M.C. Dean, Inc.

Facility Engineering Manager 2 - Alexandria, VA

M.C. Dean, Inc. • $100K — $130K *
Alexandria, VA 22304In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field and/or 10+ years of experience
  • 16+ years managing government programs focused on mission-critical O&M environments
  • Proven experience managing large, complex federal contracts
  • Strong knowledge of Mechanical, Electrical, Life Safety, and building automation
  • Demonstrated success managing budgets, schedules, and cross-functional teams
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead overall program execution for mission-critical O&M contract, ensuring compliance with requirements
  • Serve as primary liaison between stakeholders, internal leadership, and subcontractors
  • Oversee 24/7 operations, ensuring system uptime and incident response meet mission requirements
  • Manage program budget, staffing, forecasting, and resource allocation
  • Develop and implement program management plans, risk strategies, and quality assurance processes
  • Lead incident management and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Provide regular status reports and executive-level communications to stakeholders
  • Manage subcontractors, ensuring performance and deliverable quality

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Military Reserve pay offset
  • Paid maternity leave
Full Job Description
Overview

Clearance Requirement: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; HSPD-12 Clearance required.

Work Environment:
  • May require on-call availability for critical incidents
  • Occasional travel
  • Fast-paced, high-visibility mission environment supporting national security objectives

Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Facility Engineering Manager to lead and oversee a mission-critical Operations and Maintenance (O&M) government program. This role is responsible for ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance of critical infrastructure and systems supporting government operations. The Facility Engineering Manager will serve as the primary point of contact for the customer and provide strategic, operational, and technical leadership across all contract activities.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. Lead overall program execution for a mission-critical O&M contract, ensuring compliance with contract requirements, SLAs, and performance metrics
  2. Serve as the primary liaison between stakeholders, internal leadership, and subcontractors
  3. Oversee 24/7 operations, ensuring system uptime, incident response, and maintenance activities meet mission requirements
  4. Lead and manage program budget, staffing, forecasting, and resource allocation
  5. Develop and implement program management plans, risk management strategies, and quality assurance processes
  6. Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives
  7. Provide regular status reports, briefings, and executive-level communications to stakeholders
  8. Manage subcontractors and vendors, ensuring performance, compliance, and deliverable quality
  9. Drive operational excellence, innovation, and process improvements across the program

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field and/or a minimum10+ years of experience
  • 16+ years of experience managing government programs, with a focus on mission-critical O&M environments
  • Proven experience managing large, complex federal contracts
  • Strong knowledge of Mechanical, Electrical, Life Safety and building automation, and critical facility operations
  • Demonstrated success managing budgets, schedules, and cross-functional teams
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Desired Qualifications:
  • PMP (Project Management Professional) certification
  • Experience with mission-critical facilities (e.g., data centers, SCIFs, network operations centers)
  • Prior military or federal service experience

Key Competencies:
  • Leadership & Team Development
  • Strategic Thinking & Execution
  • Risk Management & Problem Solving
  • Customer Engagement & Communication
  • Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

Work Environment:
  • May require on-call availability for critical incidents
  • Occasional travel
  • Fast-paced, high-visibility mission environment supporting national security objectives

We offer an excellent benefits package including:
  • A competitive salary
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Military Reserve pay offset
  • Paid maternity leave

Abilities:
  • Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
  • Sitting for extended periods of time.
  • Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
  • Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
  • Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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Technical Services
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