Process Systems Unit Manager- Food & Beverage Market at Gray Construction, Lexington, KY

Process Systems Unit Manager- Food & Beverage Market at Gray Construction in Lexington, KY. Contract. Est. up to $130k. Apply with swipeandhired.

MEP Unit Manager- Food & Beverage Market

Job ID

2026-5050

# of Openings

1

Job Locations

US-KY-Lexington | US-TX-Dallas | US-NC-Charlotte

Posted Date

9 months ago (2/12/2026 9:13 AM)

Job Family

OPS - Operations

Overview

Gray Construction is seeking a MEP Unit Manager to join our Food & Beverage market in our Charlotte, NC, Dallas, TX and Lexington, KY Office.

Responsibilities

Why Gray?
Gray is a fully integrated design-builder delivering end-to-end solutions across construction, professional services, specialty equipment, and real estate. Since 1960, Gray has grown from a regional contractor to a nationally ranked industry leader, serving top domestic and international companies in the following markets: Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Data Centers, Advanced Technology, and Distribution. Our integrated approach allows us to deliver value at every phase of a project—from designing and building state-of-the-art facilities to fabricating custom process equipment and implementing advanced automation.

But what truly defines Gray is our people. Our success is driven by passionate, collaborative team members who take pride in their work, value strong relationships, and are committed to doing the right thing for our customers and one another. At Gray, you’ll find a culture built on teamwork, accountability, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

“Personal growth precedes Gray’s growth.” – Stephen Gray, President & CEO, Gray, Inc.

Who we want…
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This individual is key to the overall project success, including planning, design, and execution. Has the ability and proven track record as a leader of multiple projects and large complex projects and has been instrumental in developing and leading proposal teams.

• Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university; or a minimum of ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have a minimum of seven consecutive years total profit and loss accountability on multiple projects.
• Must have a minimum of five years of experience managing all disciplines of design/build projects or hard bid projects as required for the market this position serves.
• Must have experience in all contracting methods such as lump sum, GMP, cost plus construction management, and fee-based construction. Must understand legal aspects and implications of contractual language.
• Must have a proven record in increasing project profitability from the initial project profit margin on multiple projects.
• Must be sufficiently knowledgeable in technical aspects of engineering and design disciplines to represent Gray as the "primary point of contact" in initial project discussions with customers. Must be thoroughly knowledgeable of costs and fees associated with the variety of engineering and design disciplines and services Gray offers.
• Must be thoroughly knowledgeable of the impact caused by multiple changes in either the design, engineering, or construction phases and how they impact the overall project, from the cost, schedule, construction management, and construction operations perspectives. Must be knowledgeable of when and how to address these issues with customers.
• Must have managed a minimum of one project in which all process or production equipment procurement or installation or both was within the scope of project services; or, must have managed all components of comparable to process projects for other specific industry types of projects, including, but not limited to, mission critical, large distribution and manufacturing, support utilities, equipment procurement, and installation, and manufacturing equipment and support utility installation. The total value of this component of work shall have exceeded two million dollars for each project. Should also have experience and knowledge of costs associated with discrete equipment components and systems and installation procedures in order to prepare estimates and proposals.
• Must be able to mentor and/or train other project staff, such as senior project managers, project managers, assistant project managers(s) or other team members.
• Must have proven experience in the development of aggressive schedules for projects with variables such as project type(s), areas, and seasonal start dates.
• Must have proven experience in preparing cost estimates for design/build projects in the industrial arena.
• Must be able to develop and maintain harmonious relationships with owners, co-workers, vendors, suppliers, and community stakeholders.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical publications, or government regulations. Ability to write reports and business correspondence; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees, managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Must have the ability to develop, interpret, and understand complex financial information.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Must have basic business mathematical skills, including the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or other forms.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Must possess basic computer skills, including the ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, and e-mail applications. May also require working knowledge of scheduling and/or estimating applications.

