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M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Full-TimeDeadline 6/11/27
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Tysons, VA, USA
RemoteTravel to project sites, manufacturers, and vendors as needed; may need to locate to project teams during planning or to resolve issues.
Operations & LogisticsProcurement & Sourcing

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 5 years of experience.
  • A bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
  • Relevant purchasing experience sourcing and negotiating contracts with original equipment manufacturers, construction or specialty-trade subcontractors, and fabricators.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, SharePoint, and Microsoft Excel.
  • Familiarity with business, finance, and accounting principles.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
  • Ability to understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and project schedules.
  • Ability to apply general rules to specific problems and produce sensible answers.
  • Ability to listen to, understand, and identify another person's speech; communicate information clearly when speaking; and read and understand written information.
Responsibilities
  • Work closely with core program and project teams to manage high-visibility, high-value programs.
  • Plan procurement during the bidding phase by understanding contract specifications and estimated bills of material, outlining an initial procurement plan for equipment, devices, subcontractors, and other procurements, and reconciling the final pre-award plan with the estimate.
  • Develop comprehensive requests for proposals or quotations for each vendor package, identifying best-value components and total acquisition cost.
  • Source and prequalify two to three viable vendors for each procurement package, evaluating scope, capacity, capabilities, capital, supply chain, acceptance of subcontract clauses, terms, conditions, and attachments.
  • Track, analyze, and compare quotes; add analyses for each vendor to the quotes matrix.
  • Work with project and engineering teams to confirm completeness of supply and service scope.
  • Negotiate and finalize agreements.
  • Transition the bid-phase procurement plan, documents, and knowledge to the project team through a formal handoff, validating that it reconciles with the estimate.
  • Maintain the procurement plan, aiming to place 80% of orders before the project is 20% complete.
  • Monitor deliveries until inspected and received; close out the procurement plan, including open commitments.
  • Track and report discrepancies and implemented corrective actions.
  • Capture and communicate market intelligence across projects and programs.
  • Incorporate current market conditions into procurement plans, including pricing trends, lead times and logistics, best-value opportunities, alternative or substitute products and potential material or labor savings, and evolving contract-compliance requirements.
  • Travel to project sites, manufacturers, and vendors as needed, and locate to project teams during planning or to resolve project issues as needed.
  • Research opportunities to consolidate and streamline product categories, prioritize opportunities with strategic business unit leaders, and develop long-term agreements that provide best value and lowest total acquisition cost.

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M.C. Dean

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M.C. Dean designs, builds, operates, and maintains integrated cyber-physical systems for mission-critical facilities, secure environments, and large enterprises. Its work spans electrical power, security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio-visual, and IT systems, all coordinated through management platforms that support long-term operation and sustainability. The company works end-to-end: it engineers solutions, installs them, and then runs and maintains them to ensure continuous, secure, and resilient performance. What sets it apart is its ability to provide comprehensive, turnkey technology and infrastructure services for critical environments—combining physical systems with digital management to create secure, automated facilities. The goal is to deliver automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems and the platforms needed to manage them over the long term.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Tysons, Virginia

Founded

1949

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What believers are saying

  • M.C. Dean opened Stuttgart in October 2025 and San Jose in November 2025.
  • NC State launched the M.C. Dean Engineering Hub on February 12, 2026.
  • The company added Ryan Kaltenbaugh in March 2025 to scale Security sales.

What critics are saying

  • Commercial Lightning Protection sued M.C. Dean in Virginia Eastern on June 9, 2026.
  • Heavy dependence on complex government and critical-infrastructure projects exposes margin pressure and payment disputes.
  • If AI power buildouts slow, Bells Power and related growth bets lose their rationale.

What makes M.C. Dean unique

  • M.C. Dean combines electrical, security, telecom, and controls under one mission-critical integrator.
  • The January 2026 Bells Power Group deal deepens AI-ready power infrastructure expertise.
  • Managed Services and InfraLink create recurring software-like revenue around installed systems.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Paid Vacation
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Parental Leave

Company News

MBT Magazine
Oct 15th, 2026
M.C. Dean's $412M Virginia expansion to add two factories, 1,950 jobs.

