MEP Engineering Manager - Modular Construction in Richmond, Virginia at Atlantic Constructors, Inc.

Atlantic Constructors, Inc.
Until Filled (EST)
606 - Modular
1401 Battery Brooke Parkway, Richmond, VA, USA
Full Time

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Atlantic Constructors is seeking dynamic, motivated, career minded individuals to join our expanding team! Atlantic Constructors has been recognized as an industry leader in the Mid-Atlantic Region for over 50 years.

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance Plan ($0.00 Employee-Only)
• Dental Insurance Plan ($0.00 Employee-Only)
• Short-Term Disability Plan ($0.00 Employee-Only)
• Life Insurance Plan ($0.00 Employee-Only)
• Vision Insurance Plan
• 401(K) Retirement Plan with Generous Company Matching
• Health Savings Plan with Generous Company Matching
• Wellness Programs

Atlantic Constructors offers competitive benefits, for more information check out our comprehensive list on our website Acibuilds.com

Summary / Objective:

The MEP Engineering Manager oversees Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) engineering activities for modular construction and data center projects. This role manages the assigned Professional Engineer (PE) team and coordinates engineering deliverables while supporting Estimating with scope reviews, quantity takeoffs, vendor pricing, budgets, and technical bid evaluations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate the work, priorities, schedules, and performance of assigned MEP engineers and PE consultants.
• Review MEP drawings, calculations, specifications, and design packages for completeness, coordination, and quality.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables with architectural, structural, manufacturing, project management, and construction teams.
• Track engineering progress, resolve technical issues, and help keep deliverables aligned with project schedules.

Estimating and Preconstruction Support

• Assist Estimating with MEP scope reviews, material takeoffs, labor and equipment pricing, and project budgets.
• Review drawings and specifications, evaluate vendor and subcontractor quotations, and identify scope gaps or cost risks.
• Support bid reviews, technical clarifications, value engineering, and cost-saving opportunities.
• Help transition awarded projects from estimating into engineering, purchasing, and production.

Code Compliance & Quality

• Coordinate design reviews for compliance with applicable building codes, NEC, NFPA, IMC, IPC, project specifications, and jurisdictional requirements.
• Coordinate permitting, state approvals, inspections, and responses to engineering comments as applicable.
• Ensure documents requiring professional engineering review or a seal are reviewed and sealed by the appropriately licensed PE in accordance with applicable law.
• Promote consistent quality control and reduce design errors, rework, and project delays.

Performance Expectations

• Deliver coordinated, accurate MEP engineering packages on schedule.
• Provide reliable technical support to Estimating and improve the accuracy of MEP pricing and scope coverage.
• Effectively manage PE resources, consultant performance, and engineering workload.
• Support code compliance, quality, cost control, and timely project execution.

Supervisory Responsibility: Yes

Education / Certification / Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5–10 years of relevant MEP engineering experience; modular construction, commercial construction, or data center experience preferred.
• PE license preferred; experience coordinating licensed PE professionals and outside engineering consultants required.
• Working knowledge of MEP systems, construction documents, estimating, material takeoffs, and project budgeting.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, problem-solving, and cross-functional coordination skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with modular data centers, mission-critical facilities, control rooms, MCC / switchgear buildings, E-houses, and power houses.
• Experience with data center cooling, hot / cold aisle containment, CDUs, PDUs, UPS systems, switchgear, generators, and critical power infrastructure.
• Experience supporting PE-sealed drawing packages, state modular approvals, third-party inspections, certification programs, and AHJ reviews.
• Knowledge of structural steel fabrication, panelized / volumetric construction, skid bases, lifting and rigging interfaces, shipping constraints, and field installation.
• Experience creating design standards, Revit families, CAD libraries, BIM execution plans, and department workflows.
• Familiarity with BOM development, material takeoffs, procurement coordination, fabrication travelers, FAT, and production quality processes.

Core Competencies

• Team leadership, coaching, and resource planning
• Multidiscipline coordination
• Modular building and industrial construction knowledge
• Constructability, design quality, and attention to detail
• Project scheduling, prioritization, and scope control
• Client, vendor, and stakeholder communication
• Technical problem-solving and risk identification
• Process improvement and design standardization

The work environment and physical demands required would be representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, and may include, but are not limited to the following:

Work Environment:

• Work in office and manufacturing / fabrication environments, with periodic visits to production areas and project sites.
• Comply with facility and site safety requirements and use required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Travel to client locations, vendors, manufacturing facilities, and installation sites may be required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Physical Demands:

• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopier, filing cabinets and fax machines

Travel:

• May require infrequent travel (typically not overnight)

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Final compensation will be determined based on applicable experience, education, licensure, skills, and other relevant factors

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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MEP Engineering Manager - Modular Construction

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