Electrical Superintendent (Austin, TX) - Austin Commercial

Austin Careers; Austin (TX); In loco; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K matching

ESOP

Descrizione del lavoro

Austin Commercial is seeking an Electrical Superintendent for a major healthcare project in Austin, TX. The role oversees installation across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, life-safety, and related systems, ensuring safety, schedule adherence, and quality.

You’ll coordinate with owners, architects, and subs, review shop drawings, and ensure regulatory compliance. Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of MEP experience with a GC or mechanical/electrical contractor, proficiency in project management

Competenze

• B.S. in construction management/science, engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of MEP experience with a general contractor or mechanical/electrical contractor.
• Experience coordinating low-voltage and life-safety systems is preferred.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training (may obtain within first year).
• Proficient in project manager software.
• Proficient with cost projection, scheduling, financial analysis, budget reviews and labor reports.

Mansioni

• Oversee and coordinate installation of MEP systems, ensuring safety and compliance with schedules and quality standards.
• Serve as a technical resource in meetings with owners and architects, explaining mechanical/electrical systems and potential plan difficulties.
• Lead weekly meetings with owners, architects, and subcontractors, outlining work and scheduling.
• Ensure timely submission and review of all MEP shop drawings; coordinate complete MEP scope.
• Utilize CAD overlays to prevent space conflicts and coordinate shop drawings.
• Coordinate shop drawings between subcontractors and inspect for routing and installation details.
• Perform QA/QC of mechanical systems and ensure timely rough-ins and installations.
• Check electrical shop drawings for rough-ins, switchgear, and emergency generator placement.
• Inspect ongoing work for quality and compliance; coordinate with city inspectors as needed.
• Establish early contact with fire department inspectors for sprinkler and life-safety systems; review shop drawings for codes.
• Manage certificate of occupancy requirements for life-safety systems and coordinate changes that affect cost/schedule.

Conoscenze

MEP coordination

Project management software

Cost projection & budgeting

Stakeholder communication

Formazione

B.S. in construction management/engineering

OSHA 30-Hour Certification

Strumenti

CAD

Descrizione del lavoro

Posting Details

• Posted on November 11, 2026

Locations

• Showing 1 location
• Austin, TX
• Austin, TX, USA
• Superintendent
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: MEPSU035313

Description

Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to grow your career as one of the leading industry’s construction firms? Austin Commercial is currently seeking an Electrical Superintendent for a large healthcare project in Austin, TX. We set the standard for commercial construction and we’re looking for talented construction professionals to join us. Austin is 100% employee-owned, so every one of our employee-owners has a vest of interest in our success. As a result, we consistently meet and exceed our customers’ expectations with our commitment to safety, service, and integrity. Join us today. We Own It!

The Superintendent is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the installation of all mechanical, electrical, plumbing, sheet metal, insulation, sprinkler, and life safety systems on Austin Commercial projects. This role ensures work is executed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with project schedules, quality standards, and contract requirements while coordinating closely with project teams, subcontractors, and other stakeholders to support successful project delivery.

Functional Areas of Responsibility

• MEP trade coordination / space management / constructability studies
• Certificate of occupancy management
• Review of subcontractor submittals
• Compliance with building codes
• Relations with city Inspectors
• Review of proposed pricing change
• Kitchen, computer room, health final inspections

Responsibilities

• Evaluates the complexity of the mechanical/electrical design and estimates both the construction costs and maintenance. Ensures the constructability of the design and compatibility with local building codes.
• Serves as a technical resource in meetings with owners and architects. Discusses the mechanical/electrical systems within the building in technical terms, explaining fully any anticipated difficulties with the plans.
• Attends weekly meetings with owners, architects, and subcontractors. Outlines work to be performed by the mechanical and electrical subcontractors, phasing of work, problems encountered in scheduling, quality of work, etc. May hold separate meetings with mechanical/electrical contractors as necessary.
• Ensures that the subcontractors submit all mechanical/electrical shop drawings in a timely manner. Examines all shop drawings for completeness. Responsible for on-time delivery of equipment.
  Responsible for the complete coordination of MEP scope.
• Utilizes overlay system or CAD system to prevent potential space requirement problems.
• Coordinates shop drawings between subcontractors.
• Mechanical and Plumbing – Checks all shop drawings for routing, dimensions of toilet rooms, etc. Checks all mechanical, plumbing and piping as it is being installed.
• Responsible for QA/QC of mechanical systems. Ensures that mechanical rough-insare installed in a timely manner.
• Electrical – Checks shop drawings for rough-ins in slabs, main switchgear
  layout, riser diagrams, placement of emergency generator equipment, etc.
• Performs detailed inspections of work in progress to ensure quality of
  installation, timely installation of rough- ins and compliance of the system.
• Meets regularly with city electrical inspectors and inspects work in progress.
• Responsible for on-time delivery of equipment.
• Fire Sprinkler System – Establishes contact early with city fire department
  inspectors; inviting them to inspect work in progress. Reviews all shop drawings and ensures their adequacy and completeness to meet local codes.
• Coordinates tamper and flow switches with the fire alarm system. Inspects all work in progress for quality and completeness.
• Life Safety Systems – Inspects and coordinates the installation of all life safety systems, smoke evacuation systems, pressurized portions of the building, fire control centers, building and elevator distress communication systems, fire extinguishers, etc. Manages certificate of occupancy requirements for these systems.
• Reviews proposed changes to confirm they are accurate for cost and
  schedule impact. Resolves any technical problems encountered with the
  architect.
• Reviews all pay requests from subcontractors and ensures that they are proper and timely. Resolves any problems encountered in payments to subcontractors.
• Acts as a liaison between owners, architects, general contractors and all associated disciplines.

Requirements:

• B.S. in construction management/science, engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of MEP experience with a general contractor or mechanical/electrical contractor required.
• Experience coordinating low-voltage and life-safety systems is preferred .
• Successful completion of OSHA 30-Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training required (may obtain within first year of employment)
• Proficient in project manager software
• Proficient with cost projection, scheduling, financial analysis, budget reviews and labor reports

Benefits & Compensation

• We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan.
• We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)!

Austin Commercial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

See the “Know Your Rights” poster available in English and Spanish .

About Austin Commercial

Become an owner of one of North America's most respected and fastest-growing commercial construction firms! Austin Commercial’s employee-owners put our expertise to work in regional and national operations, building iconic projects that set the bar in our industry. Whether world-class airports and aviation facilities, technologically advanced healthcare facilities, cutting-edge educational and research facilities, professional sports stadiums, high-rises, hospitality, and other leading commercial markets, Austin’s industry expertise and ingenuity are second to none. Become an employee-owner today, grow your career, and put your skills to work at Austin Commercial.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/commercial

No Third-Party Inquiries Pleas

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

Accessibility Not

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact thePeople Services Teamat[phone].

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.