MEP Engineering Recruiter
Nashville, TN
Home to HCA Healthcare and a booming hospitality sector, Nashville recruits MEP engineers for healthcare-HQ, hospital, and high-rise hospitality projects at a fast pace.
Specialized staffing for Nashville building systems
Metro Associates runs a dedicated MEP engineering search practice across Nashville and the Tennessee Valley, connecting firms with licensed Professional Engineers (PE), project managers, and commissioning specialists across mechanical, electrical, and plumbing disciplines reviewed under Metro Nashville Codes Department.
Locally, that has included work like healthcare headquarters & hospital-system mep. We match vetted talent to the design, code, and performance demands of that kind of complex building program.
2026 Nashville MEP engineering hiring
Heading into 2026, Nashville's market is shaped by building electrification, tighter energy codes, and a boom in data-center and life-science construction. Licensed mechanical, electrical, and commissioning engineers who can deliver high-performance, code-compliant systems remain in short supply.
Pay for these roles moves with local cost of labor and project mix, so we publish ranges nationally rather than implying a Nashville-specific figure we have not measured. See the national MEP engineering compensation ranges, or ask us what we are seeing in Nashville right now.
Supporting Nashville building & infrastructure projects
What else is being built in Nashville
Our other practices are working the same metro. The programs below are what they are staffing in Nashville right now, useful context if your project sits across more than one discipline, which most of them do.
- TDOT highway and bridge programs
- Choose How You Move transit initiatives
- Cumberland River and flood management
- Central WWTP relocation & riverfront redevelopment
- Sanitary sewer overflow consent decree program
- Cumberland River intake & source-water protection
- I-24 SMART corridor inspection
- I-440 resurfacing resident engineering
- WeGo transit corridor oversight
- Choose How You Move transportation program
- Rapid-growth subdivision & site plan review
- Metro Water Services main replacement program
MEP engineering recruiting in Nashville, FAQ
Do you place MEP engineers in Nashville, TN?
Yes. We recruit MEP engineering talent for Nashville and the broader the Tennessee Valley market, from licensed mechanical/electrical/plumbing PEs to commissioning specialists on complex building projects.
What MEP roles do you recruit for in Nashville?
We fill MEP Project Manager (PE), Senior Mechanical/HVAC Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer, Building Automation/Controls Engineer, Energy & Sustainability Engineer, and Commissioning Agent roles.
How quickly can you fill an MEP position in Nashville?
Our pre-vetted national MEP pipeline usually means a qualified TN shortlist within days, not weeks, every placement backed by our guarantee.
Do you recruit for data center, healthcare, and mission-critical MEP work?
Yes. We recruit MEP talent for high-rise, healthcare, life-science, data center, and mission-critical facilities, engineers fluent in ASHRAE, NEC, and NFPA standards and reviewed under Metro Nashville Codes Department.
Hiring MEP engineers in Nashville?
Tell us about the role. We'll deliver a vetted shortlist of licensed TN mechanical, electrical, and plumbing talent, backed by our placement guarantee.
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