General Superintendent - Data Center

About the role

The General Superintendent leads the full construction lifecycle of mission-critical data center projects in partnership with the Project Managers and Project Executives. This role provides strategic direction for planning, coordination, sequencing, and site logistics specific to high-density, high-redundancy environments. As the senior field leader, the General Superintendent oversees all day-to-day jobsite operations—including personnel, financials, safety, scheduling, commissioning readiness, and quality—to ensure delivery of a fully functional, compliant, and on-schedule data center facility.

Primary Duties

• Managing quality control for all critical-path systems, including white space, mechanical yards, electrical rooms, and equipment startups.
• Overseeing commissioning readiness, coordinating with commissioning agents, and ensuring trades meet Level 1–5 commissioning requirements.
• Providing high-level oversight of safety, quality, risk, and compliance across all phases of construction.
• Ensuring strict adherence to owner standards, industry codes, and mission-critical best practices.
• Supporting and enforcing site-specific safety programs and OSHA compliance.
• Directing daily field operations, including trade sequencing, manpower planning, and site utilization tailored to data-center constraints.
• Managing heavy equipment logistics (cranes, rigging, delivery coordination for large electrical/mechanical equipment).
• Conducting constructability reviews with a focus on high-density MEP integration and redundancy requirements.
• Leading weekly coordination meetings with trade partners, design teams, commissioning teams, and the owner.
• Ensuring accurate maintenance of as-built drawings, revision logs, and turnover documentation.
• Developing and managing CPM schedules, including short-interval look-ahead schedules for critical-path MEP and commissioning activities.
• Tracking progress against milestones such as energization, mechanical completion, commissioning levels, and substantial completion.
• Creating and maintaining phased Job Site Utilization Plans specific to data-center construction flow.
• Developing scopes of work for mission-critical trades (electrical, mechanical, controls, fire protection, low voltage, security, etc.).
• Coordinating and scheduling work activities for tradespeople, forepersons, and field professionals.
• Conducting preconstruction meetings with subcontractors before each major phase (MEP rough-in, equipment set, energization, commissioning, etc.).
• Reviewing quantity takeoffs, materials management, and procurement strategies for long-lead and critical equipment.
• Understanding financial impacts and integrating cost-effective solutions, including value engineering when appropriate.
• Supporting the permit process and ensuring compliance with local authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs).
• Mentoring site superintendents and field staff, including performance evaluations and professional development.
• Representing the company in owner meetings, interviews, and presentations.
• Building strong relationships with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Upholding company values, ethics, and code of conduct.
• Managing punch list completion, commissioning closeout, and turnover documentation.
• Ensuring all systems meet owner requirements for reliability, redundancy, and performance.
• Refusing unsafe work and ensuring all activities follow established safety procedures.
• Reporting incidents, near misses, and hazards.
• Wearing and maintaining required PPE.
• Participating in inspections, safety meetings, and required training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• Equivalent education, training, or experience may substitute for a degree.
• Minimum of twelve (12) years of construction experience, with at least several years in mission-critical or highly complex MEP-intensive projects.
• Experience managing projects valued at $100M or greater (data center experience strongly preferred).

Requirements

• Strong understanding of planning and scheduling for mission-critical environments.
• Deep knowledge of complex MEP systems, redundancy strategies, and commissioning processes.
• Strong financial and business acumen for monitoring project costs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel).
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, blueprints, engineering drawings, and installation manuals.
• Demonstrated competency across all trade types relevant to data-center construction.