Project Leader - Buxton, Maine Security Clearance

Overview

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber‑physical solutions for the nation's most mission‑critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 9,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us? Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward‑thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries. We are seeking a Project Leader 2 to join our Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business unit.

• Oversee the installation, integration, and lifecycle delivery of enterprise network infrastructure and communications systems at multiple facilities throughout the United States.
• Establish and implement procedures, standards, and controls to ensure network installation and modernization projects are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with technical, operational, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Manage project site managers, field supervisors, and technical teams responsible for network deployment activities.
• Interface with customer personnel and respond to technical, operational, and schedule‑related issues and concerns.
• Manage subcontractors and oversee their performance to ensure compliance with contract requirements, quality standards, and project milestones.
• Perform site surveys and technical assessments to validate network requirements, infrastructure readiness, and system compatibility.
• Conduct design reviews for structured cabling, LAN/WAN environments, network electronics, communications rooms, backbone infrastructure, and related low‑voltage systems.
• Prepare installation proposals, project schedules, and execution plans for network infrastructure projects.
• Oversee warranty support and post‑installation service activities for completed network implementations.
• Prepare status reports, executive updates, and customer briefings on project progress, risks, and technical performance.
• Run day‑to‑day operations of a project or a defined subsection of a project.
• Identify change orders and ensure effective resolution of scope, schedule, and cost impacts. Price, track, and manage change orders.
• Plan and monitor cash flow against project expenses.
• Maintain as‑builts and network documentation as work is completed.
• Document project issues, field conditions, and technical constraints.
• Plan and execute project closeout activities, including completion, testing, turnover, and punch list resolution.
• Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work.
• Read and interpret drawings, network diagrams, one‑lines, rack elevations, floor plans, and project specifications.
• Research and compile submittals; price change orders; and prepare estimates for partially designed projects by completing the design approach and developing a full project estimate.
• Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, and design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as installation procedures, technical issues, customer concerns, and construction‑related problems.
• Communicate with people outside the Company, representing the Company to customers, the public, the government, and general contractor representatives.
• Clearance/Citizen Type:
  Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information. Ability to obtain a Secret clearance is required.
• 10+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline (BS).
• Experience managing network infrastructure or…