Lead Electrical Superintendent — Data Center & Industrial

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC is seeking an experienced Electrical Superintendent to lead field operations for industrial and data center projects in Texas. You will direct multiple crews, oversee heavy infrastructure installs, and ensure strict NEC and NFPA 70E compliance on high-risk builds.

You will coordinate with engineers, project managers, and facility owners, reviewing blueprints and BIM layouts, while maintaining rigorous safety and quality control throughout commissioning and testing

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-7 years of progressive field leadership experience in industrial complexes, chemical plants, refineries, or hyperscale data center environments.
• Active Journeyman Electrician or Master Electrician License with state criteria understanding (Texas)
• Complete mastery of the National Electrical Code (NEC), local industrial building ordinances, and standard testing mechanisms for high-capacity power systems.
• Experience working with commissioning applications (such as CX Alloy) to log, track, and close out technical electrical deficiencies is highly preferred.
• Leadership and drive: ability to manage multi crew jobs, resolve scheduling conflicts under tight deadlines, and communicate technical instructions clearly.
• Physical Demands: navigate active industrial construction zones, climb scaffolding, lift heavy field equipment up to 50 lbs, and work safely around energized systems.

Responsibilities

• Mission-Critical Field Leadership: Direct daily field activities, schedule subcontractors, and supervise electrical foremen overseeing large-scale industrial and data center build-outs.
• Heavy Infrastructure Installation: Supervise installation of complex systems including medium-voltage distribution, backup generators, UPS, ATS, and high-capacity switchgear.
• Blueprint & Submittal Review: Interpret architectural blueprints, one-line diagrams, controls schematics, and BIM/3D models to coordinate conduit routing, cable tray systems, and equipment placement.
• Commissioning Coordination: Collaborate with quality control to support commissioning phases (Levels 1-5) ensuring components integrate with automated climate control PLC networks and building management systems.
• Rigorous Safety Enforcement: Maintain a zero-accident site culture, conduct toolbox talks, enforce OSHA, NFPA 70E arc flash safety and LOTO during hot-work and energization phases.
• Material & Inventory Logistics: Manage material procurement, perform structural take-offs, track tooling, and prevent downtime through inventory oversight.
• Testing & Quality Control: Oversee insulation-resistance (megger) testing, ground-fault testing, and thermal imaging with documented results.
• Stakeholder Reporting: Maintain daily construction logs and progress charts, coordinate with Project Managers and facility owners to clear inspections and resolve design gaps.

Skills

Field leadership

Industrial electrical

Data center experience

NEC knowledge

Education

Journeyman Electrician License

Master Electrician License

Job description

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC is seeking an experienced Electrical Superintendent to lead field operations for industrial and data center projects in Texas. You will direct multiple crews, oversee heavy infrastructure installs, and ensure strict NEC and NFPA 70E compliance on high-risk builds.

You will coordinate with engineers, project managers, and facility owners, reviewing blueprints and BIM layouts, while maintaining rigorous safety and quality control throughout commissioning and testing