Project Leader

About the role

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Responsibilities

• Perform the overall administration, organization, and implementation of large-scale electrical construction projects.
• Manage several phases of a project lifecycle, including proposal, design, solutioning, installation, and close.
• Assist in the preparation of project documentation, including project requirements, manpower requirements, project layout, project schedules, detailed equipment plans, and field office support.
• Coordinate and assist with or lead a project kick-off meeting.
• Develop 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.
• Assist with the scheduling of resources on the project to maintain the baseline project schedule.
• Create baseline vs. actual reporting of resources, as required.
• Provide and execute site surveys, site cost studies, projected costs, forecasts, cost codes, and progress reports, as required.
• Assist with the collection of progress data of both self-perform and contractor-perform work.
• Observe and measure project scope and performance against the project plan to ensure that the project is within acceptable variances of cost, budget, schedule, and scope.
• Drive 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.
• Coordinate the acquisition of major materials and monitor tool and equipment requirements with project leadership and the warehouse, as required.
• Lead the acquisition of required permits and licenses for projects and ensure inspections are handled correctly and in a timely manner.
• Estimate, schedule, or confer with estimators, schedulers, and other resources that are assigned to the project to identify matters such as work procedures, complaints, and other related problems.
• Review the project schedule with the General Contractor and/or Customer.
• Work directly with the Customer on a schedule.
• Manage the integration of data from multiple company systems and analyze the data to draw insights on project progress.
• Assure timely completion of project punch-list items, the submittal of accurate as-built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, and the completion of training materials.
• Identify opportunities for cost-saving measures, quality improvements, and best practices.
• Maintain a positive, assertive relationship with other project leadership, including supervisors, superintendents, foremen, crew leaders, and/or other project personnel, to achieve project milestones and overall project success.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math, or Physics with 7+ years of experience or 5+ years with an MS degree.
• Supervise Construction Project Managers and perform PM duties on construction projects.
• Maintain operational and administrative control for construction projects.
• Extensive Project Management experience managing teams and monitoring multiple projects at any given time.
• Experienced in up-front project involvement with engineering firms, the client, and General Contractors.
• Proven track record of successful projects.
• Managed diverse groups on projects that involve multi-discipline knowledge (e.g., Fire Alarm, Communications, Security, AV, Power, and Instrumentation).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Direct cross-functional teams to reach mutual agreement to meet business objectives.
• Able to work in a diverse environment with personnel having a range of backgrounds.
• Strong analytical thinking to evaluate options and directions.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills.
• Facilitate change and communicate effectively.
• Able to think abstractly, in both short and long-term planning.

Benefits

• A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better.
• Driven by core values of agility, expertise, and trust.
• Opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for 75 years.
• Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
• Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.

Abilities

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Finger dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms (e.g., using a keyboard).
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.