Superintendent (BESS)

Irby Construction Company; Lockhart (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Irby Construction Company is seeking a Superintendent - BESS to supervise utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System construction on site. You will lead foremen, craft personnel, and subcontractors, ensuring safety, quality, and schedule adherence across civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, and controls scopes.

The role requires coordinating mobilization through energization, commissioning, and turnover, with emphasis on field planning, documentation, and collaboration with

Qualifications

• Experience leading field crews on utility-scale construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of safety protocols and field quality control.
• Ability to coordinate multi-discipline teams (civil, structural, electrical, controls).

Responsibilities

• Lead crews and foremen across civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, and controls scopes.
• Organize crews based on priorities and construction plan.
• Monitor safety, quality, production, and schedule progression on site.
• Prepare manpower, equipment, and tooling plans; adjust as conditions change.
• Maintain superintendent reports, time sheets, and field documentation.
• Lead weekly foreman meetings and Owner/Project meetings.
• Direct field installation of BESS components and ensure alignment with drawings and OEM specs.
• Coordinate subcontractor activities and maintain safe, productive workflow.

Skills

People leadership

Safety oversight

Field supervision

Tools

Construction management software

Job description

About Us

Irby Construction Company has been building infrastructure for the power industry for more than 75 years. Our business values and performance-driven mindset guide our actions. Our approach to work starts with safety, puts people first, seeks to innovate, and promises to perform.

About Us

Irby is proud of its inclusive work environment, family-oriented culture, excellent benefits, and clear pathways for career growth. We strive to provide every employee with clear expectations and opportunities for advancement. What’s more, Irby has long long-valued tenure. In fact, many of our executive leaders started with Irby early in their careers and in the field. When you join our team, you join an established firm, with a culture centered around its people. Teamwork is how we work. There is no other way. Pride is ever-present inside our offices and the bond of brotherhood runs strong among our crews. Irby Construction is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quanta Services. That means team Irby gets the benefits of the company culture we’re known for along with the stability and resources of a Fortune 500 organization. (NYSE: PWR). Build your career at Irby Construction.

About This Role

The Superintendent - BESS provides direct field supervision for utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System construction. The position leads foremen, craft personnel, and subcontractors in the safe, high-quality, and productive execution of assigned work; implements the Construction Manager and Project Manager’s field plan; and maintains day-to-day accountability for crew deployment, equipment, documentation, schedule execution, and installation quality. The Superintendent must understand BESS civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, controls, and commissioning activities and be able to coordinate work from mobilization through energization, commissioning, and turnover.

What You’ll Do

• Lead assigned crews and foremen and coordinate daily field construction activities across civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, and controls scopes.
• Organize crews and assign foremen and craft personnel to work based on project priorities, skill requirements, and the approved construction plan.
• Visit active work areas throughout the day to monitor safety, quality, production, workmanship, and compliance with the project schedule.
• Generate or support daily manpower, equipment, and tooling requirements; coordinate transfers and resource changes when field conditions warrant.
• Maintain superintendent reports, daily time sheets, job briefings, production records, equipment usage records, and major-event documentation.
• Lead or participate in weekly foreman meetings and required Owner/project meetings.

BESS Equipment Installation

• Direct field installation of battery energy storage enclosures/modules, inverters and Power Conversion Systems (PCS), DC cabling assemblies, Battery Management Systems (BMS), controls wiring, medium-voltage transformers, switchgear, thermal management systems, and fire suppression interfaces.
• Verify equipment pads, elevations, anchor bolt placement, access, and structural readiness before delivery and setting of major equipment.
• Coordinate receiving, laydown, delivery, rigging, setting, and protection of BESS containers, transformers, switchgear, and related equipment.
• Ensure installations follow approved drawings, specifications, OEM requirements, approved submittals, torque requirements, cable termination procedures, and installation checklists.
• Immediately elevate field conflicts, scope gaps, non-conforming work, or conditions requiring engineering clarification to the Construction Manager / Project Manager.

Subcontractor & Trade Coordination

• Direct and coordinate assigned subcontractor field activities and verify work is performed safely, productively, and within approved drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate sequencing between civil, structural, electrical, controls, OEM, and commissioning teams to reduce conflicts and maintain continuous workflow.
• Review subcontractor manpower and production information and promptly communicate performance concerns with supporting field documentation.
• Maintain effective communication with Owner representatives, inspectors, vendors, and other field stakeholders.

Field Safety

• Enforce all Company and project safety requirements and stop work when unsafe or imminent-danger conditions are observed.
• Conduct or participate in daily pre-task planning, job briefings, toolbox talks, safety observations, and required safety meetings.
• Enforce BESS-specific controls for electrical hazards, DC arc flash, Lockout/Tagout, thermal runaway/emergency response, hazardous materials, and energized work boundaries.
• Review incidents, near misses, and field safety concerns; support timely investigation, documentation, and corrective action.
• Maintain working knowledge of applicable OSHA requirements, NFPA 70E, NFPA 855, project safety plans, and site-specific procedures.

Field Quality Control

• Inspect work in place against project drawings, specifications, approved submittals, OEM requirements, and quality checklists.
• Ensure required inspections and tests are completed and documented before work is covered, accepted, or energized.
• Verify as-built drawings, progress records, inspection documentation, test results, and punch-list items are maintained throughout construction.
• Confirm delivered materials and equipment are correct and suitable for installation; report damaged, incorrect, or non-conforming material immediately.
• Support punch-list management and verify assigned corrective work is completed to project requirements.

Schedule, Production & Cost Support

• Execute the approved construction plan and three-week look-ahead schedule at the crew level; identify field constraints and schedule risks early.
• Monitor installed quantities, productivity, manpower, equipment utilization, and progress versus plan or bid.
• Coordinate manpower surges, overtime needs, equipment changes, and material requirements through the Construction Manager / Project Manager.
• Provide accurate daily field information to support progress reporting, billing, quantity tracking, forecasting, and earned-value/cost reporting.
• Identify delays, Owner directives, differing conditions, and potential out-of-scope work as they occur; document facts and notify project leadership before unapproved extra work proceeds.

Commissioning, Energization & Closeout

• Support field commissioning, startup, and energization activities and coordinate craft readiness with OEM representatives and commissioning personnel.
• Verify assigned pre-energization punch-list work is complete and required field documentation is available before energization sequences begin.
• Support Site Acceptance Testing, initial charge/discharge activities,