Data Center MEP Superintendent - Lead Field Teams

Gilder Search Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

This Houston, TX-based data center construction role is for a Senior MEP Superintendent overseeing field activities, supervising electrical, mechanical, and controls trades, and coordinating with the PM and subcontractors to keep the project on time and within budget.

Ideal candidates have extensive MEP data center experience, strong communication skills, and willingness to travel 50-75%. Proficiency with scheduling, commissioning, and safety programs is essential for success.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of data center/critical facilities MEP construction experience.
• Experience managing MEP trades onsite as a Super at a data center construction project.
• Willingness to travel 50-75% and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain liaison with client, A/E firm, Owner's Rep firm, Construction Project Manager, subcontractors and any other vendors needed to facilitate construction activities at the data center job site
• Establishes and manages the critical work environment project objectives, performance standards, planning and Methods of Procedure and be within boundaries of corporate policies to ensure minimization of human error factors which could cause down time during work processes
• Provides leadership of all field related MEP mission critical work activities and coordinates with Construction Project Manager and Subcontractors for proper execution
• Keeps all relative parties informed of project’s progress throughout the life of the project
• Detailed understanding of all MEP systems to include size up, costs, scheduling timeline, quality control focus points, system start-up, commissioning, troubleshooting, etc.
• Manage vendors to ensure that the equipment gets properly installed and commissioned. Electrical Systems, Mechanical Systems, and Control Systems installation, integration, and get them energized.
• Ensures that project site and company assets are secure and maintains a safe and respectful working environment at all times by implementing programs for safety / OSHA, Equal Employment Opportunity / EEO, risk management, training, and quality control
• Confirms that extra charges from subcontractors/suppliers are reasonable and work is correctly executed. Coordinates with project manager for approval on extra charges
• Facilitates weekly project progress and safety meetings with all subcontractor representatives and coordinates the upcoming week’s work to be accomplished. Attends all progress meetings with the owner’s rep / data center construction Project manager
• Ensures that the project closeout process is finalized, demobilize all resources, and transition the project to the client

Skills

MEP construction

Field supervision

Travel 50-75%

MS Office suite

Communication skills

Tools

MS Project

Timberline

Excel

Job description

This Houston, TX-based data center construction role is for a Senior MEP Superintendent overseeing field activities, supervising electrical, mechanical, and controls trades, and coordinating with the PM and subcontractors to keep the project on time and within budget.

Ideal candidates have extensive MEP data center experience, strong communication skills, and willingness to travel 50-75%. Proficiency with scheduling, commissioning, and safety programs is essential for success.