Senior MEP Superintendent | Data Center

Balfour Beatty US; North Carolina; On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty US is seeking a Senior MEP Superintendent for our Carolinas Division in Maiden, NC. You will lead field operations on complex, occupied facilities, ensuring safety, quality, and minimal operational disruption while coordinating with owners, design teams, and trade partners.

The role requires deep experience with MEP renovations, critical shutdown planning, and phased construction in mission-critical environments such as data centers or healthcare facilities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of construction experience leading complex commercial projects.
• Experience managing major MEP renovations or replacements in occupied facilities.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems including HVAC, controls, and critical utilities.
• Experience developing and implementing MOPs for planned shutdowns and critical replacements.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple MEP contractors, design professionals, owners, and facility stakeholders.
• Strong scheduling, quality control, safety management, and commissioning processes.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all field operations from project start through closeout while championing safety.
• Oversee complex MEP system replacements in occupied facilities.
• Develop and execute MOPs for critical shutdowns, tie-ins, and system transitions.
• Coordinate with owners, design teams, subcontractors, and end users to minimize disruption.
• Manage project schedules, site logistics, subcontractor performance, and commissioning.
• Lead pull planning sessions and coordinate critical path activities.
• Supervise field personnel and subcontractors with a safety-first culture.
• Identify and resolve field issues to minimize project risk.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Scheduling

Safety management

Coordination

Job description

Summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Senior MEP Superintendent to join our Carolinas Division in Maiden, NC. The ideal candidate will be an experienced construction leader with a proven track record of managing complex MEP renovations in occupied, mission-critical environments where uninterrupted operations, safety, and precise execution are essential.

This role requires exceptional expertise in mechanical systems coordination, critical shutdown planning, and phased construction within active facilities. The successful candidate will lead field operations while partnering with project teams, owners, design professionals, and trade partners to safely deliver high-quality projects with minimal operational disruption. Data center or mission critical experience required.

Essential Functions

• Lead all field operations from project start through closeout while championing Balfour Beatty's Zero Harm safety culture.
• Oversee complexMEP system replacements in occupied facilities.
• Develop and execute Methods of Procedure (MOPs) for critical shutdowns, tie-ins, and system transitions.
• Coordinate closely with owners, design teams, subcontractors, and end users to sequence work and minimize operational impacts.
• Manage project schedules, site logistics, subcontractor performance, quality control, commissioning activities, and project turnover.
• Lead pull planning sessions and coordinate critical path activities to maintain schedule performance.
• Supervise field personnel and subcontractors while fostering accountability, collaboration, and a safety-first culture.
• Identify and proactively resolve field issues to minimize project risk and ensure successful delivery.

Minimum Requirements

• 10+ years of construction experience, including experience as a Superintendent leading complex commercial projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing major MEP renovations or replacements in occupied facilities.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems, including HVAC infrastructure, controls, and critical utility systems.
• Experience developing and implementingMOPsfor planned shutdowns and critical system replacements.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple MEP contractors, design professionals, owners, and facility stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of project scheduling, quality control, safety management, and commissioning processes.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience surveying and tracing existing MEP systems to support replacement planning.
• Background delivering projects in mission-critical environments, including healthcare facilities, data centers, correctional facilities, pharmaceutical manufacturing, laboratories, or other continuously operating buildings.
• Experience planning phased construction activities to minimize disruption to ongoing operations.
• Familiarity with central plants, building automation systems (BAS), and large-scale HVAC infrastructure.
• Proven success managing technically complex renovations requiring detailed coordination among owners, design teams, trade partners, and end users.