The new team member should be an energetic, self-motivated individual who enjoys a team environment, as well as a passion for collaboration and professional development. If you are a high achiever striving to exceed expectations in a fast-paced innovative company, then Gray is the place for you.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

What we expect…

PROJECT ADMINISTRATION

• Facilitates Customer and Team’s meetings and ensures that detailed meeting minutes and actions items registers are updated and promptly distributed.
• Ensure that all “project start-up meetings" are held when required and with the appropriate team members.
• Ensures that the project action items are being systematically tracked and completed to support the project requirements.
• Ensure that project staff completes submittal reviews, status reports, closeout documents, and maintenance manuals promptly
• Visit project sites regularly

FINANCIAL SUCCESS

• The Group Manager MEP is responsible to continually monitor progress identifying issues early during budget/costs reviews, developing needed corrective actions to mitigate issues, and to provide reports to the Project Executive, Responsible Project Director, Responsible Regional Manager, or Responsible Vice President.
• Operate within budgetary limitations and requirements.
• The Project Manager inherits the role of day-to-day management of project financials while the Group Manager MEP is responsible for developing proposals and execution strategy for MEP trades of the project and coordinate with the Project Management Team for the general building trades. This strategy should be project-specific and evolve over the proposal phase and finalized early in execution. The plan should have buy-in from Construction, A/E, MEP Services, and Field Ops and include a reporting process to update Market Leaders as appropriate. The Group Manager MEP will contribute to the Risk Management and Relationship Management plans that will be part of the execution strategy.
• Monitor the purchasing of all required materials, subcontracts, equipment, and services for project(s) MEP trades by project MEP Services staff and other team members, ensuring optimal savings within safety, quality, scheduling, training, and profitability requirements.
• Ensure that the project MEP Services staff is issuing change orders to subcontractors and customers according to the work procedures.
• Ensure that the project MEP Services staff is completing red files accurately and in a timely manner or providing financial status information to the project team to incorporate into the red files as well as reviewing the red file and/or job cost reports with the Project Manager and/or Project Executive, and the Site Manager on a monthly basis.

SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE

• Responsible for oversight of project MEP Services team in the development and maintenance of the project master schedule to ensure conformance to project execution strategy and contractual obligations.
• Responsible for collaboration with Field Operations Managers, A/E Services, and Project Management team with respect to MEP trades to assess the project schedule progress, identifying potential issues, and assisting the project team in the development of corrective measures as needed.
• Ensure that any delays on the project are appropriately documented and communicated to all pertinent parties; includes producing timely notices and development of documentation to justify extensions to the schedule, and/or taking the development of documentation to justify extensions to the schedule, and/or taking appropriate measures to adhere to or modify the schedule.

RISK MANAGEMENT

• Ensure that all contractual terms and conditions in both owner contracts and MEP subcontracts are understood by all parties. Must be able to render decisions and/or take appropriate action(s) based on the contractual obligations of all parties.
• Ensure that goals for safety, quality, scheduling, training, and profitability are met for specific project or projects. This includes the promotion and implementation of the safety and quality programs.
• Responsible for contributing to the development of the project risk management plan with respect to MEP trades and assigning responsibilities for monitoring and reporting progress. Plans should address both internal and external risks. Risk management planning should be incorporated into the Project Execution plan.
• Assess the effectiveness of plans and in collaboration with the Field Operations Manager, A/E Services, and MEP Services to develop changes to the plan and/or corrective action steps to be implemented by the team.
• Provide oversight, identifying potential issues & assist project teams in the development of corrective measures for risk mitigation. In addition, responsible in monitoring the corrective measure until risk is mitigated.
• Demonstrate and communicate a consistent and clear approach to problem-solving.

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

• Perform as primary customer contact and account manager. By definition, this relationship shall reside beyond that of the Project Manager and/or Senior Project Manager so that if issues are elevated above that of these individuals the Project Executive is a transitional stop prior to escalating to the Director.
• Develop relationship management plans and assign responsibility within the team and for reporting progress. Plans should address relationships with customer, subcontractors, and consultants. A project communicatio