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MEP Coordinator job

What a data center MEP coordinator does day to day, the Monday to Friday site trailer or office schedule, the drawing and software skills, and how foremen, engineering graduates and BIM technicians get hired.

By Czarina Tabayoyong, Founder, Critical Path Hiring

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Reviewed as terms, pay and markets change.

The job

An MEP coordinator works from the mechanical, electrical and plumbing drawings to coordinate those trades on a data center construction project, and tracks open coordination items until they are closed.

A typical day

  • Read the MEP drawings
  • Coordinate the mechanical, electrical and plumbing trades
  • Work in Navisworks or Revit where the project uses them
  • Meet with the trades and the project team
  • Track open coordination items until they are closed

Location and schedule

A site trailer or office, Monday to Friday.

Skills and certifications

Required

  • Reading MEP drawings

Helpful

  • Navisworks
  • Revit

Routes in

Trade foremen, engineering graduates and BIM technicians move into this role.

Next roles

This role leads to mep manager.

Pay

Pay varies by market and level, and the current ranges are in our data center salary guide.

Questions

What is the schedule for an MEP coordinator?
Monday to Friday, in a site trailer or office.
What does an MEP coordinator need to get hired?
The ability to read MEP drawings is required. Navisworks and Revit help.
How do I become an MEP coordinator?
Trade foremen, engineering graduates and BIM technicians move into the role. MEP manager is the next step.

Next steps