Senior Engineering Manager

Company Overview

Conquest Solutions, LLC (CQS) is a leading application and engineering consulting firm in the Washington, D.C. metro area specializing in Building Automation Systems (BAS), Design-build and General Construction. We assist federal, state and local government agencies, private sector companies, and commercial entities in the design and implementation of their BAS and General Construction projects.

CQS employees enjoy a flexible, fun, and family-oriented work environment. We collaborate and learn from each other, which leads to each team member’s contribution having a huge impact on the overall growth of our company. We have a strong culture rooted in our core values of INTEGRITY, INCLUSION and INNOVATION.

Our rapidly growing company seeks an eager and hard‑working professional to join our team as the Senior Engineering Manager. This exciting career opportunity is a leadership role within the Company to oversee, manage and provide operational, managerial and administrative support within the BAS departments. This role is expected to operate independently, set priorities, and resolve competing needs to provide timely information and solve problems.

• Provide technical leadership and engineering oversight for all BAS design, implementation, commissioning, and support activities across active projects, ensuring alignment with contract requirements, industry standards, and CQS best practices.

  • Control system drawings and schematics
  • Submittals and technical packages
  • Sequences of operation
  • RFIs and technical correspondence
  • Change orders and engineering estimates

• Lead, mentor, and manage a multidisciplinary BAS team including Engineers, Programmers, Technicians, Electricians, and Commissioning personnel; drive accountability, performance, and continuous development across all roles.

• Serve as the senior engineering authority for BAS system architecture, sequences of operation, network design (BACnet/IP, MSTP, Modbus, etc.), and integration strategies.

• Establish and enforce BAS engineering standards and SOPs, ensuring consistency in design approach, programming practices, documentation, and system execution across all projects.

• Provide engineering support during preconstruction and sales phases, including:

  • Scope development and validation
  • Value engineering and cost optimization
  • Risk identification and mitigation
  • Vendor and product selection

• Coordinate closely with Project Management, Field Operations, and Commissioning teams to ensure seamless execution, constructability, and successful system delivery.

• Oversee commissioning readiness and execution, ensuring systems are installed, programmed, and tested in accordance with project requirements and industry standards.

• Drive resource planning and workforce allocation to meet project schedules, milestones, and deliverables while optimizing labor utilization across the BAS division.

• Identify gaps in execution, recurring technical issues, and inefficiencies, and implement corrective actions, standardized solutions, and process improvements across the organization.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance engineering quality, reduce rework, and improve project delivery outcomes.

• Maintain visibility into project performance, providing leadership with regular updates on engineering progress, risks, staffing, and operational challenges.

• Support hiring, training, and retention of BAS personnel, ensuring the team has the technical capabilities required to meet current and future workload demands.

• Foster strong working relationships with clients, general contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders, representing CQS as a trusted technical partner.

• Ensure compliance with all applicable codes, standards, and contractual requirements, including local, state, federal, and client‑specific guidelines.

• Promote and enforce a culture of safety, accountability, and professionalism across all BAS operations.

• Act as the final escalation point for complex technical issues.

• Drive standardization across projects and clients.

• Elevate overall engineering rigor, documentation quality, and system performance.

• Align BAS engineering practices with…