Fire Protection Project Manager

About Clayco

Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations.

With over $8 billion in revenue for 2023, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast-track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.

As an MEP Project Manager, you will oversee the mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), and associated construction scopes for Clayco projects. This includes developing comprehensive MEP scope documents, creating MEP bid packages in the early stages of project planning, and leading subcontractor negotiations.

You will provide leadership and guidance to both the design team and clients, ensuring effective document reviews, and addressing scope modifications during the construction phase. You'll serve as the key liaison between the original scope and any field adjustments that arise.

The MEP Project Manager will supervise and coordinate the efforts of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and elevator subcontractors on-site, ensuring the successful, on-time, and on-budget completion of projects.

This includes ensuring that construction work aligns with the project drawings and specifications, maintaining high standards of quality, contract compliance, change management, and scheduling.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plans, and specification analysis, MEP systems interrelationships, construction sequencing and project schedule.
• Facilitate problem solving, as may arise, between MEP Subcontractors during construction.
• Manage the MEP submittals.
• Oversee the logging and posting of all MEP changes and as-built information on field drawings.
• Oversee quality control process of the installation of MEP work.
• Work with Project management team to direct, monitor and oversee the activities of MEP Subcontractor.
• Coordination and administration of MEP related materials, systems, and shop drawings submittals.
• Liaison with consultant MEP engineers, inspectors, and relevant staff.
• Ensure that MEP subcontractors provide and adhere to relevant quality documentation and records.
• Ensure that MEP Subcontractors adheres to project safety regulations.
• Assist with project planning – hosting coordination meetings, writing work scopes, getting quotes, scheduling work.
• Train and mentor junior members. Encourage training and development through performance management with a focus on retention.
• Provide technical input related to contract drawings and documents.
• Contribute to weekly Owner/Architect/Contractor (OAC) meetings.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• 6-10 years of experience in managing MEP projects/scope.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to manage multiple trades and personalities.
• Working knowledge of architectural, structural, civil documents to understand how the mechanical/electrical systems are integrated into the building.
• Good understanding of Specifications Divisions and navigation within for coordinating responsibilities, various testing and documentation requirements of the project.
• Understanding of Codes for Building, Plumbing, NFPA (fire, electrical, etc.), Mechanical, and Life Safety systems.
• Strong working knowledge with computers, laptops, iPad type instruments, Microsoft Office Suite, various construction industry applications.

What We Offer:

• Nationwide travel required.
• Candidates selected for this position will be subject to a comprehensive background check, which includes mandatory drug testing.

Awards:

• 2024 ENR Midwest – Midwest Contractor (#1).
• 2024 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
• 2024 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 5).

Benefits:

• Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
• Medical, dental and vision plans.
• 401k.
• Generous PTO and paid company holidays.
• Employee assistance program.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Life insurance.
• Disability coverage.
• Learning & development programs.

Salary : $120,000 - $160,000