Senior Superintendent-Commissioning

Responsibilities

• Report directly to the Field Operations Director and provide regular updates regarding field commissioning progress, manpower, startup activities, project readiness, and field challenges.
• Execute the commissioning plan developed by the Commissioning Project Manager.
• Direct and supervise all daily field commissioning activities on assigned projects.
• Lead commissioning technicians, startup personnel, subcontractors, manufacturers, and specialty vendors throughout commissioning activities.
• Cookordinate daily manpower, work assignments, and commissioning priorities.
• Develop and maintain daily and weekly startup schedules that align with project milestones.
• Cookordinate equipment startup with manufacturers, controls contractors, TAB agencies, electrical contractors, and subcontractors.
• Verify that systems are complete, operational, and ready for startup prior to commissioning activities.
• Supervise startup and functional performance testing of HVAC, plumbing, process piping, mechanical equipment, controls, and integrated building systems.
• Cookordinate system flushing, pressure testing, balancing, controls integration, and equipment verification.
• Identify commissioning deficiencies, troubleshoot system issues, coordinate corrective actions, and verify successful resolution.
• Maintain field commissioning punch lists, deficiency logs, startup records, and testing documentation.
• Cookordinate commissioning activities with Project Superintendents, Project Managers, Project Engineers, Quality, Safety, and field operations personnel.
• Ensure commissioning activities comply with contract requirements, project specifications, manufacturer recommendations, and company quality standards.
• Conduct startup safety meetings and ensure compliance with Lockout/Tagout procedures and other commissioning safety requirements.
• Support owner demonstrations, training sessions, and final system turnover.
• Submit complete and accurate field commissioning documentation to the Commissioning Project Manager for project closeout.
• Mentor field personnel on commissioning procedures, startup best practices, and safe execution of commissioning activities.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED required; technical degree, apprenticeship, or trade certification preferred.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in mechanical construction, HVAC, plumbing, process piping, controls, startup, or commissioning.
• A minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience leading field operations on large-scale construction projects.
• Extensive experience with equipment startup, testing, balancing, controls integration, and system commissioning.
• A thorough understanding of construction sequencing, field operations, startup procedures, and integrated building systems.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, P&IDs, equipment submittals, control diagrams, and sequences of operation.
• Strong troubleshooting, leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience coordinating subcontractors, equipment manufacturers, and specialty vendors during commissioning activities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Procore, Bluebeam, and construction management software.
• OSHA 30 certification required or ability to obtain.
• Commissioning certification (CxA, CCP, CBCP, QCxP, or equivalent) preferred.

Essential Job Functions

• Work at heights — including ladders, scaffolds, lifts, platforms, mezzanines, and elevated structures up to and exceeding 100 feet.
• Work around moving equipment — such as forklifts, cranes, aerial lifts, skid steers, and other heavy machinery.
• Standing and walking for extended periods.
• Perform physically demanding tasks — including lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, crawling, climbing, and reaching.
• Repetitively motions including gripping, twisting, hammering, and tool operation.
• Full use of hands, arms, legs, and balance to safely navigate job sites and perform tasks.
• Visual and auditory acuity sufficient to identify hazards, read instructions, and communicate in high-noise environments.

Cognitive & Safety-Critical Requirements

• Maintain alertness and awareness for long periods.
• Recognize and avoid hazards including fall hazards, electrical hazards, pinch points, and equipment movement.
• Follow written and verbal instructions accurately.
• Make quick, safe decisions in changing conditions.
• Work independently or as part of a team depending on task needs.