Deputy Project Manager

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values-agility, expertise, and trust-we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

As the Deputy Project Leader, you will act as a dedicated, embedded project manager representing M.C. Dean within the construction and security workstreams of a world-leading technology company. You will bridge the gap between high-level client strategy and the technical execution of integrated physical security systems during large-scale capital construction projects.

This role requires a high degree of discretion and professional maturity, as you will be working directly within the client's ecosystem to deliver mission-critical infrastructure that protects global assets, intellectual property, and personnel.

• • Direct Technical Coordination: Act as the primary project lead for the client's internal technical teams, ensuring hardware and software configurations meet global security specifications.

  • Construction Integration: Serve as the security expert within the client's construction workstream, coordinating directly with General Contractors, Architects, and MEP trades to ensure site readiness.

  • Internal Stakeholder Management: Work cross-functionally with the client's internal Network Engineering, Facilities, and Global Security Operations Centers (GSOC) to ensure system uptime and seamless integration.

  • Standardization & Quality: Enforce the client's global security design standards across all new builds and retrofits, conducting rigorous technical audits of installed systems.

  • Project Lifecycle Oversight: Manage the end-to-end delivery of security infrastructure, including procurement, scheduling, onsite installation oversight, and final commissioning/acceptance testing.

  • Risk & Issue Resolution: Identify technical bottlenecks within the client's internal processes and proactively develop solutions to keep construction milestones on track.

Education:

• BS in Engineering (Preferred EE or Industry related degree) with 5+ years of experience.

Experience:

• Related Construction experience with five years' working for an electrical or construction contractor.
• Experience working on construction projects ranging from $500,000 to $10M.
• Experience working with contract drawings, subcontracts, contract addendums, specifications, change orders, RFIs, submittals.
• Experience with CPM Scheduling
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in the production of precision technical plans, blueprints and drawings 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.
• Proficiency with Computers including MS Office, Blue Beam, and PDF.

Preferred Skill set:

• Accubid Estimating (Or equivalent) directly related to Electrical Installations.
• Primavera P6 CPM Scheduling Experience and proficiency (or equivalent).
• Ability and Willingness to Travel to project locations as needed.

What we offer:

• A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.
• An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for 75 years.
• Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
• Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

* A competitive salary
* Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
* Paid time off
* Tuition reimbursement
* 401k Retirement Plan
* Military Reserve pay offset
* Paid maternity leave

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.