M.C. Dean's $412M Virginia expansion to add two factories, 1,950 jobs. The plans include a 442,000-square-foot building and a 1.5 million-square-foot building. Manufacturing.net staff Oct 15, 2026 Power and technology engineering firm M.C. Dean announced plans to invest $412.5 million to expand production at its Modular Mission Critical manufacturing campus in Caroline County, Va. The company expects the project to create 1,950 jobs. M.C. Dean's plans include a 442,000-square-foot building on its existing main campus and a 1.5 million-square-foot building on its 600-acre north campus. The pending expansion pushes land investments to 1,300 acres and total campus capacity to more than 3.6 million square feet by 2030. It will also equip the facilities with advanced manufacturing technology, including industrial machinery, automation and robotics. "We are proud of our growth in Virginia, establishing the nation's number one at scale modular manufacturing facility based on production right here in Caroline County," M.C. Dean President and CEO Bill Dean said. "We're poised to deliver one large power module every 30 minutes this year, compounding our output and impact and providing long-term economic benefit, local workforce development and high-paying careers for residents." Founded in Fairfax in 1949 by World War II Veteran Marion C. Dean, the company provides global engineering services worldwide with 40 offices and more than 9,000 employees. Headquartered in Tysons, Va., the company serves several markets, including manufacturing, technology, healthcare, transportation and federal customers. Its portfolio includes complex power, mechanical, communications, automation, security and life safety solutions, which are designed, integrated, manufactured and commissioned at the campus. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) worked with Caroline County, Virginia's Innovation Crossroads and the General Assembly's Major Employment and Investment Project Approval Commission to secure the project for Virginia. The Commonwealth will support project through an investment, approved by the Major Employment and Investment Project Approval Commission, of up to $45 million, subject to approval by the General Assembly. Support for M.C. Dean's job creation will be provided through the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program. The program, created by VEDP in collaboration with higher education partners, provides training and recruitment solutions that are customized to each company. All program services are provided at no cost to qualified new and expanding companies as an incentive for job creation.

Virginia Business
Oct 13th, 2026
M.C. Dean to invest $412.5M in Caroline, creating 1,950 jobs.

M.C. Dean to invest $412.5M in Caroline, creating 1,950 jobs. Manufacturing campus opened in 2023 M.C. Dean, a power and technology engineering firm based in Tysons, plans to invest $412.5 million to expand its manufacturing campus in Caroline County, creating a projected 1,950 jobs, Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Tuesday. The privately owned business's Modular Mission Critical manufacturing campus opened in 2023, part of a three-year, $63 million expansion that created about 500 jobs in Virginia. CEO Bill Dean has grown the small electrical business his grandfather started in 1949 into a corporation employing more than 9,000 workers across more than 40 offices worldwide. The privately owned design-build systems integration company reportedly earns more than $3 billion in annual revenue. According to the governor's announcement, M.C. Dean plans to build two new plants: a 442,000-square-foot building on the main campus and a 1.5 million-square-foot building on the 600-acre north campus. When complete, M.C. Dean will have more than 3.6 million square feet on 1,300 acres by 2030. The company also plans to invest in a new Power Systems Training Center at Caroline High School starting in 2027, set to provide electrical systems training. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with Caroline County, Virginia's Innovation Crossroads and the Virginia General Assembly's Major Employment and Investment Project Approval Commission, which allocated up to $45 million, pending approval by the state legislature. "We are proud of our growth in Virginia, establishing the nation's No. 1 at-scale modular manufacturing facility based on production right here in Caroline County," Bill Dean said in a statement. "We're poised to deliver one large power module every 30 minutes this year, compounding our output and impact, and providing long-term economic benefit, local workforce development and high-paying careers for residents." Spanberger called the expansion "a transformational next chapter for M.C. Dean, Caroline County and the commonwealth," noting that the company has "grown from a Virginia electrical contractor into a global leader in engineering, advanced manufacturing and mission-critical systems."

Trade Show News
Jul 13th, 2026
3Si and M.C. Dean establish a global partnership to expand access of intelligence-led platforms worldwide.

