MEP Project Manager

About the role

The MEP Senior Project Manager serves as a senior operational leader responsible for aligning multiple trades on large-scale or complex projects. This role provides oversight of project managers, ensures cross-trade coordination, and drives project execution from preconstruction through closeout.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop Senior Project Managers and Project Managers across electrical, mechanical, and plumbing scopes
• Conduct monthly performance reviews and ensure PM workload balance (target: ≤ 6 projects per PM)
• Foster a culture aligned with Excel’s core values:
• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Innovative
• Quality
• Loyalty
• Provide unified leadership across multi-trade projects with shared job sites
• Own cross-trade coordination, scheduling, and conflict resolution
• Partner with MEP Superintendents to align field execution, manpower planning, and production goals
• Review and approve project financials across the PM portfolio, including:
• Budgets
• Change orders
• WIP reports
• Forecasting and profitability
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and at Excel’s quality standards
• Establish and enforce project management standards, including:
• Project setup and documentation
• Communication cadence
• Project closeout procedures
• Lead structured handoff processes from estimating to operations
• Drive estimating accuracy by implementing post-project feedback loops
• Identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for operational improvements
• Serve as escalation point for client and GC relationships on complex projects
• Manage high-level communication and resolve commercial disputes

Requirements

• 8–12+ years of experience in construction project management (MEP preferred)
• Proven leadership experience managing multiple PMs or large-scale projects
• Strong understanding of electrical, mechanical, and/or plumbing systems
• Experience managing multi-trade commercial or industrial projects
• Demonstrated success in financial management (budgets, WIP, forecasting)
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills