MEP Unit Manager

Overview

Lead MEP projects, manage profit/loss, schedule, risk, and client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• risk management
• purchasing
• schedule oversight
• change orders
• submittal review
• site visits

Tasks

-Responsible for contributing to the development of the project risk management plan with respect to MEP trades and assigning responsibilities for monitoring and reporting progress. Plans should address both internal and external risks. Risk management planning should be incorporated into the Project Execution plan. -Perform as primary customer contact and account manager. By definition, this relationship shall reside beyond that of the Project Manager and/or Senior Project Manager so that if issues are elevated above that of these individuals the Project Executive is a transitional stop prior to escalating to the Director. -Ensure that the project staff support and abide by the company's vision, core values, and mission statement. -Monitor the purchasing of all required materials, subcontracts, equipment, and services for project(s) MEP trades by project MEP Services staff and other team members, ensuring optimal savings within safety, quality, scheduling, training, and profitability requirements. -Ensure that project staff completes submittal reviews, status reports, closeout documents, and maintenance manuals promptly -Ensure that all contractual terms and conditions in both owner contracts and MEP subcontracts are understood by all parties. Must be able to render decisions and/or take appropriate action(s) based on the contractual obligations of all parties. -Ensure that the project MEP Services staff is completing red files accurately and in a timely manner or providing financial status information to the project team to incorporate into the red files as well as reviewing the red file and/or job cost reports with the Project Manager and/or Project Executive, and the Site Manager on a monthly basis. -Ensure that project staff and other team members maintain a cooperative and willing work environment with the engineering and design staff as well as the construction site staff. -Ensure that all “project start-up meetings" are held when required and with the appropriate team members. -In the absence or termination of subordinates or other project staff, ensure continuity of workflow. -Ensure that any delays on the project are appropriately documented and communicated to all pertinent parties; includes producing timely notices and development of documentation to justify extensions to the schedule, and/or taking the development of documentation to justify extensions to the schedule, and/or taking appropriate measures to adhere to or modify the schedule. -Operate within budgetary limitations and requirements. -Responsible for performance reviews of MEP services personnel assigned to the Group Manager MEP. Also coordinate disciplinary actions with the Responsible Director MEP. -Responsible for collaboration with Field Operations Managers, A/E Services, and Project Management team with respect to MEP trades to assess the project schedule progress, identifying potential issues, and assisting the project team in the development of corrective measures as needed. -Provide oversight, identifying potential issues & assist project teams in the development of corrective measures for risk mitigation. In addition, responsible in monitoring the corrective measure until risk is mitigated. -The Group Manager MEP is responsible to continually monitor progress identifying issues early during budget/costs reviews, developing needed corrective actions to mitigate issues, and to provide reports to the Project Executive, Responsible Project Director, Responsible Regional Manager, or Responsible Vice President. -Visit project sites regularly -Facilitates Customer and Team’s meetings and ensures that detailed meeting minutes and actions items registers are updated and promptly distributed. -Responsible for oversight of project MEP Services team in the development and maintenance of the project master schedule to ensure conformance to project execution strategy and contractual obligations. -The Project Manager inherits the role of day-to-day management of project financials while the Group Manager MEP is responsible for developing proposals and execution strategy for MEP trades of the project and coordinate with the Project Management Team for the general building trades. This strategy should be project-specific and evolve over the proposal phase and finalized early in execution. The plan should have buy-in from Construction, A/E, MEP Services, and Field Ops and include a reporting process to update Market Leaders as appropriate. The Group Manager MEP will contribute to the Risk Management and Relationship Management plans that will be part of the execution strategy. -Ensure that goals for safety, quality, scheduling, training, and profitability are met for specific project or projects. This includes the promotion and implementation of the safety and quality programs. -Responsible for communicating regularly with other Project Executives and Responsible Director, Responsible Regional Manager or Responsible Vice President in carrying out responsibilities. -Ensures that the project action items are being systematically tracked and completed to support the project requirements. -Responsible for mentoring and training MEP Services Sr. Project Managers and Project Managers and ensuring adequate training is available and provided to Assistant Project Managers and Project Engineers. -The Responsible Director, Responsible Regional Manager, or Responsible Vice President has the authority to execute Subcontract agreements, release early payments to subs and vendors, accept deviations from our insurance limits, and to execute customer change orders. -Ensure that the project MEP Services staff is issuing change orders to subcontractors and customers according to the work procedures. -In coordination with the Field Operations Manager, A/E Services, and MEP Services monitor project team cohesiveness and develop action plans to correct issues associated with project management resources. -Develop relationship management plans and assign responsibility within the team and for reporting progress. Plans should address relationships with customer, subcontractors, and consultants. A project communication plan should be included outlining lines of communication for the project team, customer, subcontractors, and consultants. The Group Manager MEP shall coordinate with A/E Services regarding consultants. Relationship management planning should be incorporated into the Project Execution plan. -Assess the effectiveness of plans, and in collaboration with the Field Operations Manager, A/E Services and MEP Services develop changes to the plan and/or corrective action steps to be implemented by the team. -Assess the effectiveness of plans and in collaboration with the Field Operations Manager, A/E Services, and MEP Services to develop changes to the plan and/or corrective action steps to be implemented by the team.

