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Project Manager – MEP Engineering
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Salary: $100,000–$120,000 annually + bonus
Schedule: Full-time | Initially in-office, with potential hybrid flexibility after onboarding
Relocation Assistance: Available
About the Opportunity
A well-established, award-winning MEP engineering consulting firm is seeking an experienced engineering professional to join its Milwaukee team in a Project Manager role.
This is an excellent opportunity for an established MEP Project Manager or an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer, Senior Electrical Engineer, Engineering Team Lead, Discipline Lead, or Engineering Manager who has demonstrated strong technical leadership and is ready to advance into broader project management responsibilities.
A formal Project Manager title is not required. The company is open to experienced engineers with a proven track record of leading teams, coordinating engineering design, and delivering quality technical work, even if they have not previously held full responsibility for project budgets, contracts, and client relationships.
The organization specializes in high-performance, energy-efficient building systems, providing multidisciplinary engineering services across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, architectural lighting, sustainability, and commissioning.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical knowledge, demonstrated leadership, excellent communication skills, and the ability to develop into a confident, client-facing Project Manager.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering and design projects from initiation through successful completion.
- Direct and support engineering teams, designers, technical specialists, and outside consultants.
- Coordinate mechanical, electrical, plumbing, architectural, structural, civil, and other applicable design disciplines.
- Establish project priorities, coordinate technical deliverables, and monitor project progress.
- Manage multiple concurrent engineering projects, including scope, schedules, budgets, quality, and overall delivery.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for clients and develop strong, long-term professional relationships.
- Participate in developing project scopes, task lists, budgets, fees, schedules, and staffing plans.
- Support proposal preparation, client presentations, and contractual agreements.
- Understand project contracts and ensure work is delivered according to client requirements.
- Assign project responsibilities and provide direction, guidance, and mentoring to team members.
- Coordinate responsibilities and deliverables with outside consultants and subconsultants.
- Monitor project performance, identify potential issues, and implement corrective actions.
- Identify changes in project scope and coordinate appropriate client approvals.
- Support quality assurance, quality control, and company engineering design standards.
- Review project invoices and support project financial performance and profitability.
- Promote effective communication and collaboration across engineering disciplines and departments.
- Help develop junior engineers and designers while supporting a positive, collaborative team environment.
- Take increasing ownership of project management responsibilities based on experience and demonstrated capabilities.
Qualifications
- Approximately 8+ years of relevant experience in engineering design, consulting engineering, architectural engineering, building systems, or related technical disciplines preferred.
- Strong background in MEP engineering, architectural engineering, or multidisciplinary engineering design.
- Demonstrated experience leading engineers, designers, technical teams, or multidisciplinary engineering activities.
- Direct experience with MEP engineering design or meaningful coordination of MEP building systems.
- Strong understanding of engineering design processes, technical documentation, and multidisciplinary coordination.
- Ability to organize technical work, coordinate deliverables, manage priorities, and guide team members.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interact professionally with clients and internal stakeholders.
- Strong leadership, problem-solving, decision-making, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently, demonstrate initiative, and take accountability for assigned responsibilities.
- Interest in advancing into broader project management, client relationship, and business responsibilities.
- Experience within an MEP consulting engineering, architectural engineering, building systems, or A/E consulting firm strongly preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Engineering/Management, or a related technical discipline preferred.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred but not required.
- Experience with Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, or other applicable engineering/design software is beneficial.
Previous Project Manager experience is not mandatory. Candidates with proven engineering team leadership will be considered even if they have not independently managed every aspect of project scope, budgets, contracts, schedules, or client relationships.
MEP Engineering & Technical Background
Candidates with Mechanical or Electrical Engineering backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Relevant Mechanical Engineering experience may include:
- HVAC and mechanical building systems
- Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
- Plumbing systems
- Fire protection systems
- Temperature controls and building automation
- Mechanical equipment and building systems design
- Energy-efficient building design
Relevant Electrical Engineering experience may include:
- Electrical distribution and power systems
- Building electrical infrastructure
- Lighting and lighting controls
- Low-voltage systems
- Specialty electrical systems
- Electrical design coordination
Candidates with backgrounds in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Construction Engineering, or other related A/E disciplines may also be considered if they have meaningful direct experience coordinating MEP design and building systems.
Experience solely managing construction activities or MEP contractors, without substantial involvement in engineering design coordination, will generally not meet the requirements of this position.
Who We Encourage to Apply
We welcome candidates currently working in positions such as:
- MEP Project Manager
- Engineering Project Manager
- Architectural Engineering Project Manager
- Senior Mechanical Engineer
- Senior Electrical Engineer
- Lead Mechanical Engineer
- Lead Electrical Engineer
- Senior Project Engineer
- Engineering Team Lead
- MEP Discipline Lead
- Mechanical or Electrical Department Manager
- Engineering Manager
- Senior Engineering Consultant
The strongest candidates will have demonstrated technical credibility, engineering team leadership, and the ability to coordinate complex building-systems design.
Candidates with established project management experience are highly desirable, but experienced engineering leaders who are ready to transition into a formal Project Manager role are equally encouraged to apply.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a confident, technically capable engineering professional who enjoys leading teams, solving problems, coordinating complex design work, and building professional relationships.
This individual demonstrates:
- Strong technical understanding of MEP engineering and building systems.
- Proven success guiding engineers, designers, or technical teams.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Confidence interacting with clients, architects, consultants, and other project stakeholders.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Initiative, accountability, sound judgment, and independent problem-solving.
- Interest in developing broader responsibility for project scope, budgets, schedules, client relationships, and overall delivery.
The company is looking for someone who can grow into a trusted project leader while contributing technical expertise and leadership from day one.
Work Environment
This position requires full-time, in-office presence during the initial training period in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Following successful onboarding and demonstrated performance, the position may transition to a hybrid work arrangement.
Relocation candidates are welcome, and relocation assistance is available.
Why Join?
- Established, award-winning MEP engineering consulting firm
- Competitive $100,000–$120,000 base salary plus bonus
- Opportunity to lead multidisciplinary engineering projects
- Clear opportunity for experienced engineers to advance into project management
- Collaborative, technically focused engineering environment
- Diverse portfolio of high-performance and energy-efficient building projects
- Professional development and long-term career growth
- Potential hybrid work flexibility after onboarding
- Relocation assistance available
- Competitive benefits package
JOB ID: 178243
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