Instrumentation Superintendent

Bechtel Corporation•Chandler, AZ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Instrumentation Superintendent is responsible for the safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of instrumentation and controls construction activities within an assigned project area. The role leads craft professionals and subcontractors and ensures instrumentation systems are installed, tested, documented, and turned over in accordance with project requirements. The superintendent drives workface planning, productivity, safety, quality, and system readiness to support commissioning and startup objectives. The position is part of Bechtel’s Fab 62 project, an advanced semiconductor fabrication facility for Intel Corporation at Intel’s Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona. The project involves engineering, procurement, and construction work in a highly demanding environment requiring precision, cleanliness, schedule certainty, and coordination across craft and professional teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent and 5–8 years of relevant experience, or 9–12 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree.
Extensive knowledge of industrial instrumentation, controls, analyzers, field communications, tubing systems, and instrument installation practices.
Strong understanding of ES&H requirements, electrical safety practices, and regulatory compliance.
Strong understanding of DCS, PLC, SCADA, networking, fieldbus, and modern control system architectures.
Experience leading large craft organizations and instrumentation subcontractors on industrial, manufacturing, semiconductor, energy, mining, chemical, or M&T projects.
Knowledge of commissioning, loop checking, system turnover, startup, and operational readiness processes.
Ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, instrument indexes, loop diagrams, wiring diagrams, and vendor documentation.
Ability to work effectively using a team approach in high-complexity, schedule-driven project environments.

Responsibilities

Lead instrumentation construction activities within assigned areas of responsibility.
Maintain accountability for the safe execution of instrumentation work and direct field supervision, craft professionals, and subcontractors to ensure work meets project requirements.
Set and drive daily, weekly, and long-range execution priorities aligned with project milestones.
Ensure labor, materials, tools, permits, access, and supporting disciplines are aligned before work begins.
Identify and remove constraints affecting productivity and schedule performance.
Coordinate instrumentation activities with electrical, mechanical, piping, controls, commissioning, and operations teams.
Integrate project ES&H requirements, permit systems, lockout/tagout procedures, and energized work controls into daily execution.
Monitor progress, productivity, resource utilization, and installation performance; implement recovery plans and corrective actions when execution deviates from objectives.
Report installed quantities, progress status, workforce forecasts, and completion projections accurately.
Ensure instrumentation systems are complete, tested, documented, and ready for commissioning.