Site Superintendent - Critical Infrastructure - Austin, TX

Smart Tech Contracting, LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart Tech Contracting, LLC seeks a Site Superintendent - Critical Infrastructure to lead field operations and on-site execution in Austin, TX for hyperscale and colocation data center projects. You will supervise labor, subcontractors, and partner firms while coordinating across electrical, mechanical, automation, and commissioning teams.

The role demands owning safety, schedule, and quality, serving as the primary STC representative to GC superintendents and owner reps, and directing work with

Responsibilities

• Lead all STC field operations and supervise on-site labor, subcontractors, and partner firms.
• Coordinate daily activities across electrical, mechanical, automation, controls, networking, commissioning, and specialty vendors.
• Serve as STC's primary on-site representative to GC superintendents, owner construction managers, and commissioning authorities.
• Lead daily coordination meetings, site walks, and trade alignment sessions to maintain execution flow.
• Resolve field conflicts and sequencing issues in real time to protect schedule and quality.
• Develop and maintain 3-week look-ahead schedules aligned with the GC master schedule.
• Direct field execution for installation, startup, testing, and commissioning activities across all scopes.
• Enforce QA/QC standards and ensure work is executed per contract documents, drawings, and specifications.
• Track field progress, manpower loading, and productivity to support project controls and reporting.
• Identify scope gaps, constructability issues, and execution risks; escalate with clear recommendations.
• Own site safety execution in coordination with STC safety leadership and GC safety teams.
• Enforce OSHA, NFPA 70E, STC safety policies, and project-specific safety requirements.
• Lead daily toolbox talks, safety stand-downs, and high-risk activity planning.
• Exercise stop-work authority for unsafe conditions and ensure corrective actions are implemented and verified.
• Oversee energized work, cutovers, and high-risk operations in coordination with safety and commissioning teams.
• Represent STC professionally during owner, GC, and commissioning site walks and executive reviews.
• Communicate site status, risks, and mitigation plans to project management and leadership.
• Maintain strong working relationships with trade partners and vendors to drive collaboration and accountability.
• Support lessons learned capture and feedback into STC field execution standards and playbooks.
• Performs Other Related Duties as Assigned

Job description

Site Superintendent - Critical Infrastructure - Austin, TX

Smart Tech Contracting delivers turnkey BAS & EPMS solutions for mission-critical colocation and hyperscale data centers operating at national program scale. As a Master Systems Integrator (MSI), we unify controls construction (DDC, PLC, SCADA) with software engineering, optimized graphics / UI standards, and program-level governance.

Complex integrations are delivered cleanly, consistently, and fast. Our teams thrive in high-stakes environments where quality control and uptime matters, schedules are compressed, and coordination is everything.

Join us and be part of a team where your voice matters, your work makes an impact, and your growth is a shared priority.

Position Title: Site Superintendent - Critical Infrastructure - Austin, TX

Position Location: Austin, TX (This is a full-time, on-site role in the Austin, TX area. Candidates must live within commuting distance or be willing to relocate.)

JOB SUMMARY

The Site Superintendent - Critical Infrastructure - Austin, TX is the primary on-site leader and field execution authority for Smart Tech Contracting on hyperscale and colocation data center construction projects ranging from 40 MW to 200 MW.

This role owns day-to-day site operations, supervising all STC labor, subcontractors, and partner firms while coordinating activities across all trades on site. The Site Superintendent serves as the single point of contact and face of STC to General Contractor superintendents, owner representatives, commissioning authorities, and key trade partners.

The Site Superintendent - Critical Infrastructure - Austin, TX is accountable for safety, schedule, quality, and field coordination across the full lifecycle of construction, installation, startup, and commissioning. This role operates as a peer to GC superintendents and project management leadership, exercising independent authority to direct work, resolve conflicts, and escalation risks as needed to protect schedule, safety, and execution quality.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Lead all STC field operations and supervise all on-site labor, subcontractors, and partner firms.
• Coordinate daily activities across all trades, including electrical, mechanical, automation, controls, networking, commissioning, and specialty vendors.
• Serve as STC's primary on-site representative to GC superintendents, owner construction managers, and commissioning authorities.
• Lead daily coordination meetings, site walks, and trade alignment sessions to maintain execution flow.
• Resolve field conflicts and sequencing issues in real time to protect schedule and quality.

Schedule, Execution & Quality Management (25%)

• Develop and maintain 3-week look-ahead schedules aligned with the GC master schedule.
• Direct field execution for installation, startup, testing, and commissioning activities across all scopes.
• Enforce QA/QC standards and ensure work is executed in accordance with contract documents, drawings, and specifications.
• Track field progress, manpower loading, and productivity to support project controls and reporting.
• Identify scope gaps, constructability issues, and execution risks; escalation with clear recommendations.

Safety & Risk Management (20%)

• Own site safety execution in coordination with STC safety leadership and GC safety teams.
• Enforce OSHA, NFPA 70E, STC safety policies, and project-specific safety requirements.
• Lead daily toolbox talks, safety stand-downs, and high-risk activity planning.
• Exercise stop-work authority for unsafe conditions and ensure corrective actions are implemented and verified.
• Oversee energized work, cutovers, and high-risk operations in coordination with safety and commissioning teams.

Client, GC & Stakeholder Engagement (15%)

• Represent STC professionally during owner, GC, and commissioning site walks and executive reviews.
• Communicate site status, risks, and mitigation plans to project management and leadership.
• Maintain strong working relationships with trade partners and vendors to drive collaboration and accountability.
• Support lessons learned capture and feedback into STC field execution standards and playbooks.

Completion of Assigned Tasks and Deliverables on Time and on Budget

Performs Other Related Duties as Assigned