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 -workvirtually fromanywhere in the United States
SALARY
DLB recognizes salary ranges from jobboardsdo not necessarily reflect our pay ranges. In many instances we out-compete those ranges for well-qualified candidates.
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 levelimmediatelyabove, 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 arefirst and foremosta 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 personoperateswith significant autonomy, self-directs their day-to-day priorities, and leads multiple concurrentpeoplemanagement and team development workstreams of meaningful complexity. They develop andmaintainteam standards, workflows, and onboarding practices, and serve as a key voice in shaping howDLB'sDesign department scales its early-career talent pipeline.
The People Manager, MEPDesignwill communicate andoperatein alignment withDLB'sorganizational goals and values, as well as departmentalobjectivesset 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 levelimmediatelyabove
- Establish andmaintaina 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;maintaina 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; activelyconnectpeople 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
Performance Management & Coaching (25%)
- Lead all performance review cycles for direct reports, includinggoal-setting, mid-year check-ins, and annual evaluations; provide substantive, actionable feedback grounded in observed behavior and outcomes
- Identifyperformance concerns early; address them directly and constructively through coaching, clear expectation-setting, and documented follow-up; escalate to HR or department leadership when appropriate
- Leverage MEP technical background to evaluate the quality and appropriateness of direct reports' work