3Si and M.C. Dean establish a global partnership to expand access of intelligence-led platforms worldwide. MALVERN, Pa. & TYSONS, Va.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-3Si, a trusted technology partner to public safety and private-sector organizations, today announced a global value-added reseller (VAR) relationship with M.C. Dean, a global systems integration and technology solutions leader. The relationship expands customer access to DirectToDispatch(TM), 3Si's police dispatch-ready intelligence platform, along with Surveill(TM), mission-critical VMS capabilities, and purpose-built asset protection solutions across global markets. "Together, we are positioned to help organizations strengthen operational resilience, improve situational awareness, and better protect people, assets, and critical infrastructure in an increasingly dynamic threat environment." Matt Kushner, CEO at 3Si Share Through this relationship, M.C. Dean will offer 3Si solutions as part of its broader portfolio of security, technology, and infrastructure services. Together, the companies will provide organizations with coordinated security solutions that combine 3Si's proven technologies with M.C. Dean's engineering, deployment, and lifecycle management expertise. "M.C. Dean's technical capabilities, operational experience, and leadership in complex environments make them a strong strategic partner for 3Si," said Matt Kushner, Chief Executive Officer at 3Si. "Together, we are positioned to help organizations strengthen operational resilience, improve situational awareness, and better protect people, assets, and critical infrastructure in an increasingly dynamic threat environment." As a VAR partner, M.C. Dean will support customers seeking security solutions that will help deter theft, improve asset visibility, support recovery operations, and deliver dispatch-ready intelligence during verified incidents requiring law enforcement response. "Enterprise scale customers today need scalable, reliable security solutions that are intelligent and improve operational decisioning," said Eric Dean, Chief Technology Officer at M.C. Dean. "By combining 3Si's technologies with M.C. Dean's Vision AI and InfraLink(R) capabilities, we deliver an integrated security operations platform that enables our customers to triage alarms and focus on the highest priority security incidents." This relationship reflects 3Si's continued investment in expanding its channel ecosystem and increasing access to its security solutions across commercial, government, infrastructure, and enterprise environments. About 3Si Security Systems 3Si is a leading provider of innovative security solutions, dedicated to creating a safer, more secure world. Business Wire, Inc. aim to integrate technology with real-world experience to deliver an intelligent platform that protects people, assets, and law enforcement, enabling informed, real-time decision-making. 3Si has relationships with over 10,400 law enforcement agencies that trust its ability to deliver crime intelligence directly to police dispatch for crime prioritization and response. Its integrated technology suite includes covert GPS Tracking, custom camera and video solutions, a modern video management technology, and its award-winning DirectToDispatch(TM). At 3Si, Business Wire, Inc. know that from detection to dispatch, every second counts. Learn more at https://www.3sisecurity.com/. About M. C. Dean M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence(R). Business Wire, Inc. design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company's capabilities include electrical power systems, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and employs more than 9,000 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability. Contacts. Media: 3Si Security Systems Mary Pifer [email protected] M. C. Dean Ramneek Kaur [email protected] More News From 3Si Security Systems MALVERN, Pa. & CALGARY, Alberta-( BUSINESS WIRE )-3Si Security Systems, a leader in technology solutions that help bridge private security intelligence and public safety response, today announced a major milestone in its partnership with Zedcor Inc., one of North America's leading mobile surveillance providers. Through the deployment of DirectToDispatch(TM)(DTD), Zedcor has expanded access to verified dispatch-ready intelligence across more than 1,800 customer locations throughout the United Stat... MALVERN, Pa.-( BUSINESS WIRE )-3Si Security Systems, a leader in security technologies that deliver verified felony-level crime alerts and intelligence to law enforcement and help organizations protect their assets and people, is proud to announce that Peter Giacalone has joined the company as a Board Advisor. At 3Si, Business Wire, Inc. has earned the trust of more than 10,300 law enforcement agencies nationwide by providing proven technology for safe and effective crime response. Over the past two decades, t... LAKE FOREST, Calif. & MALVERN, Pa.-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Netwatch, the leading provider of proactive video monitoring and AI-enabled security services, and 3Si Security Systems announced a strategic integration today. The collaboration brings together two powerful security solutions - Netwatch proactive video monitoring and 3Si's DirectToDispatch(TM)(DTD) - to provide crime intelligence directly to police dispatchers and first responders. This streamlined data sharing process creates a layered, intel...

