A nationally respected engineering and consulting firm focused on mission-critical facilities, high-performance buildings, and advanced infrastructure is seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead its multidisciplinary MEP organization. This leader will shape technical excellence, elevate process maturity, and guide a growing team delivering some of the most complex and reliability-driven projects in the industry.

About the Role

• Establish and maintain the firm’s technical standards, design guidelines, and quality expectations

• Lead the delivery of MEP design across mission-critical facilities, including data centers, industrial campuses, and large-scale infrastructure

• Drive engineering decisions that balance performance, cost, constructability, sustainability, and future scalability

• Oversee complex design reviews, resolve technical conflicts, and guide teams toward elegant, buildable solutions

• Lead, mentor, and grow a diverse team of engineers, discipline leads, and technical managers

• Strengthen collaboration between mechanical, electrical, plumbing, commissioning, and project management teams

• Partner with project managers to ensure engineering milestones, budgets, and deliverables are met

• Enhance workflows, templates, QA/QC processes, and digital tools to drive efficiency and consistency

• Implement scalable systems that support expansion across new geographies, markets, or verticals

• Ensure compliance with codes, standards, and client requirements while advancing best-in-class engineering practices

• Serve as a senior technical voice in client interactions, presentations, and design strategy discussions

• Build long-term trust with owners, developers, contractors, and partners

• Support business development efforts through solution framing, scope definition, and strategic insights

• Represent the engineering function in executive leadership meetings and cross-functional initiatives

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in MEP engineering

• 8+ years leading technical teams, departments, or large projects

• Professional Engineer (PE) license required

• Expertise in complex building systems, mission-critical environments, and platforms such as Revit, BIM tools, and digital engineering workflows

• Proven ability to grow teams, improve systems, and deliver at scale

• Strong communication, executive presence, and decision-making under pressure

• Experience in commissioning, sustainability, energy modeling, or digital operations
   

Location – Hybrid, based in Phoenix
Compensation- 220-225k+ DOE, plus performance incentives and full benefits