Senior MEP Project/Client Manager
About The Position
Dewberry's Richmond, Virginia office is seeking a MEP Senior Project Manager to serve as the primary contact between the office and the Owner. The role manages projects from concept through design, bidding, negotiation, and construction administration, while building client trust and supporting repeat business. The manager anticipates project needs, resolves challenges, and works with multidisciplinary teams to deliver engineering solutions aligned with client objectives. The position offers opportunities to shape a career around business development, team building, or both. Success may lead to expanded client responsibilities and market influence, as well as opportunities to mentor and develop future project managers. Dewberry's Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Structural (MEPS) team is a nationwide service line serving clients in specialized facility types and providing specialized MEPS design services. Its work includes high-performance buildings, hospitals, net-zero and renewable energy technologies, microgrids, energy resilience design, and other MEPS services. The team includes subject matter experts, including leaders in international professional organizations, and serves clients such as universities, healthcare systems, government agencies, and global industrial manufacturers. The service line is ranked #35 nationally among MEP Giants. Dewberry is a professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. The company emphasizes exceptional talent, high-quality client service, collaboration, innovative and complex projects, personal integrity, and its “Dewberry at Work” attributes. The projected salary range is $129,000–$167,000 annually and may vary based on skills, experience, location, and market conditions. Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.), or ability to obtain licensure through reciprocity within the state where the position is posted within one year of the start date.
- Knowledge of the construction process.
- Self-motivation and highly developed verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational skills and a good understanding of plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and life safety systems, applicable codes, national standards, client design standards, system operation, space requirements, and cost.
Nice To Haves
- 10 or more years of experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Maintain primary one-to-one contact with the client.
- Understand the client's needs and goals and those of the client's organization.
- Draft proposals for new projects with existing clients for review and signature by the Principal in Charge of Business, track proposals through project award, and work with clients to develop additional work.
- Attend regular client design meetings and issue meeting minutes.
- Oversee approval of design and construction documents within the applicable area of progressive technical experience, including signing and sealing documents as Engineer of Record.
- Coordinate with Design Discipline Managers to schedule, plan, and assign appropriate personnel.
- Prepare storyboards and detailed project timelines.
- Provide quality control, ensure client needs and requests are accommodated, and coordinate among involved disciplines and outside consultants.
- Provide advice and make decisions for the Owner as needed.
- Advise on project billing and assist with collections.
- Supervise and coordinate submission of documents to appropriate reviewing authorities.
- Coordinate responses to reviews and ensure those responses are reflected in drawings and specifications.
- Arrange timely in-house quality reviews.
- Arrange and attend pre-bid conferences and issue meeting minutes and addenda.
- Conduct bid openings and prepare and issue certified bid tabulations.
- Coordinate the construction administration phase to maintain Dewberry's positive standing with the client.
- Perform site visits, inspections, and commissioning activities as required to support construction administration.
- Assist with recruiting, evaluating, and making recommendations regarding new employees to support the MEPS practice.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
