VP, MEP Design & Construction

Headquartered in New York with a nationally-scaled platform, RXR is a 450+ person, vertically integrated investment manager with expertise in a wide array of value creation activities, including acquisitions, asset and portfolio management, property operations, development, construction, leasing, and technological innovation. RXR is an active investor in real estate credit, rental housing, commercial property, and property technology through value-added and opportunistic investment strategies.

Job Summary

RXR Realty, in partnership with TF Cornerstone, seeks a VP, MEP Design & Construction to lead the end-to-end delivery of base-building MEP systems for 175 Park Avenue — a world-class, mixed-use, transit-integrated tower adjacent to Grand Central Terminal.

This role is accountable for the overall MEP system design leadership through construction delivery, including procurement, value engineering, coordination of installation, and commissioning / turnover. The Project Executive will serve as a senior technical leader and owner’s representative, interfacing daily with the design team, providing oversight and direction to the Construction Manager, and coordinating closely with RXR Property Management to ensure operability, maintainability, and smooth building turnover.

The position will coordinate with the project’s internal construction and development management team with direct responsibilities for distinct phases of work including: core-and-shell office, MTA Improvements, hotel fit-out, interaction with anchor tenant design team and construction manager to enable streamlined base-building delivery to meet tenant lease requirements.

Core Responsibilities

MEP Technical Leadership

• Lead the MEP technical decision-making process from design development through CDs and into construction, ensuring alignment with program, schedule, budget, and constructability.
• Drive interdisciplinary coordination between MEP, life safety and operational needs to deliver fully integrated building systems.
• Lead MEP design reviews for coordination, code compliance, performance criteria, maintainability, and lifecycle considerations; manage issue resolution with consultants and CM.
• In collaboration with preconstruction team, oversee CM procurement of MEPs (bid packaging, scope development, leveling, awards), including major equipment procurement and long-lead planning.
• Lead MEP value engineering (VE) through design and procurement, ensuring savings are real, documented, and do not compromise performance or operations.

Construction Oversight & Field Coordination

• Provide senior oversight of the Construction Manager’s MEP execution plan: staffing, sequencing, safety, coordination impacts, and installation quality.
• Participate in weekly OAC and MEP coordination meetings; manage key logs (coordination, RFIs, submittals, design clarifications) to drive timely decisions and maintain schedule.
• Coordinate MEP interfaces and constraints tied to public agencies, utilities, and transit-adjacent requirements as part of an integrated project delivery approach.
• Review and approve MEP CM requisitions for accuracy and progress validation.
• Manage MEP change management: evaluate, negotiate, and resolve change orders; maintain clean cost tracking and forecasting for MEP scope.
• Review and approve CM’s integration of MEP activities into the master project schedule, resolving sequencing, access, and logistics issues with field teams.
• Oversight of CM’s MEP coordination, BIM clash resolution.

Commissioning, Turnover, and Operations Integration

• Lead commissioning strategy and execution across all MEP systems, including functional performance testing, closeout documentation, training, and turnover readiness.
• Coordinate closely with RXR Property Management…