I&C Scheduling Superintendent

Prime Controls•Lewisville, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The I&C Scheduling Superintendent provides direct field leadership for Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) construction and supports project scheduling and workflow coordination. Approximately 70% of this position focuses on supervising crews, planning manpower, coordinating trades, and executing construction work safely and efficiently. The remaining 30% focuses on reviewing schedules, developing look-ahead plans, tracking progress, forecasting resources, and managing schedule risks. This position translates project milestones into practical daily and weekly field plans.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
5+ years of experience in I&C, controls, industrial electrical, or similar construction environments.
Previous field leadership experience as an I&C Superintendent, Supervisor, General Foreman, or comparable construction leadership role.
Demonstrated experience directly supervising electricians, controls installers, or similar construction crews.
Strong working knowledge of I&C and electrical construction methods, installation sequencing, and field execution.
Experience planning manpower, assigning work, monitoring progress, and coordinating daily and weekly field activities.
Experience coordinating work with other contractors and construction trades to manage sequencing, access, predecessor activities, work areas, and workflow.
Ability to read and understand construction drawings, specifications, project schedules, and related project documentation.
Working knowledge of Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or comparable scheduling software.
Understanding of construction scheduling fundamentals, including activity sequencing, durations, predecessors and successors, milestones, float, and Critical Path Method (CPM).
Ability to develop and manage short-term look-ahead schedules based on project schedules and current field conditions.
Ability to translate project schedules into daily and weekly field execution plans, manpower requirements, and work priorities.
Ability to identify project constraints and support practical recovery or resequencing plans.
Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Directly supervise electricians, controls installers, and assigned I&C field personnel.
Plan, assign, and coordinate daily and weekly field activities based on project priorities and schedule requirements.
Coordinate manpower and crew loading based on upcoming work, available work areas, and project milestones.
Provide field leadership to ensure I&C installations are completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with project drawings, specifications, quality requirements, and applicable construction standards.
Monitor field progress and productivity against planned activities and project milestones.
Coordinate I&C installation sequencing, work areas, and handoffs with electrical, mechanical, equipment, general contractor, and other construction trades.
Identify and proactively address constraints involving manpower, materials, drawings, engineering, access, equipment, predecessor activities, or competing construction activities.
Participate in construction coordination meetings and communicate upcoming I&C activities, constraints, dependencies, access requirements, and potential schedule impacts.
Coordinate with Project Management, engineering, procurement, vendors, and other stakeholders so field crews have the information and resources required to execute scheduled work.
Adjust field priorities, manpower, and work sequencing as project conditions change.
Support installation, testing, startup, commissioning, punch-list completion, and project turnover activities.
Use Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or comparable scheduling software to review, maintain, or update I&C construction activities.
Review project schedules and understand activity sequencing, durations, predecessors and successors, milestones, float, and critical-path considerations.
Develop short-term look-ahead schedules and translate project schedules into executable daily and weekly field work plans.
Track actual field progress against scheduled activities and maintain accurate schedule status and forecast information.
Forecast manpower requirements based on upcoming scheduled activities and current field conditions.
Identify schedule constraints and potential impacts early enough to support corrective action.
Develop practical recovery or resequencing plans when construction activities fall behind or project conditions change.
Coordinate I&C schedule activities and workflow interfaces with other contractors and construction trades.
Participate in project scheduling meetings and communicate progress, upcoming activities, dependencies, constraints, and potential schedule impacts.
Maintain alignment between field execution, manpower, materials, engineering deliverables, construction access, and the overall project schedule.