Project Leader 2 - Tysons, VA with Security Clearance

Overview Your Future at M.C. Dean We're seeking people driven to excellence and inspired to have a meaningful impact powering, automating, integrating, and securing the world's most critical infrastructure and facilities. This translates into fulfilling opportunities for employees driven to excel in a meaningful career. As an employee at M.C. Dean, you will join forces with more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability. Together, we transform the way complex, large-scale systems are designed, delivered, and sustained-enhancing client outcomes, improving lives, and changing the world for the better. The position of Project Leader 2 (Critical Infrastructure Solutions) is an executive-leadership position responsible for the development & leading project-teams to provide expert solutions to a multitude of complex projects & industries. This individual must be experienced in running $5M - $20M in Electrical, Critical Power, Power Distribution Systems & Turnkey Solutions specific to Renovation Projects including normal & emergency power distribution, lighting & lighting control, branch & power feeders & specialty systems. The Project Leader 2 is expected to provide overall development, training & leadership to Junior Project Leadership, Field-Superintendents & Trades personnel as it relates to the strategic planning, overall implementation & ownership of project completion. Responsibilities Position Responsibilities: * Responsible for ensuring leadership, direction & mentorship to all project-team members to ensure effective collaboration & positive work environments. * Leads a project team in the preparation of project documentation to include project & manpower requirements, project layouts & scheduling of resources, detailed equipment plans & supporting the field-employees as required. * Primarily responsible for coordinating, planning & leading the project kick-off meetings for project teams involved. * Ability to develop a Work Breakdown Structure for the assigned project with properly named work packages & resources assigned to the appropriate tasks to establish a baseline resource plan. * Executes & provides site surveys, cost studies & projected costs, budget forecasting & any additional financial & cost requirements of the contractor-perform work. * Responsible for identifying opportunities for cost-saving measures, quality improvements & execution of best practices. * Ability to measure the project-scope & performance against the project plan to ensure the project is within appropriate cost variances, budget-expectations & schedule timeframes. * Partners directly with the Customer to create & manage the project schedule if requested. * Timely completion & accuracy of project punch-list items, as-built drawing submittals & ensuring employee accessibility to the appropriate training materials. * Maintains a positive, respectful & productive partnership with all leadership & support-team members including Senior Engineering Leads, Superintendents & Foreman, Junior Project Leadership & Project Controls personnel to achieve project-milestones. * Leads the acquisition of permits & licenses required, along with ensuring that all inspections are appropriately completed within the discussed timeframe. Qualifications * 10 years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering. * 7 years of experience with a MS in Engineering * Ability to obtain a secret clearance. * Experience working on electrical projects ranging from $500,000 to $10M. * Experience working with contract drawings, subcontracts, contract addendums, specifications, change orders, RFIs, submittals. * Experience using sophisticated Project Mgmt, CPM Scheduling, Cost and AutoCAD software. * Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of precision technical plans, blueprints and drawings on electrical projects. * Familiar with standard deliverables and work process on projects. * Must have strong interpersonal and writing skills and be a problem owner/solver. * Proven ability to effectively plan and organize one's own activities or the activities of others. * Attention to detail Good writing skills Exceptional MS Excel skills Experience with scheduling (MS Project) a plus * Demonstrated technical proficiency in MCD core disciplines * Attention to detail * Good writing skills Exceptional MS Excel skills Experience with scheduling (MS Project) a plus Experienced with Microsoft Project. Abilities: * Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time. * Sitting for extended periods of time. Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction. * Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard. * Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. * Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. * Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. * Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. * Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Location: Tysons, Virginia, US

Posted Date: 9/9/2025