Electrical Superintendent

Turner Construction • Augusta, GA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Electrical Superintendent leads, directs, and coordinates subcontractors and/or Turner trade labor performing mechanical and electrical systems work on a project. The role is responsible for safety, schedule delivery, quality, and adherence to the project budget, and has supervisory responsibility for assigned Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, interns, and trade labor.

The superintendent manages and coordinates trade work, staffing, logistics, quality control, scheduling, and issue resolution. The role oversees safety and compliance, supports coordination of systems through drawings and 3D models, communicates with owners and design professionals about field issues, and helps ensure installations conform to approved contract documents. Responsibilities also include managing project billing and payment documentation, leading inspections and commissioning through turnover, maintaining progress records, and participating in preconstruction efforts.

The position regularly works on-site at a construction work site. The employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, heights, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather, electrical shock risk, and moderate to very loud noise.

Requirements

• 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, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
• Knowledge of building construction, means and methods, scheduling and cost control procedures, general contracts, general conditions, subcontract documents, drawings, and specifications.
• Specific knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Thorough knowledge of building information modeling and its use in coordinating mechanical and electrical systems with other project systems.
• Proven written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficiency with computer applications, including the Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and project schedules.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs and ladders, use construction personnel hoists, and negotiate work areas under construction.
• Ability to perform the physical activities described, including handling tools or controls, standing, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 75 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Manage decisions and performance of work related to scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control, and trade employee staffing levels.
• Coordinate work among assigned trades and resolve issues involving procedures, precedence, design clarifications, labor, equipment, and schedule.
• Manage the site safety program and ensure subcontractor compliance with Turner standards and applicable safety codes and regulations.
• Supervise and develop assigned Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, and interns, including providing input on or completing performance appraisals.
• Ensure adherence to ethics and compliance requirements.
• Create schedules, determine sequencing of work, and develop and implement recovery strategies to maintain project schedule and budget.
• Communicate with owners and architects or engineers about field issues and investigate and resolve those issues.
• Manage billing related to work in place and oversee monthly estimates of completed work, payrolls, material invoices, and subcontractor payment applications.
• Ensure work is installed in compliance with approved contract documents.
• Coordinate with the Engineer on mechanical and electrical systems, equipment, and piping layouts across trades using a master coordination set of drawings and a 3D model, and secure architect and engineer approval.
• Lead project inspections, startup, commissioning, turnover, training, and punchlist processes for system acceptance and handover.
• Coordinate, direct, and monitor subcontractor and supplier activities to ensure conformance with plans, specifications, and local and national codes.
• Review project changes with the Project Engineer.
• Maintain detailed daily records of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and specialty trade contractors' work progress.
• Participate in preconstruction efforts, including constructability and logistics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior