MEP Director

Job Title: MEP Director

Job Location: Rochester, NY

Expectations:

The Director's primary role is to foster the growth of the division, both internally and with external clients, through direct engagement and collaboration with consultants. Building and maintaining relationships with key industry leaders is essential to drive business opportunities and benefit LVI Associates. Additionally, the Director is responsible for forecasting and identifying when the division requires additional support. It should be acknowledged that roles and responsibilities may vary over time and may not always align precisely with the outlined expectations. Flexibility and adaptability are key in fulfilling the Director's overall responsibilities.

Financials:

• Support the VP of Building Design Services (BDS) in the development of the Department budget.
• Maintain the Department backlog and recommend corrective actions.
• Review, develop, and recommend corrections to the utilization.
• Support the VP of BDS in the development of financial targets.
• Identify potential issues with financial targets and recommend corrective actions.
• Hold staff accountable for timesheet submission.
• Ensure divisional billing reports are completed and returned, and hold staff accountable if necessary.
• Review Project Manager timesheets of the division.

Standards:

• Support the development and implementation of a BDS standard.
• Support the development and implementation of a QA/QC process.
• Support the development and implementation of Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection Design Standards.

Strategic Plan/Business Development:

• Work with the VP of BDS to develop and maintain a strategic plan with 1, 5, and 10-year goals.
• Work with Team Leaders to achieve the strategic plan goals.
• Strengthen local and regional relationships with owner clients and consultant clients.
• Identify strategic clients/projects to pursue.
• Attend local and state events beneficial to the growth of LVI Associates.
• Attend tradeshows as necessary for the development of a market.
• Prepare proposals in conjunction with the marketing group.

Staff Needs/Accountability:

• Host bi-monthly division meetings.
• Hold Team Leaders and staff accountable.
• Deliver end-of-year salary performance and incentive compensation to Team Leaders and team members.
• Perform annual reviews of Team Leaders and set annual professional goals.
• Mentor Team Leaders to achieve their set goals.
• Work to create synergy between other divisional offices and Team Leaders.
• Be available for all major project-related issues.
• Be available for all major staff-related issues (personnel disputes, scheduling, utilization, etc.).
• Regularly visit remote offices where departmental staff are housed.
• Manage departmental training requirements.
• Relay company/professional development training needs (PM, presentation, Revit training, etc.) to the VP of BDS.
• Maintain departmental long-term staffing needs.
• Work with HR to perform departmental recruiting, including reviewing resumes, conducting interviews, developing offers, filling out employee initiation forms, performing new hire tours, etc.

Requirements:

Preferred Education, Certification & Experience:

• BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (Required).
• 15+ years of Mechanical or Electrical Engineering experience.

Software Knowledge:

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• AutoDesk (Revit & AutoCAD).
• Estimating Software (CostWorks).
• Specification writing software (SpecBuilder and Masterworks).

Core Competencies:

• Credibility.
• Collaboration skills.
• Communication proficiency - verbal and written.
• Flexibility.
• Self-motivated.