Deputy Project Leader

Overview

Deputy Project Leader

Build Your Future at M.C. Dean

We're seeking people driven to excellence and inspired by the way engineering and innovation improves lives, enhances customer outcomes, and changes the world for the better. As an employee at M.C. Dean, you will join forces with more than 5,100 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Our Electrical and Construction business unit is currently seeking an Assistant Project Manager. In this role, your initial assignment will be a 1.3M sq. ft. data center with in our Mission Critical market. The Assistant Project Leader /Manager has project management expertise as a generalist with experience in an engineering or construction specialty. This role will be responsible for managing the entire spectrum of a project lifecycle and involved in project initiation through project close out.

You will be a contributor during bidding phase and through implementation phase and proficient at identifying solutions to problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity to solve.

• Performing the administration, organization, and implementation of small electrical construction projects or parts of a larger more complex project.
• Managing one or more phases, as required, of a project lifecycle, including proposal, design, solutioning, installation, and close.
• Assisting with the preparation of project documentation, including project requirements, manpower requirements, project layout, project schedules, detailed equipment plans and field office support.
• Coordinating and assisting with or leading a project kick-off meeting.
• Developing a Work Breakdown Structure for the project with properly named work packages and resources assigned to tasks (resource loaded) to establish a baseline resource plan.
• Assisting with the scheduling of resources on the project to maintain the baseline project schedule.
• Creating baseline vs actual reporting of resources, as required.
• Providing and executing site surveys, site cost studies, projected costs, forecasts, cost codes and progress reports, as required.
• Assisting with the collection of progress data of both self-perform and contractor perform work.
• Observing and measuring project scope and performance against the project plan to ensure that the project is within acceptable variances of cost, budget, schedule and scope.
• Being involved in the development and maintenance of project artifacts, including shop drawings that are required to ensure effective short-term and long-term staffing success for the project.
• Assisting with the acquisition of major materials, and monitoring tool and equipment requirements with project leadership and the warehouse, as required.
• Assisting with the acquisition of required permits and licenses for projects and ensuring inspections are handled correctly and in a timely manner.
• Estimating, scheduling, or conferring with estimators, engineers, schedulers, and other resources that are assigned to the project to identify matters, such as work procedures, complaints, and construction problems.
• Reviewing the project schedule with the General Contractor and/or Customer, if requested by project leadership.
• Managing the integration of data from multiple company systems and helping to analyze the data to draw insights on project progress.
• Assuring timely completion of project punch-list items, the submittal of accurate as‑built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, and the completion of training materials.
• Identifying opportunities for cost‑saving measures, quality improvements and best practices.
• Ensuring safety regulations are adhered to and issues identified.
• Maintaining a positive, assertive relationship with project leadership to achieve project milestones and overall project success.

• Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math or Physics preferably from an ABET accredited program.
• 5+ years of experience in…