Lead Welding General Superintendent - Combined Cycle - Oklahoma

Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Lawton, OK

About The Position

The Lead Welding General Superintendent leads and coordinates all site welding activities, working with direct-hire welding supervisors, major subcontractor supervision, field engineering, quality, and project management. The role ensures project requirements are met for welding safety, quality, productivity, schedule, cost, and supervisory performance. It provides welding supervisors and craft workers with technical direction, work priorities, and resources so work is performed safely, on schedule, and in accordance with approved procedures, drawings, specifications, and applicable codes. The position coordinates interpretation of welding technical requirements and distributes required information to the direct-hire workforce, subcontractors, Construction Engineers, and Quality personnel. It ensures compliance with company standards, approved welding procedures, contractual commitments, and applicable regulatory and code requirements. The superintendent also supervises, coaches, trains, and evaluates welding general foremen, foremen, and other direct reports, and has responsibility for subordinate hiring, discipline, and pay administration. This safety-sensitive position is based in a typical construction-site environment, with some work in a typical office environment. It may involve outdoor work in extreme temperatures and inclement weather, confined or awkward spaces, hazardous equipment, distracting noise, and challenging lighting conditions. Physical demands include lifting up to 50 pounds, walking and standing for long periods, repetitive movement, climbing and balancing on structures and access equipment, and working shifts of up to 12 hours.

Requirements

At least 11 years of experience as a Superintendent or Construction Manager on equivalent projects.
Valid driver's license.
OSHA 10 certification.
Ability to complete applicable pre-employment onboarding requirements, which may include a background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search.
Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to stand, kneel, bend, stoop, move, and walk long distances in confined, cluttered, or uneven areas.
Ability to climb and maintain balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; work above 5 feet may be required.
Ability to work shifts of up to 12 hours performing hard physical labor in varying temperature extremes and outdoor conditions.
Ability to work in cramped spaces and awkward positions, around hazardous equipment, and in conditions involving extreme temperatures, inclement weather, challenging lighting, and uncomfortable noise levels.

Nice To Haves

A degree in Construction Management, Welding Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and extensive field welding leadership experience.
Training in industrial relations, cost control, back-charge, scheduling, construction management, and contract administration.
Demonstrated experience leading welding execution on large industrial, power, energy, or heavy construction projects.
Working knowledge of applicable welding codes and standards, such as ASME, AWS, and API, as required by project scope.
Current or prior Certified Welding Inspector credential.
Combined-cycle or simple-cycle construction experience.
Welding field leadership, workface planning, and crew coordination.
Knowledge of Welding Procedure Specifications, Procedure Qualification Records, welder performance qualifications, weld maps, and material traceability.
Understanding of welding processes, consumable control, preheat, post-weld heat treatment, distortion control, and repair practices.
Experience coordinating visual inspection, non-destructive examination, testing, documentation, and turnover requirements.
Ability to analyze weld production, productivity, reject and repair trends, and implement corrective actions.
Budget and cost control skills.
Industrial relations knowledge for recognizing and resolving potential labor issues.
Knowledge of company construction guides and manuals, construction safety, cultural and social awareness, conflict management, project management, constructability, other construction disciplines, conceptual planning, and EPC/subcontract legal contracts.
Communication, human relations, multitasking, problem-solving, and risk assessment and management skills.
Knowledge of time reporting systems, cost-code labor productivity systems, time reporting policies and procedures, expense reporting policies and procedures, construction guides and standards, and administrative policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Lead site welding execution in compliance with company safety, quality, ethical, contractual, and performance standards.
Plan welding sequences, work fronts, crew deployment, equipment, consumables, access, preheat, post-weld heat treatment, and supporting resources.
Develop and manage three-week look-ahead plans aligned with the CPM schedule, system priorities, testing, punch-list completion, and turnover milestones.
Ensure work complies with approved WPSs, PQRs, welder qualifications, drawings, specifications, material-traceability requirements, and applicable codes.
Coordinate with Quality, Field Engineering, Project Controls, other disciplines, and subcontractors to resolve constraints and complete inspections, NDE, documentation, and acceptance activities.
Monitor welding progress, productivity, repair rates, labor, quantities, costs, and subcontractor performance; report results and implement corrective actions.
Review timesheets, production records, installed quantities, progress payments, technical requests, extra-work authorizations, and potential back charges.
Conduct planning meetings, maintain daily site records, communicate work priorities, and administer welding work packages and turnover requirements.
Develop Job Hazard Analyses for welding, fabrication, erection, hot-work, and heat-treatment activities, and reinforce stop-work responsibility.
Supervise, coach, train, and evaluate welding general foremen, foremen, and other direct reports while driving continuous improvement and lessons learned.
Supervise the work of others and administer hiring, discipline, and pay for subordinates.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Disability insurance.
Wellness program.
Flexible work schedules.
Paid vacation, holidays, sick time, and dependent sick time.
Company-matched 401(k) plan.
Adoption reimbursement.
Tuition reimbursement.
Vendor discounts.
Employment referral program.
AD&D insurance.
Pre-tax accounts.
Voluntary legal plan.
B&V Credit Union.
Potential eligibility for a performance-based bonus program.
Employee stock ownership and participation in financial rewards through stock ownership.