MEP Engineering Staffing Agency
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KORE1 places PE-licensed mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineers, Revit MEP coordinators, energy modelers, and commissioning agents on real building projects. Contract, direct hire, and contract-to-hire from a bench we have been recruiting from since 2002.
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KORE1 places PE-licensed mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineers, Revit MEP designers, energy modelers, and commissioning agents on commercial, healthcare, data center, mission critical, and multifamily projects. Two decades of engineering recruiting and a 17-day average fill on PE-stamping roles.
MEP is the discipline that decides whether a building actually works.
Structural sets the shell. Civil sets the site. MEP decides whether the spaces inside hit code, hit the energy model, and hit the owner’s program. When the chilled water plant is undersized for the data hall, when the panel schedule cannot carry the EV chargers the owner promised, when the medical gas riser misses an exam suite on level three, the project does not get easier. It gets very expensive, very fast.
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We have been recruiting MEP engineers since 2002. Our recruiters know the difference between a Revit MEP designer who has actually run clash detection on a real coordination model and one who has only loaded families from a content library.
KORE1 is a spoke off our broader engineering staffing agency practice. We staff the full MEP stack. PE-licensed mechanical and electrical engineers. Plumbing designers and licensed master plumbers on the design side. Fire protection engineers. Lighting and daylighting designers. BIM MEP coordinators who run Navisworks and Revizto in their sleep. LEED APs and WELL APs. Building energy modelers in Trane Trace, IES VE, eQuest, and EnergyPlus. Commissioning agents and retro-commissioning engineers.
Most MEP work pairs with active construction, so we coordinate design office and field side under one recruiter. If your project needs a senior mechanical PE for the load calc package and a superintendent for the duct rough-in, our construction staffing bench picks up the field side. For employer-of-record paperwork on either side, construction payroll services runs the back office.
MEP Disciplines We Staff
MEP is three engineering disciplines that share a single coordinated model, a single schedule, and a single owner’s tolerance for surprises. We staff every seat on the team.
- Mechanical PEs and EITs
- HVAC designers, Revit MEP
- Energy modelers (Trace, IES VE, eQuest)
- Commissioning agents (CxA)
- Electrical PEs and EITs
- Lighting and controls designers
- Power systems and arc flash engineers
- Fire alarm and life safety designers
- Plumbing engineers and designers
- Fire protection PEs (NICET certified)
- Medical gas designers (ASSE 6010)
- Hydraulic and pump sizing engineers
- Revit MEP coordinatorsproduction-speed clash detection in Navisworks, Revizto, BIM 360
- BIM and VDC managersmodel coordination across architectural, structural, MEP, and trade models
- Building energy modelersASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G, LEED EAc1, Title 24 compliance modeling
- Commissioning agentsACG, BCxA, USGBC LEED commissioning, retro-Cx and ongoing Cx
- LEED APs and WELL APssustainability scoring and credit documentation
Most calc-package and stamping roles route through contract staffing or contract-to-hire. For firm hires on the design side, direct hire is the cleaner path.
MEP Specializations We Recruit For
Different building types stress different parts of the MEP stack. A 60-megawatt data hall is not a 200-bed hospital tower, and neither is a 400-unit multifamily build. We sort that out before the resume hits your inbox.
- Data center and mission criticalchilled water, CRAC and CRAH, 2N power topology, BMS integration
- Healthcare and hospitalFGI Guidelines, ASHRAE 170, medical gas, isolation room pressure cascade
- Higher education and K-12ASHRAE 62.1, DOAS, lab exhaust, building automation control sequences
- Multifamily and mixed-useVRF, central hydronic, in-unit metering, podium and high-rise plumbing
- Industrial and processcompressed air, process cooling, hazardous classification, dust collection
- Lab and researchfume hoods, biosafety cabinets, NIH and BSL classification, lab gas
- Mission critical retrofitlive cutover, phased load migration, generator and UPS sizing
- Energy and decarbonizationheat pump conversion, electrification, ASHRAE 90.1 envelope coordination
Our recruiters come from technical backgrounds. When a candidate claims they led the mechanical package on a 250,000-square-foot ambulatory care building, the recruiter on the call knows which ASHRAE 170 minimum air changes apply to which room types, which FGI version was in effect when the project broke ground, and what an OR pressure cascade actually means in the control sequence.
