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Deputy Department Manager - Commissioning

Dewberry
Nashville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 1/28/2026 CLOSED ON 2/26/2026

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Job Description

Dewberry's Nashville, TN office is looking for a Mechanical or Electrical Engineer-Commissioning Agent to join our commissioning department as a Deputy Department Manager .

Over the past three years, our Commissioning Team’s backlog has grown by 10X. This success is accelerating demand for our engineering and commissioning expertise . Our Commissioning Team specializes in a wide variety of markets and geographies such as Education, Healthcare, Industrial , and Federal projects in geographies across the Eastern United States , such as Louisiana, Oklahoma, Illinois, New York City, Virginia, Florida , and Alabama, to name just a few. We pride ourselves on strong, mutually beneficial client relationships and improving the quality of building designs and construction. Our commitment to excellence and collaboration sets us apart, making us trusted partners in transforming the built environment across the region.

In this pivotal doer-seller , entrepreneurial role, you will develop, lead , and manage a Commissioning team of professionals and execute Commissioning services projects. You will provide technical and process management support for commissioning projects as well as business development to expand our client base. This role comes with autonomy backed by substantial horsepower. The variety of daily tasks will keep you inspired and engaged. Your skills will be instrumental in inspecting building systems and creating comprehensive testing and closeout documents, all while utilizing cutting-edge software to streamline processes and enhance efficiency. In this role, you will report directly to the Commissioning Department Manager and be engaged in strategic decisions to continue the growth of Dewberry’s Commissioning Team.

  • Hybrid work available for this position based on experience***

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsibilities

    • Doer-Seller: Find the work and execute it.
    • Actively support and coordinate with the entire commissioning team to execute projects and uphold our commitments.
    • HVAC sequence of operation knowledge and capable of performing design review of Sequence of operation and creating mechanical system testing procedures and testing same in the field
    • Must have knowledge of manipulating, adjusting, setup and testing HVAC controls systems such as JCI, Trane, Automated Logic, Siemens, etc. Knowledge in multiple control systems a plus
    • Must have complete working knowledge of HVAC chilled water and DX systems including design, operation and testing of: Chillers, Boilers, Cooling towers, pumps, heat exchangers, AHU, RTU, ERU, VAVs, exhaust, FCU, etc.
    • Review air and water test and balance process, review a TAB report and identify issues.
    • Visit client facilities and gather necessary data to test systems
    • Create system installation and testing documents
    • Be familiar with OSHA safety requirements and ability to identify deficiencies
    • Be familiar with building codes and ability to make intuitive decisions related to such
    • Read and understand building plans and specifications
    • Work safely around electrical systems up to 600 volts
    • Effectively communicate with all clients, construction trades, and design professionals
    • Have a high aptitude for abstract reasoning, assertiveness, thoroughness and be very detail oriented
    • Work flexible hours and work in hot or cold environments
    • Climb stairs, ladders, and lift trucks. Do moderate lifting. Proficient use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
    • Travel approximately 50% of the time.
Required Skills & Required Experience

    • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering
    • Accomplished engineer with 10 years of experience
    • Commissioning experience
    • Commissioning process certification preferred or ability to acquire within first 6 months
    • Business development experience a plus
    • Professional Engineering License a plus or ability to acquire
    • Self-motivated with highly developed verbal, written and interpersonal skills
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

  • At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
  • Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
  • Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

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