Deputy Department Manager - MEPS

Overview

Lead Asset Management team, oversee projects, budgets, staffing, and client deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• standards development
• team leadership
• client liaison
• proposal development
• budget management
• technical guidance

Tasks

Responsible for knowing how to do the work (that we committed to in our proposal) and assigning / leading the appropriate resources to do the work for Asset Management. Mentor and lead Project/Client Managers within your own group directly responsible for Asset Management projects. Support other Project/Client Managers by providing Asset Management resources to help meet client requirements. In short, provide the Asset Management leadership and resources to grow Asset Management and the follow-on work that comes from it. Reports to Business Unit Manager. -Establishing/improving standards, workflow, and processes for Asset Management. -Recruiting, growing, mentoring, and developing the staff within Asset Management to grow the group and allow each person to achieve their maximum potential. -Taking a very active role in recruitment of staff in your group including networking, recruitment, interviewing and “deal closing”. -Supervisory responsibilities include:Recruiting, growing, mentoring, and developing the staff within Asset Management to grow the group and allow each person to achieve their maximum potential. Minimum annual evaluations for each individual reporting to you.Providing both technical and project management guidance/leadership for Asset Management. Organizing your staff in a way to allow career advancement, professional development, quality client service, and operational efficiencies to meet business and project financial goals.Taking a very active role in recruitment of staff in your group including networking, recruitment, interviewing and “deal closing”. -Identify staff performing the project, along with a senior staff member if required. -Notification to other Project/Client Managers your group is supporting if established project schedule cannot be met. Notify in enough time to appropriately handle the situation, preferably at the latest 2 weeks prior. -Identify of PM for projects directly managed by your group on both external and internal projects. -Adherence to project budgets. Review and provide updates on project budgets at milestone dates. Reviewing budgets weekly. -Organizing your staff in a way to allow career advancement, professional development, quality client service, and operational efficiencies to meet business and project financial goals. -Provide general updates of projects (just informally where we are in the process, quick tasks to complete, percentage complete currently, etc.) -Providing both technical and project management guidance/leadership for Asset Management. -Primary contact for Asset Management for both internal and external clients. -Develop proposals for Asset Management projects including coordinating with others you need support from such as Technical Design Discipline Managers.

Requirements

• mep systems
• self-motivated
• asset management
• project management
• aia contracts
• 5 years

What You Bring

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law. *At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization. -Good conceptual understanding of plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems with general knowledge of system operation, space requirements, cost. -self-motivated with highly developed verbal, written and interpersonal skills. -Minimum of 5 years’ experience involving Asset Management on various MEP systems including experience in staff/project management. -knowledgeable of construction process, AIA contracts -Attention to project scope to identify potential additional services.

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Benefits

-Minimum annual evaluations for each individual reporting to you. -Work schedule for your group showing: -Delivery due dates for your groups project commitment’s

About Dewberry

-Began as a family‑owned engineering firm and has grown into a nationwide professional services powerhouse. -Headquartered in Fairfax, VA. -Over six decades, it has woven its identity through iconic projects like the Hampton Roads Bridge‑Tunnel expansion and NOAA coastal mapping contracts. -Combining architecture, engineering, surveying, geospatial and construction management, Dewberry tackles projects across sectors—from transportation corridors to water‑resource systems. -Embraces design‑build delivery, supporting clients in both public and private sectors, including complex federal infrastructure and environmental undertakings. -A standout moment came when Dewberry secured NOAA’s multi‑state coastal geospatial services contract, reinforcing its reputation in geospatial innovation. -Work spans clinics, wastewater plants, transit‑oriented developments, shoreline mapping and more—reflecting a breadth that defines the firm’s narrative. -Firm leadership remains connected to its roots: still family‑led, yet managed with nationwide collaboration and a creative spirit.

Sector Specialisms

Visa Sponsorship

-no sponsorship for work authorization.

Security Clearance

-must complete background screening (employment, education, driving record, criminal, consumer report).