Senior Project & Client Manager - MEP

Senior Project & Client Manager - MEP

Location: Cleveland, OH (Hybrid)

Our client, an established engineering consulting organization, is seeking an experienced Senior Project & Client Manager to lead complex building engineering projects while strengthening relationships across the healthcare sector. This opportunity combines technical project leadership, client engagement, and business development, offering the chance to influence critical facility improvements while helping grow a diverse portfolio of engineering services.

This Role Offers:

• Competitive compensation with annual performance bonus potential.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement savings plan with employer contributions.
• Flexible paid time off and additional paid sick leave.
• Professional development support and opportunities for career advancement.

Focus:

• Direct multidisciplinary engineering engagements from initial planning through final delivery, balancing client expectations, technical requirements, and financial performance.
• Serve as a primary relationship leader for healthcare clients, building trust through responsive communication, reliable execution, and proactive problem-solving.
• Coordinate engineering professionals, project managers, architects, and construction stakeholders to align resources, responsibilities, and delivery schedules.
• Maintain oversight of project budgets, profitability, scope changes, cash flow, invoicing, and potential risks to protect project outcomes.
• Lead project estimates, fee development, proposals, and competitive pursuits in collaboration with technical and business development teams.
• Guide project reviews and quality assurance activities to support contractual compliance, engineering excellence, and timely resolution of challenges.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing accounts, develop new client relationships, and introduce additional engineering solutions that address evolving facility needs.

Skill Set:

• Four-year degree or equivalent professional experience managing projects within the built environment.
• Extensive professional background spanning approximately 8 to 10 years in engineering, building systems, technical project delivery, facility operations, or comparable industry environments.
• Demonstrated success managing medium-to-large engineering projects involving multiple technical teams, service disciplines, and competing priorities.
• Proven ability to develop client relationships, maintain stakeholder confidence, and contribute to account growth and new business development.
• Strong financial and operational management capabilities, including project budgeting, cost control, resource planning, profitability, and risk mitigation.
• Experience preparing project estimates, developing proposals, negotiating scope, and managing contractual commitments.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to coordinate technical teams and engage confidently with clients and project partners. Professional engineering registration is a plus.

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