Senior Manager: Station MEP

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible. Job Description: Parsons are looking for a seasoned Senior Project Manager: Station (MEP) to join their team! The Senior Project Manager: Station MEP (PMC) is a senior, client‑facing role responsible for managing the end‑to‑end design and build process of station MEP works on major rail/transit or complex infrastructure projects. This is a non‑operational position focused on project and design management, technical assurance, and contractor oversight on behalf of the client, ensuring that all MEP systems for stations (and associated ancillary buildings) are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in full compliance with the employer’s requirements, codes, and standards. The role requires approximately 15 years of experience in building or rail MEP (mechanical, electrical, public health, fire & life safety, ELV systems), including substantial experience in design management and construction supervision, ideally within a PMC, consulting engineer, or client organization. What You'll Be Doing; - Act as the primary PMC point of contact for all station MEP matters, representing the client in meetings with designers, contractors, authorities, and other stakeholders. - Ensure that the employer’s requirements, contracts, and design briefs for station MEP systems are clearly communicated, understood, and implemented. - Provide independent, objective advice and recommendations to the client on technical, program, commercial, and risk issues related to station MEP works. - Manage and oversee the full MEP design lifecycle for stations: concept, schematic, detailed design, and IFC stages. - Review and comment on design submissions, drawings, calculations, models, and specifications for HVAC, power distribution, lighting, fire protection, plumbing and drainage, vertical transportation, ELV/BMS, and life safety systems. - Ensure design compliance with employer’s requirements, project technical standards, local codes, international standards, fire and life safety regulations, and authority requirements. - Chair and coordinate design review meetings, value engineering and constructability workshops, and multi‑discipline coordination sessions (architecture, structure, rail systems, civil). - Oversee requirements management and traceability, design verification and validation, and close‑out of design review comments. - Ensure interfaces between MEP, architecture, structure, rail systems, and station operations are identified and resolved at design stage. - Support the preparation and review of technical sections of tender documents, scopes of work, and employer’s requirements for station MEP packages. - Review and evaluate technical proposals, clarifications, and deviations from contractors and suppliers; provide recommendations to the client for award. - Assist in contract negotiations and post‑award technical clarifications with MEP contractors and key vendors. - From a PMC perspective, oversee and manage construction and installation activities for station MEP systems, ensuring alignment with approved designs, specifications, and quality standards. - Monitor contractor construction methodologies, sequencing, and resource planning for MEP works; challenge and improve where needed. - Coordinate resolution of site technical issues and RFIs in collaboration with design consultants and contractors. - Track and manage MEP interfaces with civil works, finishes, systems integration, and other trades to avoid clashes and rework. - Monitor compliance with project HSE requirements during MEP construction activities, and support the client’s HSE objectives. - Review and approve, on behalf of the client, testing and commissioning strategies, plans, procedures, and integrated test schedules for station MEP systems. - Monitor execution of pre‑commissioning, functional performance tests, integrated systems testing, and life‑safety commissioning through reports and selective site attendance. - Review test results, non‑conformance reports, and snag lists; ensure timely rectification and closure by contractors. - Coordinate with operations, maintenance, and systems teams to ensure that MEP systems meet handover, operability, maintainability, and life‑cycle requirements. - Oversee completion and quality of as‑built documentation, O&M manuals, training materials, and handover deliverables. - Manage and track station MEP design and construction activities against the approved master schedule and key milestones. - Identify critical path activities and dependencies affecting MEP delivery; initiate recovery plans where schedule slip

Approximately 15 years of experience in building or rail MEP (mechanical, electrical, public health, fire & life safety, ELV systems), including substantial experience in design management and construction supervision, ideally within a PMC, consulting engineer, or client organization.

Act as the primary PMC point of contact for all station MEP matters, representing the client in meetings with designers, contractors, authorities, and other stakeholders. Ensure employer requirements, contracts, and design briefs for station MEP systems are clearly communicated and implemented. Provide independent, objective advice on technical, program, commercial, and risk issues related to station MEP works. Manage full MEP design lifecycle for stations (concept, schematic, detailed design, IFC). Review design submissions, drawings, calculations, models, and specifications for HVAC, power distribution, lighting, fire protection, plumbing and drainage, vertical transportation, ELV/BMS, and life safety systems. Ensure design compliance with standards and regulations. Chair design review meetings, value engineering, constructability workshops, and multi-discipline coordination sessions. Oversee requirements management, design verification/validation, and close-out of design review comments. Ensure interfaces between MEP, architecture, structure, rail systems, and station operations are resolved. Support tender documentation and employer’s requirements for station MEP packages. Review technical proposals and deviations; provide client recommendations for award. Assist in contract negotiations and post-award clarifications with MEP contractors and vendors. Oversee construction and installation activities from PMC perspective, ensuring alignment with designs and quality standards. Monitor contractor methodologies, sequencing, and resource planning; drive improvements. Coordinate site issue resolution with design consultants and contractors. Track MEP interfaces with other trades to avoid clashes. Monitor HSE compliance during MEP construction. Review and approve testing, commissioning strategies and plans. Monitor pre-commissioning, functional tests, and life-safety commissioning; review test results and close NCRs. Coordinate handover deliverables, including O&M manuals and training materials. Manage schedule and milestones for design and construction activities; identify critical path and implement recovery plans.