Electrical Superintendent - Industrial

Kiewit; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem

Travel opportunities

Excellent benefits

Competitive salary

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking an experienced Electrical Superintendent to lead electrical teams on industrial and water projects across the United States. The role includes supervising self-performed construction, ensuring safety, quality, and schedule adherence while coordinating with engineers, suppliers, and subcontractors.

You will travel to project sites, mentor crews, manage budgets, and implement company standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in self-perform construction, with 3+ years in a Superintendent role.
• Understanding of state journeyman/apprentice ratios for electrical work.
• 3+ years electrical construction knowledge.
• Advanced knowledge of safety regulations, scheduling, cost control, engineering drawings, procurement, estimating.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and develop craft staff.
• Strong leadership, initiative, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical scope as Superintendent, manage foremen and craft workers.
• Liaison between field engineering and craft to ensure drawings/spec compliance and address engineering challenges with PM/CM/technical team.
• Coordinate with other superintendents, subcontractors, clients, and suppliers to ensure workflow and schedule adherence.
• Resolve employee conflicts, grievances, and scheduling difficulties, informing project management as appropriate.
• Assist in schedule planning, determining craft labor levels, material quantities, and equipment requirements.
• Ensure project rules and safety programs are followed per company policies.
• Establish budgetary guidelines for the job and ensure cost-control measures; provide job safety training.
• Establish quality standards and manage schedules, coordinate deliveries and inspections.

Skills

Electrical Construction

Leadership

Safety Compliance

Project Coordination

Job description

Requisition ID: 179658

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Industrial District

Department: Field Supervision

Market: Industrial

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced Electrical Superintendent to lead teams and support projects in our Industrial and Water market, supervising electrical operations/installations on self-performed construction projects. You will be expected to provide oversight and training, as well as daily inspections of work performed. You will act as liaison and coordinator between contractors and engineered equipment suppliers and solve problems that arise. You will be expected to manage challenging situations in the field and work with our engineering teams to resolve electrical construction challenges. Our team "goes where the work is", so you will be expected to travel to various projects around the US. We provide per diem, trips home, competitive salaries and excellent benefits. Our Industrial and Water market is growing, which means stability for your career, opportunities for growth, and clients are turning to us because of our Quality and Safety focus.

District Overview

The Kiewit Industrial District delivers direct-hire construction services for complex industrial projects across the United States. Our work spans multiple sectors, including data centers, mineral processing, energy and water, with projects ranging from small capital work to major EPC projects.

We are committed to safety, quality, and excellence in execution, providing our clients with world-class solutions while offering our employees stability, growth, and career development opportunities within a multi-billion-dollar organization. Our culture is built on collaboration, innovation, integrity, and a shared passion for construction.

If you’re ready to take on complex, high-impact projects and make a lasting difference in the construction industry, the Kiewit Industrial District is where you can build a career that truly matters.

Location

This position will be located on one of our project sites so you must be open to traveling and going wherever the project is located.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical scope of a project as the Superintendent, managing foremen and electrical craft workers, managing the performance of productivity, safety, quality and schedule adherence to the project.

• Liaison between field engineering and craft to ensure compliance of construction drawings and specifications and able to address engineering challenges that occur during construction with the PM, CM and technical team.

• Coordinate and interface effectively with other superintendents, subcontractors, outside inspection companies, the client, as well as Kiewit staff personnel and leadership to ensure smooth workflow and schedule adherence

• Resolve employee conflicts, grievances, and scheduling difficulties, informing project and corporate management as appropriate

• Assist in schedule planning, determining craft labor levels, material quantities, and equipment requirements

• Ensure project rules, procedures and programs are followed consistently, including those involving safety, attendance, and workplace behavior standards as reflected in Company’s non-harassment and nondiscrimination policies

• Establish budgetary guidelines for the job and ensure that cost control measures are being followed. Provide job safety training and awareness for all personnel.

• Establish quality standards of all jobs and ensure that all quality assurance and company standards are being met. Develop and manage job schedules (e.g., three-week, 90 day, man loading), coordinate work with contractors and deliveries with suppliers and ensure inspections are scheduled appropriately.

Qualifications

• Must have 5+ years’ work experience in the self-perform construction industry, with at least 3+ years in a Superintendent role, where you are managing foremen and electrical craft employees.

• Must have an understanding of state license requirements for journeymen to apprentice ratios necessary to perform electrical work in a particular state.

• Must have 3+ years previous knowledge and work experience within electrical construction.

• Advanced knowledge of various construction disciplines: safety regulations, scheduling, cost control, engineering drawings, procurement, estimating

• Demonstrated ability to efficiently supervise and evaluate craft performance.

• Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative; great leadership skills with the ability to mentor and grow our employees.

• Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time.

• Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt.

• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

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Working Conditions

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Other Requirements

• Regular, reliable attendance

• Work productively and meet deadlines timely

• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.

• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.

• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Company: Kiewit