The Role
Provide strategic and technical leadership for the MEP engineering practice, overseeing electrical, mechanical, and plumbing design. Serve as the primary electrical PE, enforce standards and QA/QC, manage departmental resources and staff development, support business development and proposals, and resolve complex technical issues during design, construction, and commissioning.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Director of MEP Engineering will provide strategic leadership, technical management, and operational oversight for the firm’s Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) engineering practice. Operating at the intersection of complex building/infrastructure design and executive management, this role is responsible for driving technical excellence, ensuring strict compliance across multidisciplinary engineering deliverables, leading departmental growth, and maintaining high standards for project execution.
The ideal candidate is an experienced engineering leader holding an active Electrical Engineering Professional Engineer (PE) license, possessing deep expertise in power distribution and building systems alongside strong cross-functional acumen in mechanical (HVAC) and plumbing design.
Pay: $170,000 - $ 210,000
The pay listed is the salary range for this position. Any specific offer will vary based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education & Professional Registration
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an ABET-accredited institution. Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Engineering Management is a plus.
- Licensure: Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in Electrical Engineering is strictly required. Multi-state registration density (or eligibility for NCEES record reciprocity) is highly preferred.
- Total Experience: 10+ years of progressive engineering experience in MEP design, facility infrastructure, or architectural engineering consulting.
- Leadership Experience: 5+ years in a direct management or director-level leadership role managing multidisciplinary engineering teams, budgets, and project schedules.
- Deep technical expertise in medium- and low-voltage electrical design, utility service coordination, standby power systems, short-circuit/coordination studies, and protective relaying.
- Strong working knowledge of integrated mechanical (HVAC), plumbing, and fire protection systems.
- Advanced knowledge of national building codes, energy codes, and electrical standards (NEC, IEEE, NFPA, IBC).
- Demonstrated proficiency with industry tools, including BIM/Revit, AutoCAD, electrical calculation software (ETAP, SKM, or EasyPower), and energy modeling software.
- Excellent commercial aptitude, negotiation skills, and team management capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Departmental Leadership & Strategic Growth
- Practice Leadership: Lead, mentor, and manage the MEP engineering department, including discipline leads across Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing functions.
- Resource Management: Direct resource allocation, workload forecasting, staffing strategies, and utilization metrics across all active projects.
- Performance & Development: Conduct evaluations, establish technical standards, drive professional development initiatives, and cultivate a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Strategic Expansion: Partner with executive leadership to establish long-term departmental growth targets, adopt modern workflows (e.g., BIM/Revit, digital integration), and expand service capabilities.
- Electrical Authority: Serve as the primary Professional Engineer (PE) for electrical design, signing/sealing engineering drawings, calculations, and regulatory packages for power distribution, grounding, lighting, and emergency power systems.
- Multidisciplinary Oversight: Provide high-level technical guidance and quality control (QA/QC) across Mechanical (HVAC) and Plumbing engineering workflows to ensure seamless, fully coordinated building system designs.
- Standards & Compliance: Establish and maintain firm-wide engineering standards, design protocols, and compliance procedures in accordance with NEC, NFPA, IBC, energy codes, and local utility standards.
- Constructability & Review: Perform comprehensive reviews of construction documents, specifications, and scope definitions to guarantee code compliance, system reliability, and field constructability.
- Client & Stakeholder Interface: Act as the senior technical point of contact for clients, architects, utility providers, regulatory agencies, and general contractors.
- Proposal & Estimating Support: Collaborate with business development and estimating teams to define engineering scopes, write proposals, prepare fee estimates, and lead technical presentations for potential clients.
- Value Engineering & Field Support: Lead value engineering initiatives to optimize capital cost, constructability, and operational efficiency. Resolve complex technical challenges during design, construction, commissioning, and field troubleshooting.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET-accredited)
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Engineering Management
- Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in Electrical Engineering
- Multi-state PE registration density or eligibility for NCEES record reciprocity
- 10+ years progressive engineering experience in MEP design, facility infrastructure, or architectural engineering consulting
- 5+ years direct management or director-level leadership managing multidisciplinary engineering teams, budgets, and schedules
- Deep technical expertise in medium- and low-voltage electrical design, utility service coordination, standby power systems, short-circuit/coordination studies, and protective relaying
- Strong working knowledge of integrated mechanical (HVAC), plumbing, and fire protection systems
- Advanced knowledge of NEC, IEEE, NFPA, IBC, and applicable energy codes
- Proficiency with BIM/Revit
- Proficiency with AutoCAD
- Proficiency with electrical calculation software (ETAP, SKM, or EasyPower)
- Proficiency with energy modeling software
- Excellent commercial aptitude, negotiation skills, and team management capabilities
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The Company
What We Do
RavenVolt, an ABM company, is a leading nationwide provider of advanced turn-key microgrid, utility battery, and EV solutions. Specializing in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) management, the company delivers tailored onsite energy solutions to increase reliability and resilience for commercial, industrial, and municipal customers, utilizing an expert team to design and install solar, battery storage, and custom switchgear systems.
