Mechanical Foreman–Data Center

KODIAK Construction Recruiting & Staffing; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

KODIAK Construction Recruiting & Staffing seeks a Mechanical Foreman to lead field crews on industrial projects in Texas. You will transform drawings and work packages into daily plans, coordinate with multiple trades, and ensure safety, quality, schedule, and turnover requirements are met.

You will review drawings, plan tasks, conduct safety talks, verify installations, and track progress while maintaining documentation and site housekeeping. Local travel is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industrial mechanical construction experience, including 3+ years leading crews.
• Experience with piping, rotating and static equipment, structural supports, rigging, hydrotesting, and mechanical completion.
• Ability to read P&IDs, isometrics, equipment drawings, specifications, and construction schedules.
• Working knowledge of OSHA requirements and ASME/API standards for the work.
• Strong field leadership, planning, production tracking, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan daily and weekly work for crews and subcontractors.
• Review drawings, specifications, isometrics, P&IDs, and schedules.
• Lead pre-task planning, safety talks, and field hazard reviews.
• Assign crews, targets, fronts, and tool/equipment needs.
• Coordinate mechanical work with other trades and teams.
• Verify dimensions, alignment, and installation before turnover.
• Track hours, quantities, and material flow; report daily field progress.
• Ensure welding, bolting, rigging, testing, and installations follow procedures.
• Identify conflicts and route RFIs and changes through controls.
• Maintain housekeeping and protection of completed work.
• Support walkdowns, punch lists, testing, and turnover to commissioning.

Skills

Field leadership

Planning

Production tracking

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Education

NCCER supervisory credential

Job description

Mechanical Foreman - Industrial Construction

Location: Abernathy, Texas

Pay: $40-$42 per hour

Travel: Local and project-area travel as required

Schedule: Based on project needs; extended hours may be required

Lead Mechanical Field Work on Industrial Projects

Lead crews installing mechanical systems on industrial construction projects. You'll turn drawings and work packages into daily plans, coordinate work fronts and materials, and help ensure installations meet safety, quality, schedule, and turnover requirements.

What You Will Do

• Plan daily and weekly work for pipefitters, millwrights, welders, riggers, helpers, and subcontracted craft.
• Review issued-for-construction drawings, specifications, isometrics, P&IDs, equipment data, weld maps, work packages, and look-ahead schedules.
• Lead pre-task planning, job safety analyses, toolbox talks, and field hazard reviews; stop work when conditions are unsafe or outside the approved plan.
• Assign crews, production targets, work fronts, work sequence, access needs, and tool and equipment requirements.
• Coordinate mechanical work with civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, insulation, scaffolding, crane, startup, and commissioning teams.
• Verify dimensions, elevations, orientation, supports, alignment, bolt-up, torque, cleanliness, preservation, and equipment setting before inspection or turnover.
• Track labor hours, installed quantities, constraints, rework, material shortages, and percent complete; provide daily field reports.
• Confirm craft qualifications and ensure welding, bolting, rigging, pressure testing, and equipment installation follow approved procedures.
• Identify drawing conflicts and field changes, and route RFIs, redlines, and change documentation through project controls and engineering.
• Maintain housekeeping, controlled laydown areas, tool accountability, and protection of completed work.
• Support system walkdowns, punch-list closure, pressure testing, flushing, reinstatement, mechanical completion, and turnover to commissioning.
• Coach craft employees, address performance issues, and maintain crew accountability.

What You Will Bring

• 8 or more years of industrial mechanical construction experience, including at least 3 years leading crews.
• Experience with piping, rotating and static equipment, structural supports, rigging, hydrotesting, and mechanical completion.
• Experience working in a data center or mission critical environment.
• Ability to read P&IDs, isometrics, equipment drawings, specifications, and construction schedules.
• Working knowledge of applicable OSHA requirements and ASME and API standards relevant to assigned work.
• Strong field leadership, planning, production tracking, and problem-solving skills.
• Valid driver's license and ability to work extended shifts, weekends, and outdoors in West Texas conditions.

Preferred Qualifications

• NCCER supervisory or craft credential.
• OSHA 30.
• Current rigging or lift-planning qualification.
• Experience in oil and gas, gas processing, petrochemical, or midstream construction.