Mission Critical - Team Leader / Project Manager

About the Position:  

At EEI, we believe in doing things the right way, with excellence, integrity, and genuine care for our people. As an employee-owned company, our People First culture is rooted in trust, accountability, and shared success.

The Mission Critical – Team Leader / Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful execution of commissioning and quality assurance projects for mission-critical facilities while also providing direct leadership and management of a team of technical professionals. 

This role blends hands-on project delivery with people leadership, ensuring projects are executed to the highest standards of quality, schedule, and client satisfaction while fostering team development, engagement, and performance.

Annual Compensation Range: $119,553 - $170,0363 / year

The above salary range is based on the national labor market and subject to change.

Typical Travel: Up to 75%. Travel requirements vary by project and individual location. 

Essential Responsibilities:

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead mission-critical commissioning from planning through closeout, managing budgets, timelines, deliverables, resources, and communications with clients, contractors, and vendors.

Technical Oversight & Coordination

• Provide technical leadership by overseeing MEP and controls testing, coordinating commissioning efforts, resolving integration issues, and ensuring systems meet design intent, project standards, and mission-critical requirements.

Quality Control & Documentation

• Ensure systems meet requirements and standards by maintaining commissioning documentation, resolving deficiencies, implementing corrective actions
• Conducting quality reviews that support consistent, client-ready, operationally useful, and audit-ready deliverables.

Team Leadership & Management

• Provide leadership, direction, and management of a team of technical staff.
• Supervise assigned team members by setting workload priorities, project responsibilities, and performance expectations in a collaborative team environment.

Operational & Strategic Contribution

• Manage team workflow, resource allocation, intercompany collaboration, hiring support, onboarding, and staffing decisions.
• Contribute to team financial performance and delivery quality metrics while adapting strategies to meet shifting project demands and organizational priorities.

Client Engagement

• Build strong client relationships, lead training and system handover, and proactively anticipate needs, concerns, and solutions before issues escalate.

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related technical field.
• Demonstrated experience in commissioning, project management, or mission-critical environments.
• Proven experience leading teams and managing technical professionals.
• Strong leadership, coaching, decision making skills, and team development capabilities.
• In-depth knowledge of MEP systems and commissioning processes.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and time management skills.
• Experience communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Commitment to ethical standards, confidentiality, and corporate governance.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Preferred

• PMP, PE, or Commissioning-related certifications
• NFPA 70E 
• OSHA 30

Working Conditions:

Work Environment: Hybrid environment of office and in field for site visits. Site visits may include exposure to construction environments, uneven grounds, varying weather conditions, and field interactions.

Physical Requirements: Must be able to perform site inspections, which may include walking project sites, climbing ladders, occasionally lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs., and working in confined spaces when needed. Reasonable accommodation may be provided.

Reports to:  Operations Leader

Supervisory duties: Responsible for a team of 4-6 direct reports,

Key Representative to: EEI clients, contractors, vendors and project stakeholders.

About EEI:

EEI is a recognized leader in facility and energy consulting. We deliver innovative, performance-focused solutions that maximize building performance, extend system lifecycles, and reduce utility costs. This dedication has earned us trusted partnerships with Fortune 500 organizations, national healthcare networks, prestigious universities, and leading government agencies.

Nationally recognized for building commissioning and building performance, EEI also provides facility assessments, master planning, energy audits, and technical program management, supported by specialty teams serving healthcare, data center, and mission-critical facilities.

Our reputation is built by the people who lead our work every day. That’s why our values aren’t just words, they are lived out daily in how we make decisions, build trusted relationships, and deliver quality. As an employee-owned company, we share success through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), reflecting our commitment to building something meaningful together. And as EEI rapidly grows, we’re looking for talented people who want meaningful work, a supportive team, and room to grow.

Learn more at https://eeibuildingperformance.com/.

Benefits:

Taking care of our people is our highest priority. We’re committed to creating a workplace where our people are supported through meaningful connection, genuine care, and real opportunities to grow. That’s why we provide the benefits, tools, and resources our team needs to thrive and do their best work. 

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); 100% employer funded 
• Health, dental, and vision insurance 
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)  
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) 
• Company-paid LTD, STD, and basic life insurance 
• Voluntary life, accident coverage, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance  
• Profit-sharing + discretionary performance bonuses 
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match; 100% immediate vesting 
• Vacation + sick time 
• Eight (8) paid holidays 
• Parental Leave 
• Milestone Travel Award (Every 5 Years) 
• Remote first company 
• Paid certifications, seminars, and conferences 
• Professional development opportunities