction phases and how they impact the overall project, from the cost, schedule, construction management, and construction operations perspectives.
  • Must be knowledgeable of when and how to address these issues with customers.
  • Must have managed a minimum of one project in which all process or production equipment procurement or installation or both was within the scope of project services; or, must have managed all components of comparable to process projects for other specific industry types of projects, including, but not limited to, mission critical, large distribution and manufacturing, support utilities, equipment procurement, and installation, and manufacturing equipment and support utility installation.
  • The total value of this component of work shall have exceeded two million dollars for each project.
  • Should also have experience and knowledge of costs associated with discrete equipment components and systems and installation procedures in order to prepare estimates and proposals.
  • Must be able to mentor and/or train other project staff, such as senior project managers, project managers, assistant project managers(s) or other team members.
  • Must have proven experience in the development of aggressive schedules for projects with variables such as project type(s), areas, and seasonal start dates.
  • Must have proven experience in preparing cost estimates for design/build projects in the industrial arena.
  • Must be able to develop and maintain harmonious relationships with owners, co-workers, vendors, suppliers, and community stakeholders.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical publications, or government regulations.
  • Ability to write reports and business correspondence; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees, managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
  • Must have the ability to develop, interpret, and understand complex financial information.
  • Must have basic business mathematical skills, including the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables.
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or other forms.
  • Must possess basic computer skills, including the ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, and e-mail applications.
  • May also require working knowledge of scheduling and/or estimating applications.
  • The new team member should be an energetic, self-motivated individual who enjoys a team environment, as well as a passion for collaboration and professional development.

Responsibilities

  • Facilitates Customer and Team’s meetings and ensures that detailed meeting minutes and actions items registers are updated and promptly distributed.
  • Ensure that all “project start-up meetings" are held when required and with the appropriate team members.
  • Ensures that the project action items are being systematically tracked and completed to support the project requirements.
  • Ensure that project staff completes submittal reviews, status reports, closeout documents, and maintenance manuals promptly
  • Visit project sites regularly
  • Responsible to continually monitor progress identifying issues early during budget/costs reviews, developing needed corrective actions to mitigate issues, and to provide reports to the Project Executive, Responsible Project Director, Responsible Regional Manager, or Responsible Vice President.
  • Operate within budgetary limitations and requirements.
  • The Group Manager MEP is responsible for developing proposals and execution strategy for MEP trades of the project and coordinate with the Project Management Team for the general building trades.
  • Monitor the purchasing of all required materials, subcontracts, equipment, and services for project(s) MEP trades by project MEP Services staff and other team members, ensuring optimal savings within safety, quality, scheduling, training, and profitability requirements.
  • Ensure that the project MEP Services staff is issuing change orders to subcontractors and customers according to the work procedures.
  • Ensure that the project MEP Services staff is completing red files accurately and in a timely manner or providing financial status information to the project team to incorporate into the red files as well as reviewing the red file and/or job cost reports with the Project Manager and/or Project Executive, and the Site Manager on a monthly basis.
  • Responsible for oversight of project MEP Services team in the development and maintenance of the project master schedule to ensure conformance to project execution strategy and contractual obligations.
  • Responsible for collaboration with Field Operations Managers, A/E Services, and Project Management team with respect to MEP trades to assess the project schedule progress, identifying potential issues, and assisting the project team in the development of corrective measures as needed.
  • Ensure that any delays on the project are appropriately documented and communicated to all pertinent parties; includes producing timely notices and development of documentation to justify extensions to the schedule, and/or taking the development of documentation to justify extensions to the schedule, and/or taking appropriate measures to adhere to or modify the schedule.
  • Ensure that all contractual terms and conditions in both owner contracts and MEP subcontracts are understood by all parties.
  • Must be able to render decisions and/or take appropriate action(s) based on the contractual obligations of all parties.
  • Ensure that goals for safety, quality, scheduling, training, and profitability are met for specific project or projects.
  • Responsible for contributing to the development of the project risk management plan with respect to MEP trades and assigning responsibilities for monitoring and reporting progress.
  • Assess the effectiveness of plans and in collaboration with the Field Operations Manager, A/E Services, and MEP Services to develop changes to the plan and/or corrective action steps to be implemented by the team.
  • Provide oversight, identifying potential issues & assist project teams in the development of corrective measures for risk mitigation.
  • Perform as primary customer contact and account manager.
  • Develop relationship management plans and assign responsibility within the team and for reporting progress.
  • Assess the effectiveness of plans, and in collaboration with the Field Operations Manager, A/E Services and MEP Services develop changes to the plan and/or corrective action steps to be implemented by the team.
  • Ensure that the project staff support and abide by the company's vision, core values, and mission statement.
  • In coordination with the Field Operations Manager, A/E Services, and MEP Services monitor project team cohesiveness and develop action plans to correct issues associated with project management resources.
  • Responsible for mentoring and training MEP Services Sr. Project Managers and Project Managers and ensuring adequate training is available and provided to Assistant Project Managers and Project Engineers.
  • Responsible for performance reviews of MEP services personnel assigned to the Group Manager MEP.
  • Ensure that project staff and other team members maintain a cooperative and willing work environment with the engineering and design staff as well as the construction site staff.
  • Responsible for communicating regularly with other Project Executives and Responsible Director, Responsible Regional Manager or Responsible Vice President in carrying out responsibilities.
  • Supervise multiple MEP Services team members in various positions and external resources.
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