The National Law Review
Feb 12th, 2026
NC State University College of Engineering and M.C. Dean announce launch of M.C. Dean Engineering Hub

NC State University College of Engineering and M.C. Dean announce launch of M.C. Dean Engineering Hub. Bill Dean, M.C. Dean chief executive officer, introduces the M.C. Dean Engineering Hub at NC State. (C) Adam Jennings M.C. Dean Engineering Hub at NC State TYSONS, VA, UNITED STATES, February 12, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ - NC State University's College of Engineering and M.C. Dean are excited to announce a transformative new collaboration aimed at accelerating innovation in engineering, infrastructure, and workforce development. The partnership, anchored in a shared commitment to advancing electronic systems, distributed energy, grid modernization, and advanced manufacturing, will create the M.C. Dean Engineering Hub at the College of Engineering at NC State. The establishment of this hub, made possible by the generosity of M.C. Dean, reflects a vision to tackle some of the most pressing challenges in energy systems, grid resilience, and advanced manufacturing for large-scale infrastructure. This collaboration will combine the technical expertise, resources and industry connections of both M.C. Dean and the College of Engineering to drive cutting-edge research, grow the next-generation workforce and expand what is possible in energy infrastructure and technology. A Vision for Innovation and Impact The M.C. Dean Engineering Hub is poised to address challenges in energy by tapping into the expertise and creativity of both industry and academia. The hub is promoting interdisciplinary research and development across several critical areas: - Grid Innovation: Advancing next-generation microgrid management, hybrid-mode operations and islanding solutions. - Energy Storage & Demand-side Management: Improving resiliency, emergency response capabilities and long-term sustainability of energy storage systems. - Advanced Manufacturing for Large Scale Infrastructure: Expanding scalable, reliable infrastructure to meet growing global demands. - Workforce Development: Supporting students at every academic level through fellowships, research opportunities, and project-based learning experiences. This strategic partnership will utilize the College of Engineering's expertise and infrastructure while aligning with M.C. Dean's strategic priorities to create a high-impact, multidisciplinary research hub. "The M.C. Dean Engineering Hub will tackle real-world challenges, inspire the next generation of engineers and build solutions that make a positive impact," said Jim Pfaendtner, the Louis Martin-Vega Dean of Engineering at NC State. "This collaboration is a powerful opportunity to address critical energy and infrastructure issues facing society, and we're proud to have this partnership." "NC State shaped my journey as an engineer, making this partnership especially meaningful," said Bill Dean, CEO of M.C. Dean. "The establishment of the M.C. Dean Engineering Hub builds on decades of support and reflects our shared vision for advancing energy innovation, grid resilience, and workforce development. Together, we are preparing the next generation of engineers to become innovators of intelligent infrastructure, solving real-world challenges that are reshaping our industry." Marion C. "Casey" Dean (Electrical Engineering '67) is chairman emeritus and former president and CEO of M.C. Dean. He was a member of the NC State Engineering Foundation Board of Directors from 2016 to 2022 and was inducted into the College of Engineering's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Hall of Fame in 2016. William H. "Bill" Dean (Electrical Engineering '88) is the president and CEO of M.C. Dean. He is a past member of the NC State Engineering Foundation Board of Directors. In 2011, he received a Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award, an award that recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of engineering and was inducted into the College of Engineering's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Hall of Fame in 2015. The Deans are longtime supporters of the College of Engineering and have established two distinguished professorships within the college since 2017, in addition to annual gifts. M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence(R). We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company's capabilities include electrical power systems, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and employs more than 9,000 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability. Since 1887, North Carolina State University has delivered world-class teaching and research as a leading public land-grant institution. Based in Raleigh and ranked in the top 1% of universities globally, NC State excels across disciplines. NC State's College of Engineering is one of the nation's top public engineering schools, home to more than 12,500 students, over 400 faculty and a wide array of programs, research centers and industry partnerships. With almost $290 million in research expenditures in the last year, the College of Engineering is a research powerhouse focused on meeting present-day and future global challenges. The College of Engineering offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in person and online across a broad spectrum of engineering disciplines, all designed to prepare our students to lead, innovate and make a difference in our state, nation and world. Regine de la Cruz M.C. Dean [email protected] Monica Maggiano North Carolina State University [email protected] Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. 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EIN News
Jan 15th, 2026
M.C. Dean acquires majority stake in UK's Bells Power Group to expand AI infrastructure power solutions

M.C. Dean, a US-based engineering firm with $3 billion in revenue, has acquired a majority stake in Bells Power Group, a UK leader in integrated power solutions. The deal enables both companies to deliver complex power systems expertise to enterprise customers globally, with particular focus on power-ready AI infrastructure. The acquisition expands M.C. Dean's capabilities in power generation equipment and control systems, including advanced hydrogen-ready microgrid applications. The combined entity aims to serve growing demand for sophisticated power infrastructure supporting AI and emerging technologies across international markets.