MEP Construction Manager - Muskogee, OK

DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission-critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high-performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the world’s most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience.

Join us and be part of a team where your voice matters, your work makes an impact, and your growth is a shared priority.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title : MEP Construction Manager / Owner's Representative

Location :
Remote – Muskogee, OK. This may include travel to any of the 50 US states.

We recognize job-board ranges may not reflect our pay bands; DLB often out competes those ranges for well-qualified candidates.

Job Summary

The MEP Construction Manager (MCM) acts as the contractor and/or owner’s point-of-contact and onsite advocate from pre-construction through turnover and closeout, ensuring the facility’s mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, and supporting building systems are designed, procured, installed, integrated, commissioned, and documented to meet the owner’s requirements for scope, schedule, budget, operability, and maintainability.

Essential Functions Construction Management, Owner Advocacy & Project Oversight

• Serve as the contractor and/or owner’s primary representative with contractors, designers, trade partners, equipment manufacturers and vendors, facility operations, and AHJs; lead/participate in OAC, coordination, and readiness meetings.
• Maintain a proactive issues/risk log; elevate schedule, cost, and technical risks with mitigation plans aligned to owner priorities.
• Champion clear, data-driven communication (technical and non-technical) across all parties; curate owner updates and decision logs.

Design & Pre-Construction (MEP Focus)

• Review design criteria, drawings, and specifications, including but not limited to HVAC, power distribution, emergency generation/UPS, grounding, lighting, plumbing, fire protection, and controls for constructability, operability, and maintainability; resolve clashes early via BIM coordination.
• Support procurement strategy for long-lead MEP equipment; verify factory documentation, submittals, and vendor plans flow down owner requirements.
• Align QAQC and commissioning requirements in project documents so expectations are contractual and traceable.

Construction Administration & Field Oversight

• Provide daily/weekly oversight of MEP and general building trades to verify installations meet drawings, specifications, codes, and manufacturer requirements.
• Enforce coordination plans and above-ceiling/MEP routing decisions; confirm access clearances, labeling, and maintainability are preserved as-built.
• Monitor schedule interfaces and system integration sequences; initiate recovery plans when needed.

Methods of Procedure (MOP), Safety & Readiness

• Coordinate development/review of MEP-critical MOPs (energization, generator/HVAC tie-ins, shutdown windows), ensuring protection of live environments and compliance with owner/site policies.
• Reinforce HSE policies (e.g., NFPA 70E, LOTO) and confirm pre-energization prerequisites and settings management are satisfied by the delivery team.
• Oversee the full commissioning process from L1 through L5, ensuring all systems are tested, documented, and accepted per owner requirements.
• Coordinate with the Commissioning Authority/Program on scope handoffs, tagging/progress reporting, and schedule alignment.
• Ensure pre-functional checklists, startup prerequisites, vendor O&M, settings, and test reports are complete and organized.
• Maintain a punch list and/or action item tracker through closure and drive resolution of commissioning issues.
• Support integrated systems testing and final acceptance procedures, ensuring all commissioning documentation is archived for turnover.

Documentation, Controls & Reporting

• Maintain field document control for drawings, RFIs, submittals, test/inspection records, equipment lists, and change orders; produce concise owner reports with schedule/cost/quality status and decisions required.
• Use common tools…