Project Engineer, Staff

Position Overview

About M.C. Dean: M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us? Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment and are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

This role provides technical and administrative support to ensure compliance with general engineering standards, codes, specifications, and design instructions, troubleshoot installation issues, and develop solutions for problems of moderate scope and complexity.

Key Responsibilities

• Planning and executing project completion and punch list.
• Preparing specifications for the purchase of materials and equipment.
• Preparing invoices.
• Submitting O&M manuals.
• Assisting in the development of full estimates.
• Participating in Key Project Review (KPR).
• Managing coordination, detailing logs, and schedule updates.
• Managing productivity reports.
• Identifying value-added solutions and cost savings methods.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (preferably from an ABET accredited program).
• 0+ years of experience with a Master's of Science in Engineering.
• Ability to work with computer screens for extended periods.
• Capability to sit for extended periods.
• Ability to reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Finger dexterity to manipulate objects such as a keyboard.
• Strong listening and comprehension skills.
• Effective verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in reading and understanding written information.
• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems.
• Ability to understand and interpret spoken words.