Project Leader - Richmond, VA

Overview

Your Future at M.C. Dean

We're seeking people driven to excellence and inspired to have a meaningful impact powering, automating, integrating, and securing the world's most critical infrastructure and facilities. This translates into fulfilling opportunities for employees driven to excel in a meaningful career. As an employee at M.C. Dean, you will join forces with more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure and resilient power and technology systems;

and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability. Together, we transform the way complex, large-scale systems are designed, delivered, and sustained – enhancing client outcomes, improving lives, and changing the world for the better.

The position of Project Leader 2 is an executive‑leadership position responsible for the development and leading of project teams to provide expert solutions to a multitude of complex projects and industries. This individual must be experienced in running $5M–$20M+ in Electrical, Critical Power, Power Distribution Systems & Turnkey Solutions specific to Renovation Projects including normal & emergency power distribution, lighting & lighting control, branch & power feeders & specialty systems.

The Project Leader 2 is expected to provide overall development, training & leadership to Junior Project Leadership, Field‑Superintendents & trades personnel as it relates to the strategic planning, overall implementation & ownership of project completion.

• Responsible for ensuring leadership, direction & mentorship to all project‑team members to ensure effective collaboration & positive work environments.
• Leads a project team in the preparation of project documentation to include project & manpower requirements, project layouts & scheduling of resources, detailed equipment plans & supporting the field‑employees as required.
• Primarily responsible for coordinating, planning & leading the project kick‑off meetings for project teams involved.
• Ability to develop a Work Breakdown Structure for the assigned project with properly named work packages & resources assigned to the appropriate tasks to establish a baseline resource plan.
• Executes & provides site surveys, cost studies & projected costs, budget forecasting & any additional financial & cost requirements of the contractor‑per‑form work.
• Responsible for identifying opportunities for cost‑saving measures, quality improvements & execution of best practices.
• Ability to measure the project‑scope & performance against the project plan to ensure the project is within appropriate cost variances, budget‑expectations & schedule time frames.
• Partners directly with the Customer to create & manage the project schedule if requested.
• Timely completion & accuracy of project punch‑list items, as‑built drawing submittals & ensuring employee accessibility to the appropriate training materials.
• Maintains a positive, respectful & productive partnership with all leadership & support‑team members including Senior Engineering Leads, Superintendents & Foreman, Junior Project Leadership & Project Controls personnel to achieve project‑milestones.
• Leads the acquisition of permits & licenses required, along with ensuring that all inspections are appropriately completed within the discussed timeframe.

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in the specialty contracting or general construction industry with a Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Construction Engineering, or an Engineering discipline with a strong preference to Electrical or Mechanical.
• 7+ years of construction management experience with a Master's Degree with a preference in Construction Management or Engineering.
• Required knowledge within project management functions including self‑perform installation, sub‑contractor coordination efforts, maintenance of schedule & prioritization of deliverables tied to each specialty‑trade simultaneously.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience & established knowledge in complex markets on projects specific to Federal, Local, Commercial, Government & Transportation industries.
• Extensive…