MEP Project Manager

Job Title: MEP Project Manager

Job Description

The MEP Project Manager oversees the planning, coordination, and execution of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection scopes on complex mission-critical and data center construction projects. This role leads MEP activities from preconstruction through commissioning and closeout, ensuring safe, timely, and cost-effective delivery while managing subcontractors, schedules, budgets, BIM coordination, and critical facility operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection scopes from preconstruction through project closeout on mission-critical and data center projects.
• Lead MEP coordination activities, ensuring all trades are aligned with project design, schedule, and quality standards.
• Manage subcontractor relationships, including selection, coordination, performance oversight, and issue resolution.
• Develop, monitor, and maintain project schedules, identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies to keep MEP work on track.
• Manage project budgeting and cost control for MEP scopes, tracking expenditures and implementing cost-saving measures where appropriate.
• Coordinate BIM processes for MEP systems, working with design and construction teams to ensure accurate models and clash-free installations.
• Oversee commissioning activities for MEP systems, ensuring proper startup, testing, and turnover to operations teams.
• Manage critical data center work, including MOP (Methods of Procedure) processes, to protect live operations and minimize risk to critical infrastructure.
• Lead trade coordination meetings and facilitate effective communication among all project stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with clients, providing clear updates on MEP progress, addressing concerns, and maintaining strong professional relationships.
• Support preconstruction efforts, including input on design development, constructability reviews, and early-stage MEP planning.
• Ensure all MEP work complies with safety standards, project specifications, and applicable codes and regulations.
• Coordinate low-voltage, dry utility, and wet utility scopes as part of the broader MEP responsibilities on site.
• Prepare and manage documentation related to MEP activities, including reports, logs, and turnover packages.
• Adapt to travel requirements and onsite needs, providing consistent leadership across different project locations.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience managing MEP scopes on mission-critical projects.
• Demonstrated data center project experience with complex building systems.
• Strong MEP coordination skills across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection trades.
• Hands-on commissioning experience for MEP systems, including startup and turnover.
• BIM coordination experience for MEP systems, including model review and clash detection.
• Working knowledge of MOP (Methods of Procedure) processes for critical facility operations.
• Trade coordination expertise, facilitating collaboration among multiple subcontractors.
• Subcontractor management skills, including performance oversight and issue resolution.
• Effective client communication skills, with the ability to provide clear updates and manage expectations.
• Schedule management capabilities, including developing and maintaining detailed project timelines.
• Cost control experience, managing budgets and tracking MEP-related expenditures.
• Preconstruction experience, contributing to early design and planning for MEP scopes.
• Flexibility to travel and work onsite as required by project needs.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with mission-critical facilities and live operational environments.
• Experience in data center construction and critical infrastructure systems.
• Exposure to low-voltage systems and coordination with technology and communications trades.
• Experience with dry and wet utility coordination on large-scale construction projects.
• Ability to work effectively within a strong team structure and support framework.
• Comfort with high-intensity project environments and complex technical challenges.

Work Environment

This role is fully onsite, supporting large-scale mission-critical and data center projects that may be located in areas such as Lubbock, Texas or Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The work environment involves active construction sites with significant MEP, low-voltage, dry utility, and wet utility activity. The schedule typically follows a rotation of 10 days on and 4 days off, and weekly hours can exceed 60, reflecting the intensity and importance of these projects. Team members work within a strong, supportive project structure focused on collaboration, technical excellence, and reliable delivery of critical infrastructure.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Minneapolis, MN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $160000.00 - $215000.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Minneapolis, MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 13, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Minneapolis,MN.

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