People Manager, MEP Design

DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission-critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high-performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the world’s most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience.

Join us and be part of a team where your voice matters, your work makes an impact, and your growth is a shared priority.

Position Title: People Manager, MEP Design

Position Location: Remote - work virtually from anywhere in the United States

SALARY

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JOB SUMMARY

The People Manager, MEP Design is a senior-level people leader responsible for the day-to-day management, development, and engagement of a cross-discipline MEP design team. This fully remote role spans entry-level employees and those at the level immediately above, with a clear mandate to grow early-career talent and build a high-performing, cohesive team across mechanical, electrical, and plumbing disciplines.

The ideal candidate brings a substantive MEP technical background that allows them to credibly support, guide, and evaluate the work of their team without being a practitioner themselves. They are first and foremost a people leader: someone who creates clarity, removes obstacles, and invests in the professional growth of those they manage. They are equally comfortable working asynchronously across time zones and proactively building the kind of team culture that thrives without daily in-person contact. 

This person operates with significant autonomy, self-directs their day-to-day priorities, and leads multiple concurrent people management and team development workstreams of meaningful complexity. They develop and maintain team standards, workflows, and onboarding practices, and serve as a key voice in shaping how DLB's Design department scales its early-career talent pipeline.

The People Manager, MEP Design will communicate and operate in alignment with DLB's organizational goals and values, as well as departmental objectives set by Design leadership.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Team Leadership & People Development (40%)

• Provide direct day-to-day people management for a cross-discipline MEP design team spanning entry-level employees and those at the level immediately above

• Establish and maintain a strong remote team culture grounded in accountability, psychological safety, and consistent communication ensuring team members feel connected and supported despite geographic distance

• Develop individualized growth plans for each direct report, with particular emphasis on accelerating the development of entry-level employees into higher levels of independent contribution

• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with all direct reports; maintain a consistent cadence of structured check-ins, feedback conversations, and goal reviews throughout the year

• Serve as a primary advocate and resource for team members navigating DLB systems, processes, tools, and culture; actively connect people to the support and information they need

• Model DLB values and operating norms in all interactions; actively reinforce the behaviors and standards that reflect the DLB way of working