MEP Superintendent (San Antonio)

Turner Construction Company•San Antonio, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The MEP Superintendent leads, directs, and coordinates subcontractors and/or Turner trade labor working on the project's mechanical and electrical systems. The role is responsible for safety, schedule delivery, quality of work, and adherence to the project budget, and supervises Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, interns, and trade labor within the assigned area. The position reports to the Project Superintendent, Project Manager, or MEP Manager. The superintendent manages work involving systems such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical, low voltage, and fire sprinklers. Responsibilities include coordinating trades, addressing field issues, managing safety and compliance, developing schedules and recovery strategies, coordinating systems through drawings and 3D models, and leading inspection, commissioning, turnover, training, and punch-list processes. The role also supports billing, project changes, daily progress records, and preconstruction efforts. The job is performed regularly on-site at a construction work site. The employee may encounter moving mechanical parts, heights, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather, electrical-shock risks, and moderate to very loud noise. Physical duties include navigating stairs, ladders, hoists, and construction areas; standing, climbing, balancing, bending, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 75 pounds.

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, use construction personnel hoists as a passenger, climb ladders, and negotiate work areas under construction.
Vision abilities including close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Ability to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and to sit, talk, hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

Responsibilities

Lead, direct, and coordinate subcontractors and/or Turner trade labor working on mechanical and electrical systems.
Manage decisions related to scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control, and trade employee staffing levels.
Coordinate work among assigned trades to promote an orderly project operation.
Resolve field problems involving procedures, precedence, design clarifications, labor, equipment, schedules, and related matters.
Manage the site safety program and ensure subcontractor compliance with Turner standards and applicable safety codes and regulations.
Supervise and develop Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, and interns as assigned, including providing input on or completing performance appraisals.
Ensure adherence to ethics and compliance requirements.
Create schedules and determine sequencing of work.
Develop and implement recovery strategies to maintain the project schedule and budget.
Communicate with owners and architects/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 and conforms to approved contract documents.
Coordinate mechanical and electrical systems, equipment, and piping layouts with the Engineer and other trades using a master coordination set of drawings and 3D model, and secure architect and engineer approval.
Lead project inspections, startup, commissioning, turnover, training, and punch-list processes required 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.
Perform other duties as assigned.