Deputy Project Leader - Nashville, TN

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values-agility, expertise, and trust-we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

The Deputy Project Manager is a training position that consists of learning how to supervise and direct the employees on a particular project, prepare strategic plans and budgets, develop a comprehensive project plan, and analyze statistical data.

Responsibilities

This position provides advanced technical expertise, customer support, operational coordination, technician development, and project execution support to ensure regional performance objectives are achieved. The RSL is responsible for technical escalations, complex troubleshooting, project quoting, onboarding and development of technicians, and assisting with daily operational activities.

• Serve as the region's primary technical resource for complex troubleshooting, diagnostics, and equipment support.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to field technicians.
• Support regional technicians during emergency service events, major repairs, startups, commissioning activities, and technical escalations.
• Coordinate with OEMs, Technical Support, Engineering, and other subject matter experts.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for customers regarding maintenance recommendations, repair options, and equipment condition assessments.
• Assist with customer meetings, project reviews, and technical presentations.
• Prepare and review quotations, estimates, change orders, and technical proposals.
• Develop technical scopes of work for repairs, maintenance services, and equipment replacement projects.
• Assist with project forecasting, manpower planning, and resource allocation.
• Lead onboarding efforts for newly hired technicians within the region.
• Develop and execute regional technician training plans.
• Conduct field evaluations, site audits, and technical assessments.
• Assist the Regional Manager with daily operational management of the region.
• Monitor completion and quality of field service reports, quotations, KPRs, inspections, and administrative requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and operational performance.
• Promote a strong safety culture throughout the region.
• Support field safety audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions.

Qualifications

Education:

• BS in Engineering (Preferred EE or Industry related degree) with 5+ years of experience.

Experience:

• Related Construction experience with five years' working for an electrical or construction contractor.
• Experience working on construction projects ranging from $500,000 to $10M.
• Experience working with contract drawings, subcontracts, contract addendums, specifications, change orders, RFIs, submittals.
• Experience with CPM Scheduling
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in the production of precision technical plans, blueprints and drawings on projects.
• Must have strong interpersonal and writing skills and be a problem owner/solver.
• Proven ability to effectively plan and organize one's own activities or the activities of others.
• Proficiency with Computers including MS Office, Blue Beam, and PDF.

Preferred Skill set:

• Accubid Estimating (Or equivalent) directly related to Electrical Installations.
• Primavera P6 CPM Scheduling Experience and proficiency (or equivalent).
• Ability and Willingness to Travel to project locations as needed.

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.