MEP Superintendent (San Antonio)

Division: San Antonio Main | Location: San Antonio, TX 78212, USA | Job Type: Regular, Salaried Exempt | Job Family: Construction | Reports to: Project Superintendent, Project Manager, or MEP Manager

About the role

Leads, directs, and coordinates the work of subcontractors and/or Turner trade labor with regard to the Mechanical and Electrical systems included in the project. Responsible for ensuring safety, schedule delivery, quality of work performed, and adherence to budget. The Superintendent Mechanical-Electrical has supervisory responsibility for Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, Interns, and trade labor in their area of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Managing and making decisions related to the performance of work for mechanical and/or electrical systems (HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Low Voltage, Fire Sprinkler) including scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control, and trade employee staffing levels.
• Managing work among assigned trades to promote a coordinated project operation.
• Resolving local area problems regarding procedures, precedence, design clarifications, adequate labor and equipment, schedule, and all other appropriate matters.
• Managing the overall site safety program and ensuring subcontractor compliance with Turner standards and all applicable safety codes and regulations.
• Supervising and developing Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, and/or interns, including providing input on or completing performance appraisals.
• Ensuring strict adherence to ethics and compliance requirements at all times.
• Creating schedules and determining sequencing of work.
• Developing and implementing recovery strategies to maintain project schedule and budget.
• Communicating with owners and architects/engineers in connection with field issues; investigating and resolving such issues.
• Managing the billing process as it relates to work in place and overseeing the monthly estimate of work completed, payrolls, material invoices, and subcontractor payment applications.
• Managing the work to ensure installation complies with and conforms to approved contract documents.
• Working with the Engineer on coordination efforts for all mechanical and electrical systems, equipment, and piping layouts for all trades on a master coordination set of drawings and 3D model, securing approval of architects and engineers.
• Leading project inspections, startup, commissioning, turnover and training process, and punchlist required for acceptance and handover of all systems.
• Coordinating, directing, and monitoring the activities of subcontractors and suppliers to ensure conformance with plans, specifications, local and national codes.
• Reviewing project changes in conjunction with the Project Engineer.
• Keeping detailed daily records of MEPS trade contractors' work progress.
• Participating in preconstruction efforts (e.g., constructability, logistics).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or at least four years of formal engineering or architectural experience and a minimum of six years of mechanical/electrical/plumbing construction experience required, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
• Knowledge of building construction, means and methods, scheduling and cost control procedures, general contract, general conditions, subcontract documents, drawings, and specifications.
• Specific knowledge of Mechanical and Electrical Systems.
• Thorough knowledge of building information modeling and its use in coordination of Mechanical and Electrical systems and other project systems.
• Proven written and verbal communication abilities; proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and project schedule.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.

Physical Demands

Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; sit, talk, and hear; stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.