
Traveling MEP Manager - Data Centers
Minneapolis, MNFull-time$170–250K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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The Traveling MEP Manager oversees preconstruction, engineering, and field installation of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems for an Advanced Technology project. The role manages procurement, budgets, quality, safety, coordination, scheduling, installation, commissioning, and close-out, while leading MEP staff and coordinating with project stakeholders. The assignment is full-time, involves 100% travel, and supports data center and other advanced-technology market segments.
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Job Duties
Division: Critical Facilities-Data Centers
Project Location(s): Saint Louis, MO 63101 USA
Minimum Years Experience: Travel Involved: 100%
Job Type: Regular Job Classification: Experienced Education: Job Family: Construction Compensation: Salaried Exempt
*** This position is for a full time traveling
assignment supporting an Advanced Technology project, which includes our Data
Center, Pharmaceutical, Industrial/Manufacturing, and EV/Battery/Renewables
market segment groups (MSG). ***
Position Description: Oversee and direct preconstruction, engineering and field installation of all Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing (MEP) systems.
Reports to: Project Manager, Project Executive
Essential Duties & Responsibilities*:
Specifically relating to the mechanical and electrical systems (e.g. HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, LowVoltage,
Fire Sprinkler)
Develop and maintain relationships with engineers, design consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, inspectors, and owner's representatives to ensure alignment with client goals and expectations from initiation to completion of the project.
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the contract documents (including Turner's contract, plans, specifications and applicable codes).
Lead, supervise and develop Turner MEP staff, including providing input on or completing performance appraisals.
Oversee daily activities of Engineer-MEP, Superintendent-MEP, and subordinates.
Manage MEP procurement, project budgets, quality, safety, engineering, coordination, scheduling, installation, commissioning, and close-out processes.
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The salary range for this position is estimated to be 170,000.00 - 250,000.00 USD annualized.
Turner Construction provides flexible benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identity theft, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage.
In addition to our extensive benefits offerings, we provide paid vacation, wellness/sick time, holidays, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, and end-of-year appreciation pay.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and minimum 10 years' experience with progressively more responsible exposure to design, cost, sequence, logistics and field installations of Mechanical and Electrical systems or equivalent combination of training and experience. Able to identify design features that command cost premiums and recommend alternatives that deliver comparable or improved function. Demonstrated ability to present technical material. LEED accreditation preferred. Very strong oral and written communication skills required. Strong computer skills and a familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite of programs. Knowledge of project management and scheduling software desirable. Ability to implement leading edge technologies to benefit the project. Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the duties will occasionally require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear (bells, whistles, etc.), stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is sometimes exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne particles or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
*May perform other duties as assigned. Where applicable, all activities will include disabled and veterans' organizations.
Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Turner is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor
Minimum Education Required
Bachelor Degree
Minimum Experience Required
10 - 20 years
Shift
First (Day)
Number of Openings
1
Public Transportation Accessible
Yes
Veterans Encouraged to Apply
No
Physical Required
Yes
Drug Test Required
Yes
Compensation
$170,000.00 - $250,000.00 / Annually
Postal Code
55407
Job Type
Full Time
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
20742
Job Benefits
Not specified
How this job compares
Set against the 4,254 open Construction Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$170–250K/yr
- Minnesota median$105–160K/yr50 salary ranges
- US median$110–168K/yr2,273 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $210K, is 54% above the Minnesota median midpoint ($136K) — in the top quarter of Construction Manager salary ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 67 open Construction Manager jobs in Minnesota and 4,254 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Construction Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (3,603 postings).
- Education
- 1,809 of the 4,254 open Construction Manager jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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