Requirements

• bachelor's
• 5+ yrs
• cost estimating
• project management
• leadership
• scheduling software

What You Bring

-Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical publications, or government regulations. Ability to write reports and business correspondence; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees, managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Must have the ability to develop, interpret, and understand complex financial information. -Must have experience in all contracting methods such as lump sum, GMP, cost plus construction management, and fee-based construction. Must understand legal aspects and implications of contractual language. -Demonstrate and communicate a consistent and clear approach to problem-solving. -Must be able to mentor and/or train other project staff, such as senior project managers, project managers, assistant project managers(s) or other team members. -Must have managed a minimum of one project in which all process or production equipment procurement or installation or both was within the scope of project services; or, must have managed all components of comparable to process projects for other specific industry types of projects, including, but not limited to, mission critical, large distribution and manufacturing, support utilities, equipment procurement, and installation, and manufacturing equipment and support utility installation. The total value of this component of work shall have exceeded two million dollars for each project. Should also have experience and knowledge of costs associated with discrete equipment components and systems and installation procedures in order to prepare estimates and proposals. -Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or other forms. -Must have basic business mathematical skills, including the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. -Must have proven experience in the development of aggressive schedules for projects with variables such as project type(s), areas, and seasonal start dates. -Must be sufficiently knowledgeable in technical aspects of engineering and design disciplines to represent Gray as the "primary point of contact" in initial project discussions with customers. Must be thoroughly knowledgeable of costs and fees associated with the variety of engineering and design disciplines and services Gray offers. -Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university; or a minimum of ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. -Must be thoroughly knowledgeable of the impact caused by multiple changes in either the design, engineering, or construction phases and how they impact the overall project, from the cost, schedule, construction management, and construction operations perspectives. Must be knowledgeable of when and how to address these issues with customers. -Must have a minimum of five years of experience managing all disciplines of design/build projects or hard bid projects as required for the market this position serves. -Must have proven experience in preparing cost estimates for design/build projects in the industrial arena. -Exuberate leadership qualities and awareness of Gray Core Values inside and outside of project team. Extend consideration, courtesy, and respect to project staff, subcontractors, suppliers, and customers. -Must be able to develop and maintain harmonious relationships with owners, co-workers, vendors, suppliers, and community stakeholders. -Must have a minimum of seven consecutive years total profit and loss accountability on multiple projects. -Must possess basic computer skills, including the ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, and e-mail applications. May also require working knowledge of scheduling and/or estimating applications. -Must have a proven record in increasing project profitability from the initial project profit margin on multiple projects.

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-Evolved into a global powerhouse blending engineering, architecture, construction, and equipment services into cohesive solutions. -From tobacco barns to mega-projects, the company’s rise reflects its knack for pivoting—absorbing design-build, automation, and digital services under one roof. -Gray engineers complex facilities—semiconductor fabs, advanced battery plants, food and beverage processing sites, data centers, and distribution hubs—by integrating systems early for agile design and execution. -Their projects range from carbon-neutral distilleries and bourbon mash-houses to Amazon logistics centers, Mercedes-Benz assembly lines, Qcells battery parks, and Kraft Heinz plants. -A tapestry of sister brands—Gray AES, Gray Solutions, InLine Engineers, Anderson Dahlen, AD Process Equipment, and NexGen—gives the company depth in automation, specialty fabrication, and real estate. -Unique among general contractors, Gray builds its own process equipment and embeds engineering teams on projects, enabling mid-stream design pivots and tightly coordinated execution. -The company’s blend of family culture, integrated services, and global reach makes it both nimble and reliable on projects that demand innovation and scale.

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