Section Manager I

Are you ready to guide a talented team while helping deliver efficient, high-performing building systems? Do you thrive on developing people, strengthening operations, and bringing technical disciplines together around shared goals?

CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Section Manager I to join our MEP Team in Albany, NY. This is your opportunity to shape team performance, cultivate talent, and strengthen the technical and operational excellence behind our MEP practice.

• →Organize, direct, and coordinate activities related to MEP projects from initial assessment through planning and design
• →Collaborate with MEP team leadership to manage and motivate a high-performing group of technical professionals, ensuring excellence in project delivery and achieving team utilization goals
• →Effectively manage project budgets, scope, and schedules to deliver successful outcomes for critical MEP initiatives
• →Engage with clients, regulatory agencies, and stakeholders to ensure project requirements are met and expectations are exceeded throughout each phase

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Science, Planning, Engineering Management, or related field required
• Minimum of 11 years of industry experience required, including 8 years of project management experience; previous team management experience preferred
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and oversee project accounting processes
• Experience preparing proposals and project documentation as well as interpreting client contracts and overseeing project accounting processes
• Excellent communication, leadership, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills with the ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously
• Strategic thinker with the ability to guide and motivate team activity and resolve issues with urgency
• Ability to demonstrate technical proficiency and manage relationships across the company
• Experience with Microsoft Office required; knowledge of MS Project, Primavera P6, and Deltek Vantagepoint preferred
• PMP, PE or equivalent professional license preferred
• Consulting industry experience highly preferred
• Ability to travel as needed required

At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways – always searching, never settling – to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is forward leaning, welcoming, and always pushing the limits of what is possible.