MEP Superintendent (Bay Area)

Turner Construction Company•San Francisco, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The MEP Superintendent leads, directs, and coordinates subcontractors and/or Turner trade labor responsible for the project's mechanical and electrical systems. The role is accountable for safety, schedule delivery, quality of work, and adherence to the project budget. It has supervisory responsibility for Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, interns, and trade labor within the assigned area. The position reports to a Project Superintendent, Project Manager, or MEP Manager. Responsibilities include coordinating mechanical and electrical systems and trades; managing schedules, sequencing, logistics, quality control, staffing, and costs; enforcing safety and compliance requirements; resolving field issues; communicating with owners and design professionals; overseeing billing and estimates of completed work; ensuring installation conforms to contract documents; and leading inspections, startup, commissioning, turnover, training, and punch-list activities. The superintendent also participates in preconstruction, reviews project changes, maintains daily progress records, and develops recovery strategies to keep work on schedule and budget. The role is based at an on-site construction worksite and involves physical activity such as climbing stairs and ladders, navigating areas under construction, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 75 pounds. Worksite exposure may include moving mechanical parts, elevated or precarious locations, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather, electrical-shock risk, and moderate to very loud noise. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least four years of related Superintendent experience, plus a minimum of six years of mechanical, electrical, or plumbing construction experience; an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience is acceptable.
Knowledge of building construction, means and methods, scheduling and cost-control procedures, general contracts and 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 and ladders, use construction personnel hoists as a passenger, and navigate work areas under construction.
Ability to perform job activities involving use of hands, sitting, talking, hearing, standing, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
Vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Lead, direct, and coordinate subcontractors and/or Turner trade labor performing mechanical and electrical systems work.
Manage decisions and performance related to scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control, and trade employee staffing.
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 work sequencing; develop and implement recovery strategies to maintain 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 approved contract documents.
Coordinate with the Engineer on mechanical and electrical systems, equipment, and piping layouts across trades using a master coordination drawing set and 3D model, and secure architect and engineer approval.
Lead project inspections, startup, commissioning, turnover, training, and punch-list work required for system acceptance and handover.
Coordinate, direct, and monitor subcontractors and suppliers for conformance with plans, specifications, and local and national codes.
Review project changes with the Project Engineer.
Keep detailed daily records of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and sprinkler trade contractors' work progress.
Participate in preconstruction activities such as constructability and logistics.