MEP Owner's Representative (Abilene, TX)

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location : Heavy travel with extended project assignment in Abilene, TX (remote between assignments)

Travel : 75–100% domestic travel; relocation assistance available for extended assignments; valid REAL ID (or passport) required for air travel

Salary : DLB recognizes that ranges on job boards may not reflect our pay bands; we often out‑compete those ranges for well‑qualified candidates.

Job Summary

The MEP / Construction Owner's Representative (OR) acts as the owner's point-of-contact and on-site advocate from pre-construction through turnover, ensuring the facility's MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing), fire protection, controls / BMS, and supporting building systems are designed, procured, installed, integrated, commissioned, and documented to meet the owner's requirements for scope, schedule, budget, operability, and maintainability.

The MEP / Construction OR oversees the entire commissioning process (L1–L5), coordinating stakeholders, resolving issues, and verifying prerequisites to ensure successful execution and turnover.

Essential Functions

• Owner Advocacy & Project Oversight

a) Serve as the owner's primary representative with GC / CM, A / E, trade partners, OEMs, facility operations, and AHJs; lead / participate in OAC, coordination, and readiness meetings.

b) Maintain a proactive issues / risk log; escalate schedule, cost, and technical risks with mitigation plans aligned to owner priorities.

c) Champion clear, data-driven communication (technical and non-technical) across all parties; curate owner updates and decision logs.

a) Review design criteria, drawings, and specifications (HVAC, power distribution, emergency generation / UPS, grounding, lighting, plumbing, fire protection, BMS / controls) for constructability, operability, and maintainability; resolve clashes early via BIM / coordination.

b) Support procurement strategy for long-lead MEP equipment; verify factory documentation, submittals, and vendor plans flow down owner requirements.

c) Align QA / QC and commissioning requirements in project documents so expectations are contractual and traceable.

a) Provide daily / weekly oversight of MEP and general building trades to verify installations meet drawings, specifications, codes, and manufacturer requirements.

b) Enforce coordination plans and above-ceiling / MEP routing decisions; confirm access clearances, labeling, and maintainability are preserved as-built.

c) Monitor schedule interfaces and system integration sequences; initiate recovery plans when needed.

a) Coordinate development / review of MEP-critical MOPs (energization, generator / HVAC tie-ins, shutdown windows), ensuring protection of live environments and compliance with owner / site policies.

b) Reinforce HSE policies (e.g., NFPA 70E, LOTO), and confirm pre-energization prerequisites and settings management are satisfied by the delivery team.

a) Oversee the full commissioning process from L1 through L5, ensuring all systems are tested, documented, and accepted per owner requirements.

b) Coordinate with the Commissioning Authority / Program on scope handoffs, tagging / progress reporting, and Cx schedule alignment.

c) Ensure pre-functional checklists, startup prerequisites, vendor O&M, settings, and test reports are complete and organized.

d) Maintain a punchlist / action tracker through closure and drive resolution of commissioning issues.

e) Support integrated systems testing and final acceptance procedures, ensuring all commissioning documentation is archived for turnover.

a) Maintain field document control for drawings, RFIs, submittals, test / inspection records, equipment lists, and change orders; produce concise owner reports with schedule / cost / quality status and decisions required.

b) Use common tools (Procore, BIM 360 / ACC, Bluebeam, MS Project / P6, Excel / PowerPoint / Teams) for traceability and dashboarding.

Benefits

DLB Associates offers a very competitive benefits package; highlights include

DLB Associates is an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer and participates in the E-Verify program with the Department of Homeland Security. We encourage diversity in our workforce.

Are you ready to challenge yourself and redefine standards in the AEC industry? Apply now and join our award-winning team!​

​NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES :

DLB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to DLB in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where DLB has expressly requested recruitment / staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of DLB and DLB will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.

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