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Columbia University

Advising Dean

New York, NY · On-site

$68K - $77K/yr

This Advising Dean will help lead programming and advising activities with the Academic Success Programs while assuming an average advising load. Some evening and weekend responsibilities expected.

Columbia University

Advising Dean

New York, NY · On-site

$68K - $77K/yr

The Advising Dean in this position will help lead programming and advising activities with the Columbia Undergraduate Scholars Program (CUSP) while assuming an average advising load. Some evening and ...

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A Dean of Engineering is a senior academic leader responsible for overseeing an engineering college or faculty within a university. They manage faculty recruitment, curriculum development, research initiatives, and budget allocation to ensure academic excellence. Additionally, they foster industry partnerships, support student success, and drive strategic planning to advance the institution's engineering programs.

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To thrive as a Dean of Engineering, you need a doctorate or master's degree in engineering or a related field, significant academic or industry experience, and a record of leadership in higher education. Familiarity with accreditation processes, learning management systems, and academic management tools is often required. Exceptional communication, strategic thinking, and conflict-resolution skills help foster collaboration across departments and diverse teams. These capabilities are essential to guide educational programs, drive innovation, and ensure academic and institutional success in an ever-evolving engineering landscape.

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A Dean of Engineering frequently navigates challenges such as balancing administrative responsibilities with the need to support faculty research and student success. Managing budgets, attracting and retaining talented faculty, and keeping curricula aligned with rapidly changing industry standards are common tasks. Additionally, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and building relationships with external stakeholders, such as industry partners and alumni, can be complex but rewarding. Successfully addressing these challenges helps ensure the long-term growth and reputation of the engineering school.

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Project Leader 2 - Energy & Utility

Project Leader 2 - Energy & Utility

M.C. Dean, Inc

Tysons, VA • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 4 days ago

M.C. Dean rating

7.6

Company rating: 7.6 out of 10

Based on 43 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

216th of 369 rated engineering

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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. Headquarters 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. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.
M.C. Dean's Engineering and Construction business unit is currently seeking a Project Leader 2 to own external dependencies, integration, and delivery risk across an entire behind-the-meter and grid-connected natural gas-fired generation systems for mission-critical and industrial facilities. In this role, you will be managing the entire scope of a project lifecycle from initiation through project close out. You will also be a key player during pre-construction, engineering, and through implementation phase.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
  • Accountable for the overall administration, organization, and implementation of large scale energy and utility construction projects associated with mission critical data centers and industrial facilities.
  • Manage the full project lifecycle, including proposal, estimating, design, solutioning, installation, commissioning, and close-out.
  • Accountable for project documentation, including project requirements, manpower requirements, project layout, project schedules, detailed equipment plans and field office support.
  • Deliver projects aligned with hyperscale data center requirements, including aggressive schedules, phased energization, and high-availability architectures (N+1, 2N).
  • Manage procurement and delivery of major generation equipment, including coordination with OEMs, long-lead equipment tracking, and oversight of factory and site acceptance testing.
  • Manage procurement and delivery of major generation equipment, including coordination with OEMs, long-lead equipment tracking, and oversight of factory and site acceptance testing.
  • Own and manage utility and ISO/RTO interconnection processes, including application timelines, study milestones, and coordination with utilities to ensure alignment with project schedule and commercial operation targets.
  • Lead coordination of natural gas utility scope, including pipeline interconnections, metering, and pressure regulation, ensuring alignment of fuel availability with project schedule and commissioning milestones.
  • Own and manage utility and ISO/RTO interconnection processes, including application timelines, study milestones, and coordination with utilities to ensure alignment with project schedule and commercial operation targets.
  • Lead commissioning and startup execution, including coordination of system turnover, functional testing, grid synchronization, and performance validation to achieve commercial operation.
  • Identify and manage risks unique to energy infrastructure projects, including interconnection delays, fuel supply constraints, long-lead equipment, and commissioning performance.
  • Coordinate and lead the project kick-off meeting.
  • Develop a Work Breakdown Structure for the project with properly named work packages and resources assigned to tasks (resource loaded) to establish a baseline resource plan.
  • Accountable for the scheduling of resources on the project to maintain the baseline project schedule.
  • Create baseline vs actual reporting of resources, as required.
  • Provide and execute site surveys, site cost studies, projected costs, forecasts, cost codes and progress reports, as required.
  • Assist with the collection of progress data of both self-perform and contractor perform work.
  • Observe and measure project scope and performance against the project plan to ensure that the project is within acceptable variances of cost, budget, schedule and scope.
  • Drive the development and maintenance of project artifacts, including engineering and design documents that are required to ensure effective short-term and long-term staffing success for the project.
  • Coordinate the acquisition of major equipment and materials.
  • Accountable for the acquisition of required permits and licenses for projects and ensuring inspections are handled correctly and in a timely manner.
  • Estimating, scheduling, or conferring with estimators, schedulers, and other resources that are assigned to the project to identify matters, such as work procedures, complaints, and other related problems.
  • Review the project schedule with the General Contractor and/or Customer.
  • Work directly with the Customer on a schedule.
  • Manage the integration of data from multiple company systems and analyzing the data to draw insights on project progress.
  • Assure timely completion of project punch-list items, the submittal of accurate as-built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, and the completion of training materials.
  • Identify opportunities for cost-saving measures, quality improvements and best practices.
  • Maintain a positive, assertive relationship with other project leadership, including supervisors, superintendents, foremen, crew leaders and/or other project personnel, to achieve project milestones and overall project success.

Qualifications
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math or Physics preferably from an ABET accredited program.
  • 10+ years of experience in leading construction projects in the energy and utility sector.
  • Strong technical understanding of distributed energy systems, including natural gas RICE and Combustion turbines, and combined cycle generation.
  • Strong technical understanding of balance of plant systems, including electrical substations, HRSG, steam, fuel gas, cooling, and piping systems.
  • Strong knowledge of a project management / project scheduling system (MS Project or Primavera P6).
  • Ability to create project schedules and scheduling of resources (work items and tasks by hours).
  • Ability to estimate project work and prepare proposals for Customers.
  • Understanding of critical path analysis of project and resource data to identify potential project issues.
  • Ability to discuss project and resource schedules, costs, and budgets with project leadership
  • Strong knowledge of procurement processes, including evaluating suppliers and purchasing technical goods and services.
  • Ability to create technical documentation, including design documents and reference libraries.
  • Executive-level communications and presentation skills.
  • Team building and team leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Strong knowledge of finance systems as it relates to project budgets and cost codes.
  • Understanding of earned value analysis as it relates to project management.
  • Proficiency in the use of automated cost/schedule management systems.

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.

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

Pay Range
USD $150,080.00 - USD $225,120.00 /Yr.

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M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most recognizable mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company's capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life-safety, instrumentation and control, and command and control systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and employs more than 5,100 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Industry

Engineering professional services

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Tysons, VA, US

Year founded

1949

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