Electrical Superintendent - Solar

Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Cleveland, MS

About The Position

The Electrical Superintendent monitors and coordinates solar construction activities, direct-hire supervision, field engineering, and craft productivity. The role ensures that discipline craft work meets safety, quality, schedule, performance, procedural, and contractual expectations. It provides craft supervisors with the technical direction and project information they need to complete work safely, on time, and to required quality standards, while ensuring schedule requirements are clearly communicated throughout the craft organization. This position supervises general foremen, foremen, and minor subcontractor supervision, and provides supervision, training, development, and performance management to direct reports. It is a supervisory role that provides work direction but does not carry management responsibility for those receiving that direction. The role is project-only and is considered safety sensitive.

Requirements

At least 1 year of construction field leadership experience on equivalent projects.
Valid driver's license.
OSHA 10 certification.
Ability to complete applicable pre-employment onboarding requirements, which may include criminal/civil background checks, a drug screen, and a motor vehicle records search.
Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work up to a 12-hour shift performing hard physical labor in varying temperature extremes and outdoor conditions.
Ability to stand, kneel, bend, stoop, move, and walk long distances in confined, cluttered, or uneven areas; climb and balance on steel frameworks, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; and potentially work above 5 feet.
Ability to use hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls according to procedures and perform repetitive movements.
Natural or corrected ability to see and hear, and the range of motion and flexibility needed for the job duties.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Construction Management or Engineering.
Training in reporting safety, cost, quality, and schedule information.
Construction management and contract administration training.
Knowledge of company construction guides and manuals.
Knowledge of union agreements and jurisdictional issues.
Construction safety awareness and comprehension.
Conflict management skills.
Ability to multitask, prioritize, organize, and schedule work.
Problem-solving skills, including identifying, analyzing, researching, evaluating, and resolving issues.
Project management skills.
Supervisory skills.
Communication skills.
Constructability knowledge in the assigned discipline and other disciplines.
Risk assessment and management skills.
Knowledge of cost-code labor productivity systems.
Knowledge of time-reporting policies and procedures.
Knowledge of construction guides and standards.
Computer skills.

Responsibilities

Monitor, verify, and report solar construction activities for compliance with the CPM schedule, including schedule activity completion and commodity installation.
Help craft resolve problems and report issues involving drawings and information, schedule, quality, quantity tracking, cost reporting, and safety.
Monitor discipline construction productivity, progress, and cost, and report findings to the Construction Manager and Field Project Controls Manager.
Take necessary actions to maintain targets and develop corrective plans to meet progress and productivity goals.
Conduct foreman meetings to review and assist with daily, weekly, and monthly planning.
Develop and monitor a three-week look-ahead schedule for the assigned work scope.
Verify that materials, manpower, and other resources needed for the three-week look-ahead schedule are available and on site.
Develop, monitor, and report completion of craft and subcontractor punch-list activities.
Maintain a daily log for site records.
Review craft timesheets, installed-quantity reports, and progress-payment requests.
Monitor supplier Technical Service Representative daily logs and review and approve their timesheets.
Coordinate assigned craft daily and weekly work plans with other discipline Superintendents/Facilitators and the Construction Manager.
Assist the Field Subcontract Administrator with extra-work authorization requests (RFMPs/WAs).
Assist the Construction Engineer in compiling or answering Contractor Information Requests.
Administer execution of work packages and equipment installation.
Develop and distribute Job Hazard Analyses for major erection packages within the assigned scope.
Identify potential back charges and out-of-scope issues and report them to the Construction Manager.
Support the commercial recovery process.
Provide supervision, training, development, and performance management to direct reports.
Ensure adherence to applicable safety and quality standards.