Remote Traveling Superintendent – Field Project Leader

nVent; Clayton (NC); Remote; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

nVent seeks a Traveling Superintendent to lead on-site project coordination for large-scale bus duct system installations across North America. You will coordinate daily activities with customers, subcontractors, and internal teams, while ensuring safety, schedules, and quality are maintained on site.

The role requires 3+ years of field project experience, strong reading of drawings, OSHA knowledge, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent education.
• 3+ years of experience leading or coordinating field-based project activities at customer sites, including construction, installation, outage, commissioning, maintenance, or similar project environments.
• Proven experience supporting project execution at client locations, including schedule coordination, subcontractor coordination, issue resolution, progress reporting, and customer communication.
• Strong organizational, planning, and communication skills with the ability to lead multiple priorities in a fast-paced field environment.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, assembly drawings, plans, and project documentation.
• Solid understanding of OSHA requirements, job-site safety practices, workforce documentation, and timekeeping processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience using project scheduling, reporting, or project tracking tools.
• Ability and willingness to travel overnight up to 75% across the country. Extended stays at customer sites are required. The job involves working at heights and in different outdoor settings.

Responsibilities

• Serve as nVent's primary on-site representative for large-scale engineered bus duct system installation projects, while also supporting outage, rebuild, and other field service projects as needed throughout North America.
• Coordinate daily project activities involving customers, subcontractors, Field Service Technicians, Project Managers, and internal support teams.
• Lead project site coordination and customer progress meetings while maintaining regular communication regarding project schedules, risks, and issue resolution.
• Monitor project schedules, workforce requirements, equipment availability, material readiness, and project progress throughout execution.
• Review drawings, project documentation, and project scope requirements to support effective project delivery and a positive customer experience.
• Make sound field decisions by balancing safety, schedule, customer commitments, operational needs, and project costs.
• Complete daily reports, project documentation, timekeeping records, and status updates while maintaining accurate project records.
• Support a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement across all assigned job sites.

Skills

Project coordination

On-site leadership

Communication skills

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project scheduling tools

Job description

nVent seeks a Traveling Superintendent to lead on-site project coordination for large-scale bus duct system installations across North America. You will coordinate daily activities with customers, subcontractors, and internal teams, while ensuring safety, schedules, and quality are maintained on site.

The role requires 3+ years of field project experience, strong reading of drawings, OSHA knowledge, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.