Senior MEP Project Manager

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact? Do you thrive on tackling complex challenges andleveragingyour technicalexpertiseto drive results? Do you value working in a supportive and inclusive environment where your professional growth is a top priority? At Group PMX,you’llhave the opportunity to enhance your skills through comprehensive training, education, and in-house mentorship. We also encourage active participation in industry trade, business, and professional associations to keep you at the forefront of your field.

Location: Remote - NYC 5 days a week on site
Salary Range: $,000

The Senior MEP Project Manager is responsible for leading Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection, and Life Safety scopes for capital construction, infrastructure, renovation, and modernization projects across academic and institutional facilities. This role provides technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring MEP systems are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with applicable codes, campus standards, sustainability initiatives, and operational requirements.

The Senior MEP Project Manager serves as a key liaison between campus leadership, facilities teams, design consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders while managing multiple projects in active educational environments.

• Lead MEP planning, design coordination, construction administration, commissioning, and closeout activities for academic, research, residential, athletic, administrative, and student-life facilities.
• Manage multiple capital projects and campus infrastructure initiatives simultaneously, providing strategic oversight of MEP systems and project execution.
• Coordinate architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and campus facilities personnel throughout all project phases.
• Review and manage MEP drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, and construction documents to ensure technical accuracy and alignment with project objectives.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal codes, institutional standards, energy regulations, life safety requirements, and sustainability goals.
• Develop and monitor project schedules, identifying risks and coordinating construction activities to minimize disruption to ongoing campus operations.
• Manage MEP-related budgets, forecasts, contracts, change orders, and cost-control initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership during value engineering, constructability reviews, and design development processes.
• Oversee procurement and delivery of critical and long-lead MEP equipment and infrastructure components.
• Coordinate inspections, testing, commissioning, startup, and turnover activities to ensure systems perform as designed.
• Partner with Facilities Management, Capital Projects, Administration, Faculty, and Department Leadership to align project objectives with institutional priorities.
• Support campus energy efficiency, resiliency, deferred maintenance, and long-term asset management initiatives.
• Lead project closeout efforts, including as-built documentation, training, O&M manuals, warranties, and transition to campus operations teams.
• Mentor junior project managers and provide guidance on MEP best practices, project controls, and technical issues.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of experience managing MEP scopes for higher education, institutional, healthcare, public-sector, or large commercial construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex renovation, infrastructure, and occupied-facility projects.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, building automation, controls, and life safety systems.
• Experience with commissioning, energy-efficient building systems, sustainability initiatives, and campus infrastructure projects preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, MS Project, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or similar project…