We coordinate with the broader engineering bench, including civil, structural, electrical, and mechanical engineering staffing. If the project needs a full multidiscipline team, you talk to one recruiter instead of three different agencies.
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17d
Average fill, PE roles
From kickoff to vetted MEP PE on the project. Senior commissioning leads trend longer.
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92%
12-month retention
Direct hires still on the job a year after start. Industry average sits closer to 70%.
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20+
Years recruiting engineers
Founded 2002. Same recruiter bench model since day one.
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30+
U.S. metros served
Strongest MEP benches in California, Texas, the Southeast, and the Northeast corridor.
What Sets Our MEP Engineering Staffing Apart
Most agencies forward resumes. We pre-screen for licensure, code fluency, model production speed, and the project types your job actually needs. Here is what working with us looks like when the bid set is overdue.
PE licensure verified before submittal
We confirm the candidate’s mechanical, electrical, or fire protection PE with the state board before sending the resume. No surprises three weeks in when the stamp turns out to be expired or restricted to a different discipline.
Revit MEP fluency screened, not assumed
If the role needs production-speed Revit MEP with real coordination model work, our recruiter asks the questions a senior BIM lead would ask. We do not pass off a designer who has loaded families as someone who can run clash detection on a live model.
Code and standard depth where it counts
Bench includes engineers with real ASHRAE 90.1, 62.1, and 170, NEC, NFPA 13 and 70 and 70E, IPC, IECC, Title 24, and FGI experience. Plus medical gas (ASSE 6010) and arc flash analysis fluency where the project demands it.
One recruiter, design and field
If your project needs a stamp and a sheet-metal foreman, you talk to one recruiter. Our construction staffing bench coordinates directly with the engineering side. No agency-to-agency telephone games.
Project Types We Staff
Our model works best for MEP design firms, design-build contractors, GC engineering teams, owner’s engineering groups, and developers running real schedules with real cost risk if a stamped MEP package slips.
- Data center and hyperscaleHyperscale, colo, enterprise; 2N, N+1; chilled water and air-cooled
- Healthcare and life sciencesHospitals, MOB, ambulatory, biotech lab, BSL-2 and BSL-3
- Higher education and K-12Labs, classrooms, residence halls, district-wide master plans
- Commercial office and TIClass A core and shell, TI fit-outs, base-building modernization
- Multifamily and hospitalityHigh-rise, podium, mixed-use, hotels and resorts
- Industrial, warehouse, logisticsDistribution centers, cold storage, manufacturing, EV charging
- Government and public sectorFederal, state, GSA, DoD, USACE, K-12 bond programs
- Energy and decarbonizationHeat pump retrofit, electrification, district energy, microgrid
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, mechanical engineering employment is projected to grow about 11 percent through 2033, driven heavily by data centers, building electrification, and decarbonization work. The licensure pipeline has not kept pace. Per ASHRAE and ACEC workforce surveys, MEP design firms continue to report PE-level vacancies as the single biggest constraint on schedule.
For tech-adjacent and mission-critical sites such as hyperscale data centers and biotech labs, we coordinate with our broader engineering staffing bench so MEP, structural, and civil move through one point of contact. For short-duration calc packages and design surge work, we route through project staffing.
Common Questions About MEP Engineering Staffing
What does an MEP engineering staffing agency actually do?
A real agency sources, screens, verifies licensure, and places MEP engineers and designers on projects. The value is in filtering, not in pulling resumes.
We recruit from our existing MEP network, run state license verification, screen for software and code fluency, carry the employment burden for contract engineers, and coordinate onboarding with your project leads. Fees depend on whether you are using contract staffing, contract-to-hire, or direct hire.
How fast can you fill an MEP engineering role?
EITs and Revit MEP designers fill in 5 to 10 business days. Licensed PEs average 17 days. Senior commissioning leads run 3 to 6 weeks.
