Director of Project Management

Meade is a full-service design firm specializing in innovative and cost-effective engineering solutions for data centers, cloud providers, and large-scale construction projects. Our team of expert engineers, designers, and consultants is dedicated to delivering high-quality, reliable, and sustainable solutions that drive the industry forward.

At Meade, we foster a collaborative and dynamic work environment where creativity, technical excellence, and professional growth are at the forefront. We take pride in our commitment to innovation, efficiency, and superior service-values that not only define our projects but also shape our workplace culture.

If you're looking to be part of a company that values expertise, teamwork, and cutting-edge design, we'd love to hear from you!

** This is an onsite position based in Tempe, AZ***

Meade is seeking an experienced Director of Project Management to lead and develop a team of Project Managers. This role is responsible for strengthening project execution, supporting consistent delivery across a portfolio of complex engineering projects, and building the capabilities of the Project Managers they lead.

The Director will provide coaching, oversight, and accountability while working closely with engineering leaders to improve project planning, resource coordination, risk management, and client outcomes. They will help ensure that project plans are actionable, engineering estimates and dependencies are incorporated, and project information is accurate and current in Meade's project management platform, currently Click Up.

The ideal candidate is a mature, credible leader with significant experience in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. The successful candidate combines strong people leadership with practical project management expertise and knows how to improve operating discipline without creating unnecessary bureaucracy. They are equally comfortable mentoring Project Managers, addressing gaps in project plans, facilitating alignment with technical teams, and using portfolio data to identify risks and support better decisions.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Project Managers, supporting professional growth, sound judgment, and consistent project execution.
• Establish clear performance expectations, provide regular feedback, and manage individual and team performance.
• Oversee workload distribution within the team, considering project demands, resource availability, and each Project Manager’s experience and capabilities.
• Conduct regular project and portfolio reviews to identify risks, resolve barriers, and reinforce accountability.
• Coach Project Managers through complex client, team, scope, schedule, and financial challenges.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Build productive working relationships between Project Managers and engineering leaders, reinforcing shared ownership of project commitments and outcomes.
• Oversee project delivery within the assigned portfolio, ensuring alignment with client expectations, company objectives, contractual commitments, and available resources.
• Ensure projects have actionable plans with clearly defined scope, milestones, responsibilities, dependencies, engineering estimates, and resource requirements.
• Review project schedules, budgets, forecasts, risks, and changes to identify concerns and support timely corrective action.
• Hold Project Managers accountable for maintaining accurate, complete, and current project information in the company’s project management platform.
• Partner with engineering leaders to improve estimating, resource planning, prioritization, and coordination across disciplines.
• Ensure project risks, conflicts, scope changes, and client concerns are identified, communicated, and addressed proactively.
• Monitor project performance and help Project Managers protect schedule, budget, profitability, quality, and client satisfaction.
• Provide direct project leadership or temporary support when business or client needs require it.
• Reinforce compliance with contractual requirements, industry standards, applicable codes, and company quality procedures.

• Collaborate with senior leadership, peer Directors, and engineering leaders to refine project management practices, tools, and reporting standards.
• Promote consistent and practical approaches to project planning, scheduling, forecasting, risk management, change control, and project closeout.
• Improve the quality and reliability of project and portfolio data used for operational decision-making.
• Provide portfolio-level reporting on schedule, budget, profitability, risk, and resource utilization.
• Use portfolio information to identify emerging risks, resource constraints, delivery trends, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support adoption of project management processes and tools through clear expectations, coaching, training, and…