General Superintendent - MEP/Mission Critical

Scott Humphrey Corporation; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Scott Humphrey Corporation is seeking an experienced MEP General Superintendent to lead field operations on large-scale data center projects nationwide, overseeing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, and commissioning.

You will coordinate vendors, manage schedules, safety, and quality, travel extensively, mentor teams, and ensure smooth turnover to owners.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of commercial/industrial construction with MEP leadership.
• Data center or mission-critical experience preferred.
• Willing to travel extensively on project assignments.
• Strong knowledge of power distribution, UPS, switches, cooling, and life-safety.
• Experience with energization, lockout/tagout, and commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Lead all field execution involving mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and mission critical systems.
• Coordinate MEP contractors, equipment vendors, commissioning teams, design partners, and general construction personnel.
• Develop installation sequencing, staffing plans, milestone schedules, and short-interval production plans.
• Partner with project leadership to ensure MEP activities align with the master schedule, budget, safety program, and quality requirements.
• Review drawings, specifications, submittals, coordination models, and sequence-of-operations documents for constructability.
• Lead MEP coordination meetings and resolve design conflicts, installation constraints, and trade interface issues.
• Monitor procurement, fabrication, delivery, installation, startup, and testing of long-lead equipment.
• Oversee electrical distribution, emergency power, UPS systems, generators, switchgear, cooling systems, controls, and other critical infrastructure.
• Manage energization, lockout/tagout, startup, commissioning, integrated systems testing, and turnover activities.
• Coordinate shutdowns, tie-ins, temporary utilities, and work within or adjacent to energized environments.
• Enforce project safety standards and ensure subcontractors comply with site-specific procedures.
• Establish quality-control expectations and verify installations comply with plans, specifications, and approved submittals.
• Track trade productivity, manpower, constraints, schedule performance, and milestone completion.
• Maintain accurate field documentation, including daily reports, progress updates, inspections, testing records, and deficiency lists.
• Lead punch-list completion, systems documentation, owner training, and final turnover.
• Mentor and develop MEP superintendents, assistant superintendents, field engineers, and trade partners.
• Maintain clear communication with clients, project executives, operations teams, and other project stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Safety compliance

Team leadership

Tools

BIM/VDC coordination

Construction scheduling

Job description

Location: Nationwide Travel

Project Type: Mission Critical / Data Centers

Employment Type: Full-Time

A nationally recognized design-build general contractor is seeking an experienced MEP General Superintendent to lead mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, and commissioning activities on large-scale data center projects throughout the United States.

This individual will oversee complex MEP field operations from early planning and equipment procurement through installation, energization, commissioning, and final turnover.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all field execution involving mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, and mission critical systems.
• Coordinate MEP contractors, equipment vendors, commissioning teams, design partners, and general construction personnel.
• Develop installation sequencing, staffing plans, milestone schedules, and short-interval production plans.
• Partner with project leadership to ensure MEP activities align with the master schedule, budget, safety program, and quality requirements.
• Review drawings, specifications, submittals, coordination models, and sequence-of-operations documents for constructability.
• Lead MEP coordination meetings and resolve design conflicts, installation constraints, and trade interface issues.
• Monitor procurement, fabrication, delivery, installation, startup, and testing of long-lead equipment.
• Oversee electrical distribution, emergency power, UPS systems, generators, switchgear, cooling systems, controls, and other critical infrastructure.
• Manage energization, lockout/tagout, startup, commissioning, integrated systems testing, and turnover activities.
• Coordinate shutdowns, tie-ins, temporary utilities, and work within or adjacent to energized environments.
• Enforce project safety standards and ensure subcontractors comply with site-specific procedures.
• Establish quality-control expectations and verify installations comply with plans, specifications, and approved submittals.
• Track trade productivity, manpower, constraints, schedule performance, and milestone completion.
• Maintain accurate field documentation, including daily reports, progress updates, inspections, testing records, and deficiency lists.
• Lead punch-list completion, systems documentation, owner training, and final turnover.
• Mentor and develop MEP superintendents, assistant superintendents, field engineers, and trade partners.
• Maintain clear communication with clients, project executives, operations teams, and other project stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of commercial or industrial construction experience, including significant MEP field leadership.
• Previous experience as an MEP General Superintendent, MEP Superintendent, General Superintendent, or comparable field leader.
• Data center or mission critical construction experience strongly preferred.
• Experience managing large, technically complex projects with substantial electrical and mechanical scopes.
• Strong knowledge of mission critical power distribution, backup generation, UPS systems, switchgear, cooling systems, controls, life-safety systems, and commissioning.
• Experience coordinating energization and managing rigorous electrical safety and lockout/tagout programs.
• Working knowledge of BIM/VDC coordination, construction scheduling, quality control, and commissioning processes.
• Proven ability to lead multiple subcontractors and large field teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong planning, leadership, communication, conflict-resolution, and problem-solving skills.
• Thorough understanding of construction safety requirements and industry best practices.
• Willingness to travel extensively based on project assignments.

Ideal Background

The strongest candidates will have led MEP field execution on hyperscale or colocation data centers from underground and core infrastructure through equipment setting, energization, commissioning, and turnover. Experience with advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, or other technically complex facilities may also be considered.

What the Opportunity Offers

• Long-term project pipeline within a growing mission critical division.
• Leadership responsibility on large-scale, technically complex data center projects.
• Competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Project-related travel support based on assignment.
• Professional development and advancement opportunities.