
Premier Full Service Construction and Development Leader
Clayco stands as a premier full-service real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm delivering comprehensive turnkey solutions across North America. Since 1984, this privately held industry leader has generated over $7.6 billion in annual revenue while maintaining an unwavering commitment to what they call the "art and science of building."
Comprehensive Construction Excellence
Specializing in fast-track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential projects, Clayco offers integrated services that set them apart in the industry. Their collaborative design-build approach enables teams to work on creative, complex, award-winning projects ranging from $20 million to over $200 million-projects that shape skylines and communities nationwide.
People Centered Innovation
What truly distinguishes Clayco is their holistic philosophy: seeing projects through the eyes of people who will use them daily. This human-centered approach drives innovation throughout project delivery, creating environments for healing, progress, research, industry, and entertainment. The company culture emphasizes creativity, exceeding client expectations, and making meaningful impacts that extend far beyond construction.
Award Winning Workplace Culture
- 2025 Best Places to Work recognition across St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Phoenix
- ENR Midwest's #1 Contractor and Top 5 Design-Build Firm nationally
- Top 3 Green Contractors and Data Center Builders designations
- Fast-paced environment with high-profile, innovative projects
- Strong commitment to safety and quality across all operations
Comprehensive Benefits and Growth
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) retirement planning
- Generous PTO and paid company holidays
- Discretionary annual bonuses based on performance
- Learning and development programs for career advancement
- Employee assistance programs and flexible spending accounts
Career Development Opportunities
With over 1,000 professionals across multiple markets including Chicago, St. Louis, Phoenix, Culver City, and beyond, Clayco offers the stability of an established industry leader combined with dynamic growth opportunities. Team members gain diverse experience across different construction sectors while working alongside marketing, pre-construction services, and business unit leaders. Safety remains paramount in all operations, ensuring the highest workplace protection standards while mentoring the next generation of construction professionals.
Mission
At Clayco, it's been our culture from the very beginning to do more than build. To create. To innovate. And to do it with a holistic, intelligent balance of art and science that's unmatched anywhere.
We see our projects through the eyes of the people who will use them every day. Through their eyes, we see places of healing, nourishment, progress, technology, science, research, industry and entertainment.
The result? Powerful structures that reach far beyond these walls.
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Description
About Us
Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $5.8 billion in revenue for 2023, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.
The Role We Want You For
As an MEP Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), and associated construction scopes for Clayco projects. This includes the development of comprehensive MEP scope documents, the creation of MEP bid packages in the early stages of project planning, and leading subcontractor negotiations. This role will also involve providing leadership and guidance to both the design team and clients, ensuring effective document reviews, and addressing scope modifications during the construction phase. You'll serve as the key liaison between the original scope and any field adjustments that arise. Additionally, the MEP Project Manager will supervise and coordinate the efforts of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and elevator subcontractors on-site, ensuring the successful, on-time, and on-budget completion of projects. This includes ensuring that construction work aligns with the project drawings and specifications, maintaining high standards of quality, contract compliance, change management, and scheduling.
The Specifics of the Role
- Plans, and specification analysis, MEP systems interrelationships, construction sequencing and project schedule.
- Facilitate problem solving, as may arise, between MEP Subcontractors during construction.
- Validate design issues related to MEP and suggest alternative solutions.
- Manage the MEP submittals.
- Oversee the logging and posting of all MEP changes and as-built information on field drawings.
- Oversee the scope review, budgeting, and justification of MEP change work order.
- Oversee quality control process of the installation of MEP work.
- Work with Project management team to direct, monitor and oversee the activities of MEP Subcontractor.
- Coordination and administration of MEP related materials, systems, and shop drawings submittals.
- Liaison with consultant MEP engineers, inspectors, and relevant staff.
- Ensure that MEP subcontractors provide and adhere to relevant quality documentation and records.
- Ensure that MEP Subcontractors adheres to project safety regulations.
- Assist with project planning - hosting coordination meetings, writing work scopes, getting quotes, scheduling work.
- Train and mentor junior members. Encourage training and development through performance management with a focus on retention.
- Provide technical input related to contract drawings and documents.
- Contribute to weekly Owner/Architect/Contractor (OAC) meetings.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
- 6-10 years of experience in the managing MEP projects/scope.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skill to manage multiple trades and personalities.
- Working knowledge of architectural, structural, civil documents to understand how the mechanical/electrical systems are integrated into the building.
- Good understanding of Specifications Divisions and navigation within for coordinating responsibilities, various testing and documentation requirements of the project.
- Understanding of Codes for Building, Plumbing, NFPA (fire, electrical, etc.), Mechanical, and Life Safety systems.
- Strong working knowledge with computers, laptops, iPad type instruments, Microsoft Office Suite, various construction industry applications.
Some Things You Should Know
- Our clients and projects are nationwide - Travel will be required.
- No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
- We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
- The pace is fast!
- This position is classified as a safety-sensitive role in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Candidates selected for this position will be subject to a comprehensive background check, which includes mandatory drug testing.
Why Clayco?
- 2024 Best Places to Work - Chicago Business Journal, St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
- 2024 ENR Midwest - Midwest Contractor (#1).
- 2024 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms - Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
- 2024 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors - Green Contractor (Top 5).
Benefits
- Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!
Compensation
- The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
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