M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

Facility Engineering Manager 1 - Facilities & Infrastructure

Construction ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeWashington, DC, USA$104.2k - $130.3k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Applicants must have a bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of experience, or a high school diploma and at least 10 years of experience.
Strong understanding of building infrastructure, specifically heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)/mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
Experience managing multiple simultaneous small-to-mid-sized construction projects; experience managing 20–40 concurrent projects and miscellaneous procurements is preferred.
Ability to manage project scope, schedule, cost, and risk in an occupied facilities environment.
Strong customer communication skills, including the ability to provide proactive, clear, and realistic updates.
Strong organizational and planning skills and the ability to prioritize effectively in a dynamic environment.
Ability to coordinate internal teams, vendors, and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated record of delivering projects on time and within budget.
Working knowledge of building codes and regulations.
Supervisory experience managing employee performance, training, and career growth.
Applicants selected must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. citizenship, for access to classified information; ability to obtain and maintain HSPD and Top Secret is stated, with HSPD-12 and active Top Secret preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage concurrent projects from initiation through closeout, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, execution, and documentation.
Implement project management practices, including schedules, lookahead planning, requests for information, submittals, change management, and closeout documentation.
Lead project kickoff meetings and routine project reviews with customers and internal stakeholders.
Coordinate vendors, subcontractors, procurement activities, and site access requirements to maintain schedule and quality.
Monitor project costs against approved budgets and provide regular financial reporting and forecasts.
Identify, mitigate, and manage risks related to safety, schedule, cost, and operational impacts, and regularly communicate status and risk to management.
Ensure work is completed safely, complies with contract requirements, and meets defined quality standards.
Create cost estimates and project proposals using General Services Administration (GSA) scheduled rates.
Create project schedules using Microsoft Project or similar tools, and track and report progress.
Maintain ownership and awareness of all projects and tasks in the portfolio across all project lifecycle stages.
Implement processes and tools to ensure efficient flow from project initiation through closeout.
Provide direct leadership to one or more Project Engineers supporting project planning, execution, and closeout.
Train and develop junior staff by sharing best practices, standard processes, and lessons learned.
Provide opportunities for professional growth through mentorship, structured development, and increased responsibility.
Foster a collaborative team environment by coaching, guiding, and leading by example.
Serve as the central customer point of contact and provide proactive, transparent, and professional communication.
Anticipate customer questions and concerns and provide timely updates that minimize surprises.
Communicate dependencies, required customer actions, schedule impacts, and change drivers.
Maintain working relationships with facility stakeholders, tenants, and operations teams.
Foster a culture of safety and ensure compliance with site safety requirements, including lockout/tagout (LOTO) and risk mitigation planning.
Ensure installations are inspected before close-in and final acceptance.
Minimize rework, return visits, and operational disruption to occupied facilities.
Identify opportunities to support additional projects, task orders, or program expansion.
Support customer development by offering solutions, recommendations, and a clear path forward.
Contribute to recapitalization planning, scope development, and rough-order-of-magnitude cost estimates when applicable.

Desired Qualifications

Experience managing projects for the General Services Administration (GSA) or other U.S. government agencies.
Active or recent Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
Financial or business management experience.
Experience working in indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), task-order-based, or high-volume facilities programs.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or demonstrated alignment with Project Management Institute (PMI) project management practices.
Proven history of supporting customer development, business growth, or increased program performance.

Overview

M.C. Deanis Building Intelligence®. 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, 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 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Why join M.C. Dean? Our people are inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.

Clearance Requirement: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; ability to obtain & maintain HSPD & Top-Secret, preferred HSPD-12 & Top-Secret Active.

Responsibilities

We are seeking an experiencedFacility Engineering Manager to lead the planning and execution of multiple concurrent projects within commercial and government facilities environments. This role requires the ability to manage ahigh-volume, fast-paced project portfolio, while maintaining exceptional standards forsafety, quality, customer communication, schedule, and financial performance.