Realistic timelines by role:
- MEP EITs and Revit MEP designers — 5 to 10 business days
- Licensed mechanical, electrical, or fire protection PEs — 12 to 21 days
- Senior PMs, BIM leads, project leads — 3 to 5 weeks
- Engineer of record / discipline leads — 4 to 8 weeks, longer in tight markets
- Specialty: medical gas, fire protection NICET IV, lab — case by case, honest at kickoff
We give you a realistic timeline at kickoff instead of overpromising and missing the date a week later.
Do you verify PE licensure before sending the resume?
Yes. Every candidate represented as a licensed mechanical, electrical, or fire protection PE has been confirmed against the state engineering board before submittal.
We pull license number, current status, and discipline from the state board. If the license is expired, suspended, restricted, or in the wrong state for the project, you know before the interview gets scheduled. Per NCEES, comity and reciprocity vary state by state, so we treat cross-border placements case by case rather than assuming a license travels. For NICET-required fire protection roles we verify NICET level directly as well.
What software and codes can you screen for?
Revit MEP, AutoCAD MEP, Navisworks, Revizto, Trane Trace, IES VE, eQuest, EnergyPlus, plus ASHRAE 90.1, 62.1, 170, NEC, NFPA 13 and 70 and 70E, IPC, IECC, Title 24, and FGI.
Software fluency is screened on a working level. If the role needs production-speed Revit MEP with real coordination model work, we ask candidates to walk through a specific workflow such as a clash run that surfaced a real RFI or an energy model that drove a design change. Code-side, our recruiters know the difference between a candidate who has read ASHRAE and one who has actually defended an ASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G baseline through a third-party energy reviewer.
Can you staff data center, healthcare, and lab projects with the credentialing those buildings require?
Yes. We staff hyperscale data center, hospital, lab, and federal MEP teams, including commissioning credentials, FGI experience, NICET, ASSE 6010, and clearance constraints.
Mission critical and healthcare hiring has extra paperwork and extra craft. Data center work needs engineers who actually understand 2N versus N+1 topology, eyes-on commissioning, and the specific BMS your operator uses. Hospital work needs FGI Guidelines fluency and ASHRAE 170 air change discipline. Medical gas design needs ASSE 6010 certification at design and install. Federal MEP often needs public-trust clearance and verifiable U.S. citizenship. We track those constraints at intake so we are not handing you a candidate you cannot actually onboard.
Do you place MEP engineers nationally or only in specific regions?
National reach. Strongest MEP benches in California, Texas, the Southeast, and the Northeast corridor, with growing depth in Mountain and Midwest data center metros.
We place MEP engineers in every major U.S. metro and most secondary markets. If you are working a tertiary market, we will be straight about how deep the bench actually is and what a realistic fill time looks like before you commit to a start date you cannot hit. Remote and hybrid MEP roles are common for design and modeling work but rarer for stamping roles, since state licensure rules still apply and many AHJs prefer in-state seals on permit drawings. Related: our broader engineering staffing agency practice handles adjacent disciplines on the same projects.
Can you staff commissioning agents and energy modelers, not just design engineers?
Yes. CxA commissioning agents, retro-Cx engineers, and ASHRAE 90.1 energy modelers are some of our most active searches, especially on data center and healthcare programs.
Commissioning is its own market. Owners want engineers who can read a sequence of operations and a control submittal at the same time, witness a functional performance test without skipping the corner cases, and write a defensible deficiency log. We screen for the right credential (ACG, BCxA, USGBC LEED Cx, AABC, NEBB), the project types the candidate has actually witnessed, and the soft skills that keep a Cx agent from getting steamrolled by a controls contractor at start-up. For higher-volume Cx and retro-Cx programs we often run a small bench under project staffing with rolling backfill.
Need an MEP Engineer on a Real Schedule?
Start with a 20-minute intake call. Tell us the building type, the licensure requirements, the model platform, the markets, and what is already going sideways on the project. We will be honest about whether we can fill it and how fast. No pitch deck, no ten-step sales process.