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Electrical Project Manager

Stoneham, Massachusetts

9/14/2026

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Electrical contracting firms across New England have been rolling into national platforms and private equity portfolios for over a decade. Our client has not. Family-owned and locally operating for over 4 decades in Metro Boston, the people who built this firm are still running it. A PM here works with ownership, not around them.   Design-build and fast

MEP Office Leader - Pharma

Silver Spring, Maryland

9/14/2026

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You have spent a significant part of your career on pharma work. Complex projects, demanding clients, and you're known in the DC/Baltimore/Fredericksburg market well enough that you do not need an introduction to the players in the MD pharma scene. Are you in a #2 role and eager to take the helm?   That is what this is. Our

Senior Electrical Engineer

Natick, Massachusetts

9/14/2026

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Senior Electrical Engineer   MEP Building Systems Boston / MetroWest | Hybrid Schedule   A growing A/E firm with deep regional reach is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead building systems design for projects across New England.   This role is built for a licensed PE who wants technical leadership, variety in project types, and a collaborative culture focused on professional

Senior Electrical Engineer

Boston, Massachusetts

9/14/2026

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We’re looking for a seasoned Electrical Engineer to join a collaborative team delivering innovative, energy-efficient building systems. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong technical foundations who’s ready to step into greater leadership, help shape projects, and mentor junior staff. What You’ll Do Design and develop electrical systems for commercial, institutional, and/or healthcare buildings

Senior Electrical Engineer

Austin, Texas

9/14/2026

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Our client is an MEP consulting engineering firm opening a new office in Austin, Texas. The firm has more work in the Austin market than it can currently staff and is actively searching for the next addition to the new office. This is the first electrical design seat in the market.   The firm is employee owned through an ESOP

Sr Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer

Cambridge, Massachusetts

9/3/2026

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Our client is an employee-owned (ESOP) architecture and engineering firm that designs the buildings it engineers. They are looking for a senior plumbing and fire protection engineer to run their own projects and mentor the less experienced staff.   You would be responsible for design on your own projects and stay with them the whole way, from concept through

Fire Protection Engineer

Boston, Massachusetts

9/1/2026

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Breaking into data center work usually requires data center experience you do not have yet. Our client is willing to train the right engineer, which makes this a rare opportunity.   Our client is an established, independently owned MEP engineering firm with a dedicated fire protection group and a busy data center practice. The department head has been with the

Service Project Manager

Woburn, Massachusetts

8/13/2026

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Our client is a family-owned commercial electrical contractor north of Boston, in business over 40 years. Their service department has more work coming in than people to run it, and they're adding a Service Project Manager. They'll also consider an APM with a few years of commercial experience who's ready to run their own work.  

Director of Electrical Engineering & Design

Boston, Massachusetts

8/13/2026

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Our client is a privately held data center operator in Boston. They are adding a Director of Electrical Engineering and Design, a new position, to expand what they can do internally. They will continue to work with outside design firms and consultants, and this position will manage them.   If you are on the consulting side, the difference is that

Senior Civil Engineer

Cambridge, Massachusetts

7/8/2026

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After 10 or 15 years in site design, the engineering itself is rarely the hard part anymore. What wears on people is everything around it. The firm changes hands, the people you liked move on, and the work you pour in ends up building toward someone else's payout.   Our client is an employee-owned design firm in the

Electrical Department Head - Mission Critical

Boston, Massachusetts

7/7/2026

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After fifteen years of mission critical work, you already know you could run the department. The seat just has not opened where you are.   Our client is one of the premier data center players so you would get to work with some of the biggest names in the space. They are an independently owned MEP engineering firm with offices

Service Sales

Boston, Massachusetts

6/11/2026

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SERVICE SALES REPRESENTATIVE | COMMERCIAL HVAC Greater Boston, MA   THE OPPORTUNITY This is a rare opening at one of Boston's most respected independent commercial HVAC contractors. Family-owned, locally operated, and completely free from private equity influence, this company makes decisions based on what is right for their people and their clients, not what satisfies a distant ownership group

HVAC Project Manager

Boston, Massachusetts

5/27/2026

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After a decade or more in mechanical construction, you know what it looks like when a project runs well and when it doesn't. You probably also know what it looks like when that distinction doesn't matter much at the end of the year.   Our client is a family-owned mechanical contractor based in Greater Boston, working across

Sr. Structural Engineer

Boston, Massachusetts

4/30/2026

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Our client has been in practice since 1975. Over the past 50 years they have grown from a regional firm into one of the top-ranked integrated engineering practices in the country, and they are still moving up. The firm is majority employee-owned, a structure they chose to keep even after bringing in institutional capital to fund the next

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Boston, Massachusetts

4/21/2026

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Our client is an employee-owned MEP firm with a national presence across data centers, healthcare, science and technology, and clean energy, hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer who can be based out of three New England offices (Boston, Portland, or Hartford with a hybrid schedule. Projects include geothermal wellfields, district energy systems, water and air-source heat pump design, and

Electrical Design Engineer

Boston, Massachusetts

1/15/2026

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Electrical Design Engineer MEP Building Systems Hybrid | Boston or New York City A national powerhouse MEP consulting engineering firm is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer for its Boston or New York City office. This role is for an experienced electrical designer who wants to work on technically demanding building projects, not repetitive production work. Projects span science and technology, mission

Building Automation Design Engineer

Boston, Massachusetts

6/18/2025

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Building Automation Design Engineer Location: Boston, MA  Full-time | 5–8 years of experience K. Jacobs is seeking a Building Automation Design Engineer to join a well-established, multidisciplinary engineering firm. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a variety of projects across sectors such as education, healthcare, science and technology, and civic infrastructure. About the Role: As

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Portland, Maine

5/12/2025

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K. Jacobs is seeking a skilled Mechanical Engineer to join a dynamic firm known for designing innovative, high-profile building projects across the Northeast. From college campuses and healthcare facilities to commercial properties and historic preservation, this team delivers impactful work with a focus on sustainable design.    The right candidate brings a BSME, proven expertise in mechanical design

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Boston, Massachusetts

5/12/2025

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K. Jacobs is seeking a skilled Mechanical Engineer to join a dynamic firm known for designing innovative, high-profile building projects across the Northeast. From college campuses and healthcare facilities to commercial properties and historic preservation, this team delivers impactful work with a focus on sustainable design.    The right candidate brings a BSME, proven expertise in mechanical design