Traveling Senior MEP Superintendent

Turner Construction•Nashville, TN

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Lead, direct, and coordinate the execution of all field activities for the Mechanical and Electrical systems on schedule, in a safe manner, within budget, and to the quality level specified by the contract documents. This role involves acting as the liaison with engineers, design consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, inspectors, other Turner staff, and owner’s representatives in resolving mechanical and electrical issues related to the project. The position requires developing comprehensive schedules for all areas and systems, creating and utilizing tools for progress monitoring, and evaluating subcontractor payment requisitions. The Senior MEP Superintendent will also function as an MEP team leader, providing mentorship and guidance, and identifying logistical or field issues to the MEP Coordination team. Additionally, the role involves preparing scope of work documents, ensuring work execution aligns with contract documents and approved submittals, pre-planning field activities, monitoring and controlling manpower allocations, developing solutions for conflicts between systems and trades, co-leading the turnover process, and co-developing the quality control plan.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 10 years of relevant engineering experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience relating to mechanical and electrical systems.
Technical expertise and understanding of all mechanical and electrical systems that support the broad array of project types in our portfolio and how they interrelate with each other.
Business acumen to plan, manage, and execute all the essential duties.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Organizational ability.
Proficiency with computer applications.
Demonstrate the personal attributes of a leader to encourage the development of a high performing team.

Responsibilities

Act as the liaison with engineers, design consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, inspectors, other Turner staff, and owner’s representatives in resolving mechanical and electrical issues related to the project.
Develop comprehensive schedules for all areas and systems that address all phases of the project inclusive of engineering, coordination, installation, start-up, testing, and commissioning, and turnover.
Create and utilize appropriate tools for regularly monitoring the progress of the work benchmarked against the project schedule.
Evaluate and approve subcontractor monthly payment requisitions with a keen understanding of the funds and manpower required for the remaining work.
Function as an MEP team leader by providing mentorship and guidance for subordinates.
Identify to the MEP Coordination team any logistical or field issues that should be addressed during their coordination efforts to establish pre-planned solutions.
Prepare scope of work documents for trades with a division of responsibility and specific scopes of work for temporary operations.
Ensure that all work is being executed in accordance with the contract documents and approved submittals through communication with the MEP Engineer.
Preplan all field activities such that areas are ready for work.
Monitor and control all manpower allocations such that they are working on systems and areas that are the priorities of the project as well as keeping an accurate record of the progress of the project for the overall duration of project schedule with manpower loading and activities.
Develop solutions for conflicts between the mechanical and electrical systems and other trades.
Co-lead and manage with the MEP Engineer the overall turnover process including start-up, testing, commissioning, closeout, and turnover.
Identify and inform field staff of difficult installation requirements in sufficient time to allow for proper planning and implementation.
Co-develop and implement the quality control plan with the MEP Engineer.