The successful candidate will be comfortable managing20–40 simultaneous small to mid-sized projects and misc. procurements, serving as the primary point of contact for customers and internal stakeholders, and driving successful project outcomes while identifying opportunities to expand customer relationships and program growth.

Manage multiple concurrent projects from initiation through closeout, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, execution, and documentation.
Implement industry-standard project management practices, including schedules, lookahead planning, RFIs, submittals, change management, and closeout documentation.
Lead project kick-off meetings and routine project reviews with customers and internal stakeholders.
Coordinate vendors, subcontractors, procurement activities, and site access requirements to maintain schedule and quality.
Monitor project costs against approved budgets and provide regular financial reporting and forecasts.
Proactively identify, mitigate, and manage risks related to safety, schedule, cost, and operational impacts. Provide regular communication to management on status and risk.
Ensure work is completed safely, in compliance with contract requirements, and to defined quality standards.
Create cost estimates and project proposals utilizing GSA scheduled rates.
Create project schedules using Microsoft Project or similar tools. Track and report progress.
Maintain ownership and awareness of all projects and tasks in your portfolio across all stages of the project lifecycle.
Implement processes and tools to ensure an efficient flow from project initiation through closeout.

Leadership

The Facility Engineering Manager will provide direct leadership to one or more Project Engineers who support all phases of project planning, execution, and closeout.
Actively train and develop junior staff by sharing best practices, standard processes, and lessons learned.
Provide meaningful opportunities for professional growth through mentorship, structured development, and increased responsibility over time.
Foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment by coaching, guiding, and leading by example.

Customer Communication & Stakeholder Management

Serve as the central point of contact for customers, providing proactive, transparent, and professional communication.
Anticipate customer questions and concerns and provide timely updates that minimize surprises.
Clearly communicate dependencies, required customer actions, schedule impacts, and change drivers.
Maintain strong working relationships with facility stakeholders, tenants, and operations teams.

Safety & Quality Oversight

Foster a culture of safety and ensure compliance with site safety requirements, including LOTO and risk mitigation planning.
Ensure installations are properly inspected prior to close-in and final acceptance.
Minimize rework, return visits, and operational disruption to occupied facilities.

Business Growth & Program Support

Identify opportunities to support additional projects, task orders, or program expansion.
Support customer development by offering solutions, recommendations, and a clear path forward.
Contribute to recapitalization planning, scope development, and rough order-of-magnitude cost estimates when applicable.

Qualifications

Applicants selected must have a bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience.
10+ years of experience with a HS Diploma
Strong understanding of building infrastructure, specifically HVAC/Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing systems
Experience managing multiple simultaneous small-mid sized construction projects, preferably 20–40 concurrent small to mid-sized projects and misc. procurements
Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, schedule, cost, and risk in an occupied facilities environment
Expert customer communication skills, including the ability to provide proactive, clear, and realistic updates
Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to prioritize effectively in a dynamic environment
Proven ability to coordinate internal teams, vendors, and external stakeholders
Demonstrated record of delivering successful projects on time and within budget
Working knowledge of building codes and regulations
Supervisory experience, managing employee performance, training, and career growth.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience managing projects for GSA or other U.S. Government agencies
Active or recent TS/SCI Clearance
Financial or Business Management experience
Experience working in IDIQ, task order–based, or high-volume facilities programs
PMP certification or demonstrated alignment with PMI project management practices
Proven history of supporting customer development, business growth, or increased program performance.

Core Competencies

Project Planning & Execution
Customer Relationship Management
Scheduling & Cost Control
Procurement & Vendor Coordination
Risk Identification & Mitigation
Communication & Collaboration
Attention to Detail & Follow-Through

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

A competitive salary
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
401k Retirement Plan
Military Reserve pay offset
Paid maternity leave

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.
Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, 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.

Pay Range

USD $104,240.00 - USD $130,300.00 /Yr.

About the Company

M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

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: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Tysons, VA
Founded: 1949

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