Director of MEP Engineering - Remote (US)

Director of MEP Engineering - Remote (US)

If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly.
One of our more prominent engineering clients is appointing a Director of MEP Engineering to lead and scale its building services practice nationally. This is a genuinely remote leadership seat: you will own the technical direction, delivery quality and commercial performance of the MEP group, working with project teams and clients across multiple states.
The firm has a strong pipeline across healthcare, mission-critical/data centers, higher education, commercial and mixed-use development and needs a leader who can convert that demand into a repeatable, well-run practice rather than a collection of individual projects.
What you'll be doing
Leading the MEP practice across mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection design, setting technical standards and holding the line on qualityOwning practice P&L: utilization, fee forecasting, resourcing and margin performanceActing as engineer of record and senior technical authority on complex schemes, providing QA/QC oversight and stamping across multiple jurisdictionsBuilding and mentoring a distributed team of project engineers, designers and discipline leads, with clear development paths and successionDriving business development: owner and architect relationships, proposals, fee negotiation, and repeat work from key accountsWorking with architectural and structural counterparts to deliver coordinated, constructible designs from concept through construction administrationGuiding the practice on energy modeling, decarbonization, electrification and code compliance as client expectations shift
What you'll bringProfessional Engineer (PE) license, with multi-state licensure or the ability to obtain it via comity; LEED AP, CEM, CxA or similar an advantageProven record of winning and delivering work you can point to clients you brought in and teams you builtDeep design command across HVAC systems, power distribution, lighting, plumbing and fire protection, xzbcwsv with fluency in Revit/BIM workflows and current energy and building codesExperience leading remote or multi-office teams, with the discipline that distributed delivery demands
What's on offerFull remote flexibility with autonomy over how the practice is builtDirect line to firm leadership and a genuine seat at the table on strategyCompetitive base, performance bonus and [equity/ownership pathway]Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) with match, generous PTOProfessional dues, licensure renewals and continuing education fully covered

Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.