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.

We are seeking a Superintendent 1 to join our Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business Unit. As part of (SES) Strategic Business Unit you will be part of a team that designs, engineers, integrates, operates and maintains electronic security services inclusive of intrusion detection, access control, biometric authentication, video surveillance, audio visual, it systems, perimeter defense and command and control systems for federal, local and commercial customers across high-growth markets.

Responsibilities

• Manage security installation projects, typically involving 5 to 10 persons with values ranging from a few hundred thousand dollars to over a million dollars

• Confer with senior management, supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, and design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, and construction problems

• Schedule the project in logical steps to budget enough time required to meet deadlines

• Determine labor requirements and dispatch workers to project sites

• Plan, organize and direct activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems

• Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to administrative staff, workers, and clients

• Negotiate revisions, changes, and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers, and subcontractors

• Direct and supervise workers including delegating responsibilities to Foremen and Technicians, and mentoring Technicians II and III to prepare them for promotion to the next career level

• Monitor project budgets to ensure positive cash flow and to maintain profitability

• Inspect and review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, and other regulations

• Evaluate Foremen and technicians

• Interface with engineering team to ensure design efficiency

• Interface with internal and external customers

• Read blueprints, schematics, and statements of work (SOW)

• Ensure PITCO build outs adhere to statements of work (SOW)

• Coordinate with field personnel and/or engineering team to discuss any potential installation issues

• Suggest process improvements / cost saving measures

• Plan equipment and material needs to ensure on-time delivery

• Plan material location and storage to enhance project productivity

• Plan and obtain permits, badges, and access requests in advance

• Plan and maintain manpower forecasts in relation to budget and schedule

• Plan and actively track work to ensure compliance with project schedule and budget

• Assist technicians with installation work as needed to maintain project schedule and budget

• Maintain organized and detailed project records (Daily Work Tickets, etc.)

• Provide Program Manager/Installation Manager with weekly project status and schedule updates

• Interface with customers to address project status and/or customer concerns

Qualifications

Clearance/Citizen Type: Due to contract requirements, this position requires U.S. Citizenship status.

Position / Candidate Requirements:

• Requires a Valid driver's license

• This position may require ongoing or intermittent use of a company vehicle. Selected candidates must possess an acceptable driving record in accordance to our policy.

• High School Diploma with 10+ Years of Experience

• At least 7+ years of progressive experience in installation, integration, and testing of electronic security projects valued at more than $500k

• Experience in the Security Industry

• At least two years' experience managing security projects as a Project Manager, Superintendent, or Project Foreman

• Experience installing conduit and wiring systems

• Experience with head end programming and testing of Access Control and Video Management Systems

• Common knowledge of basic Network Infrastructure

• Experience working with management systems such as scheduling, job cost reports, estimating, safety, documentation requirements, and quality control.

• Experience overseeing and approving monthly job cost updates, productivity reports, and quarterly cash flow projections

• Proficiency in the Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling method

• Must have a history of completing projects under the estimated hours

• Requires reliable attendance at customer site during work hours required by customer

• Requires the ability to work a flexible schedule that includes occasional nights and weekends

• Strong Oral, Written and Presentation Skills.

• Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams.

• Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.

• Strong MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint Skills is a plus.

Desired / Advantageous Qualifications

• Open to travel as required up to 25%

• Experienced with Microsoft Project

• Certification in one or more Access Control Systems, particularly Lenel OnGuard

• Certification in Video Management Systems

• 30-hour OSHA Certification

• CPR and First Aid

• Common knowledge of Biometric Systems

• Experience in Lenel, CCURE, Avigilon, and Milestone

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.

Abilities:

• The position requires the ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to [50 pounds] on a regular basis. Candidates must demonstrate physical strength and stamina to perform various tasks, including but not limited to, loading, and unloading, operating equipment, and assisting in the transportation of various materials. Proper lifting techniques and safety protocols must be followed to ensure personal and team safety.

• Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.

• Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.

• Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.

• Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.

• May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.

• Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

• See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.