MEP Construction Manager / Site Superintendent - CONTRACT

DAVENPORT MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING; West Long Branch (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Wellness resources

Job summary

Davenport Management & Consulting is seeking a skilled MEP Site Superintendent for a ~18-month contract in New Jersey. You will oversee mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and BAS projects, ensuring on-schedule, on-budget delivery with rigorous safety and ethical standards.

Lead coordination with customers, subcontractors, and internal teams; drive profitability and cash flow while maintaining high quality and customer satisfaction. Travel as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work-related experience in construction.
• Minimum five years as a MEP Site Superintendent required.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and BAS controls.
• Strong leadership and crisis resolution capabilities.
• Ability to communicate technical material to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee profitable execution of assigned projects.
• Develop and implement a Project Execution Plan for each project.
• Maintain profitability goals and positive cash flow.
• Schedule milestones and ensure progress toward deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with safety, ethics, and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate with customers, subcontractors, and internal teams.
• Manage changes and cost reviews; control scope and resources.
• Ensure on-time delivery within contract scope and budget.

Skills

Five+ years MEP Site Superintendent,経験

Leadership

Crisis resolution

Communication skills

Project management

Cost control

Scheduling & planning

Safety leadership

Proven client/subcontractor liaison

MS Office, Bluebeam, Teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Eng, Construction Management, or Architecture

OSHA 30 Certification

LEED certification

PMP Certification

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Bluebeam

Teams

Job description

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Wellness resources

Company Description:

Davenport Management & Consulting provides Project Management Solutions and PMO Consulting to a diverse client base of owners and contractors in multiple industries. We assist clients with Project Management, Change Management, Project Controls, CPM Scheduling, Project Management Training, and PMO Support.

Role Description

This is a CONTRACT (~ 18 month) 40 hour/week position for an MEP Site Superintendent. We are seeking a hardworking and reliable MEP Site Superintendent to join our team. In this role, you will oversee all aspects of the construction projects and ensure they progress on schedule and within budget. This position oversees resource planning, cost control, scope management, and schedule adherence while championing safety, ethics, and compliance at every stage. The MEP Site Superintendent cultivates strong relationships with customers, subcontractors, and internal partners to ensure profitable, on-time, and high-quality project delivery. Success is measured by customer engagement, project profitability, positive cash flow, and timely project completion. The ideal candidate is an expert in Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection, and BAS Controls methods and has a proven track record of successful management of projects.

This is a contract role.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the profitable execution of assigned projects.
• Understand project scope and customer expectation.
• Ensure business is conducted with the highest ethical standards.
• Maintain profitability goals and positive cash flow for assigned projects.
• Provide leadership by demonstrating focus on exceeding customers' expectations.
• Develops and adheres to a Project Execution Plan for each assigned project.
• Schedule key deliverables and milestones and ensure progress is being made
• Plans, schedules, and controls project activities.
• Assist in cost estimating and cost reviews of assigned projects.
• Ensure that assigned projects are done accurately, on-time, and within scope of the contract.
• Determines resource levels required to attain schedule milestones and monitors workforce levels for conformance with the construction plan.
• Utilize resource planning techniques to gain high productivity from team members.
• Ensures all scope changes are promptly documented and that change orders are approved prior to the performance of work.
• Effectively communicate the status of assigned projects to the Management Team of revenue, costs, and gross margin.
• Establish customer touch points throughout the life cycle of projects to gain feedback on customer satisfaction.
• Fosters and maintains good working relationships with subcontractors and internal partners.
• Ensures compliance with provincial, local and federal legal requirements.
• Champions and drives the Company Safety Program for employees and subcontractors at all levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture - or equivalent work-related experience
• Minimum five (5) years of experience as a MEP Site Superintendent is required
• Broad knowledge of commercial/contractual complexity/deal structure/financial acumen.
• Understanding of construction management methods and processes
• Advanced knowledge of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection, and BAS Controls methods, building products, and building codes
• Strong leadership and crisis resolution skills
• Ability to break large projects into small steps
• Direct management experience with projects related to HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire protection Controls/BAS, Lighting, and Renewable Energy systems is required.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have the ability to communicate technical material to a non-technical audience.
• Strong Personal Computer in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Bluebeam, Teams and basic Windows environment.
• Ability to travel as required; projects may exist outside of the assigned geography.
• OSHA 30 Certification

Preferred

• LEED certification or PMP Certification