MEP Technical Project Manager

CYTRIC is seeking a technically versatile and highly organized MEP Project Engineer to support electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and general construction projects. This position will focus on reviewing vendor submittals, coordinating technical documentation, preparing reports and diagrams, supporting project management, and maintaining strong customer and vendor relationships.

The ideal candidate understands electrical equipment and power-distribution systems, communicates clearly, learns unfamiliar systems quickly, and can manage multiple technical deliverables simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities

• Review vendor shop drawings, product data, equipment schedules, test reports, method statements, operation manuals, and other technical submittals.
• Compare submittals against contract drawings, specifications, project requirements, and applicable codes.
• Prepare clear review comments, technical evaluations, comparison tables, approval recommendations, and deficiency reports.
• Review electrical equipment such as switchgear, circuit breakers, transformers, panelboards, generators, UPS systems, controls, and power-distribution components.
• Coordinate electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and general construction submittals to identify conflicts, missing information, and trade-interface issues.
• Maintain submittal logs, Requests for Information, action-item lists, document revisions, and project closeout records.
• Prepare professional daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports for customers and project leadership.
• Develop electrical single-line diagrams, block diagrams, equipment layouts, workflow diagrams, field sketches, and other technical illustrations.
• Coordinate with vendors, subcontractors, engineers, project managers, field personnel, and customers to resolve technical issues.
• Track schedules, deliverables, procurement status, approvals, and outstanding technical decisions.
• Lead or participate in customer meetings and provide accurate project-status updates.
• Support site inspections, equipment testing, commissioning, startup, outage coordination, and project closeout.
• Review vendor responses and revised submittals to confirm that previous comments have been addressed.
• Identify technical or schedule risks and communicate them before they affect project performance.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with customers, vendors, subcontractors, and government representatives.
• Follow applicable OSHA, NEC, NFPA, mechanical, plumbing, safety, and project-specific requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, construction management, or a related technical field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• At least five years of experience with MEP construction, technical submittal review, project engineering, or construction project coordination.
• Strong understanding of electrical equipment and power-distribution systems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical single-line diagrams, construction drawings, specifications, equipment schedules, and technical data.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, plumbing, and general construction systems.
• Excellent technical writing, reporting, documentation, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to create clear technical diagrams, field sketches, and presentations.
• Strong project-management, organization, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple vendors, submittals, deadlines, and priorities.
• Ability to learn new equipment, systems, and technical requirements quickly.
• Strong customer-service and relationship-management skills.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites.
• Ability to satisfy federal facility-access and background-screening requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal, healthcare, mission-critical, industrial, or secure facilities.
• Experience reviewing switchgear, breaker-testing, generator, control-system, and commissioning documentation.
• Familiarity with Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Microsoft Visio, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or similar project-documentation tools.
• Knowledge of SCADA, building automation, industrial controls, or power-monitoring systems.
• Experience preparing RFIs, technical memoranda, meeting minutes, commissioning reports, and project-closeout packages.
• Project Management Professional, Engineer-in-Training, OSHA 30, or comparable certification.

Work Environment

• Primarily an in-person position supporting projects in Bethesda, Maryland, and surrounding locations.
• Work will include office-based technical review and periodic visits to active construction or industrial sites.
• Some night, weekend, or outage-related work may be required.
• Candidates must be comfortable working around operating electrical and mechanical equipment while following all required safety procedures.

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Professional growth opportunities
• Exposure to complex electrical and MEP projects
• Collaborative project environment

Primary location: Bethesda, Maryland 20892

Work arrangement: In person

Employment note: Include “U.S. citizenship required” only when a law, regulation, executive order, or government contract actually mandates it. Otherwise, use “must be legally authorized to work in the United States and satisfy applicable federal access requirements.” The DOJ cautions that unsupported citizenship restrictions may be unlawful, and background-screening practices must be job-related and applied consistently

CYTRIC LLC is a Maryland-based engineering, construction, and project management company specializing in electrical, mechanical, and critical infrastructure systems. We support federal and commercial clients with reliable technical solutions focused on safety, performance, and long-term system reliability.

Our capabilities include electrical power distribution, generators and emergency power systems, switchgear and breaker testing, SCADA and building automation, preventive maintenance, MEP construction and upgrades, commissioning, and technical project management.

CYTRIC works closely with clients, engineers, specialty contractors, and facility teams to successfully execute complex projects in active and mission-critical environments. Our approach combines strong project management with practical field experience, detailed documentation, and a commitment to safety, quality, and responsive customer service.

CYTRIC LLC — Engineering. Infrastructure. Reliability.