MEP Project Manager

Job Description Dewberry's Richmond, VA office is seeking a MEP Project Manager to act as primary contact between our office and the Owner; effectively manage projects from concept through design, bidding, negotiation, and construction administration to winning the next project with same client.  You'll play a key role in creating a true "Client for Life" experience by delivering responsive service, practical solutions, and trusted technical guidance.

Through close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, you'll ensure project deliverables meet client needs, regulatory requirements, and quality expectations while helping clients achieve both project and organizational success. Dewberry’s Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Structural (MEPS) team includes many offices & staff organized into a MEPS service line focused on nationwide clients in specialized facility types and specialized MEPS design services. Our experience includes high-performance buildings, hospitals, net zero/renewable energy technologies, microgrid and energy resilience design, and a broad set of other MEPS services.

Our service line contains subject matter experts (SME), many of whom are in leadership roles in international professional organizations.  Our repeat clients include universities, healthcare systems, state, local, and federal government agencies, and large global industrial manufacturers, among others. Our service line is currently ranked #35 nationally among MEP Giants.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry.

Our commitment to excellence stems from our integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsibilities Maintain primary one-to-one contact with the client.

Understand the client's needs and goals and that of his/her organization.

Draft proposals for new projects for review and signature of the Principal In Charge of Business and track proposals through award of project. Work with client to develop additional work.

Attend regular design meetings with the client and issue meeting minutes.

Primary responsibility for the approval and oversight of design and construction documents within the applicable area of progressive technical experience including signing and sealing of documents as Engineer or Record.

Coordinate with Design Discipline Managers to schedule, plan and assign appropriate personnel.

Prepare storyboards and detailed project timeline.

Provide quality control to ensure that all of the clients' needs and requests have been accommodated. Ensure and coordinate among all of the disciplines involved, including outside consultants.

Provide 'on-the-spot' advice and decisions to Owner.

Advise on project billing and assist in collections.

Supervise and coordinate the submission of documents to the appropriate reviewing authorities.

Coordinate the responses to reviews. Ensure that responses are in fact reflected in the drawings and specifications.

Arrange and attend pre-bid conferences and issue meeting minutes and addenda.

Conduct bid openings and prepare / issue certified bid tabulation. Coordinate as required to ensure CA phase of the project puts Dewberry in positive standing with Client at all times.

Perform site visits,…