Traveling Datacenter Superintendent

Placed; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Placed is seeking an experienced Traveling Superintendent for mission-critical data center construction projects. You will lead field operations, manage daily onsite activities, and drive completion schedules and labor budgets from groundbreaking through commissioning.

In this role, you will coordinate subcontractors, enforce safety standards, and maintain quality execution while traveling across the Midwest and beyond as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of field supervision experience on commercial projects.
• Experience with data center, mission-critical, or hyperscale construction and MEP-heavy builds.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule project with short interval schedules.
• Coordinate subcontractors and manage daily on-site activities.
• Maintain project schedules and enforce safety and quality.
• Control costs and labor budgets to maximise customer satisfaction.

Skills

Field supervision

Data center construction

MEP coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Traveling Superintendent for mission-critical data center construction projects. Superintendents are responsible for the overall direction of field operations, completion schedules, and labor budget outcome of their construction project, including any Specialty Department work. This role is responsible for managing daily onsite construction activities, coordinating subcontractors, enforcing safety standards, maintaining project schedules, and ensuring quality execution from groundbreaking through commissioning.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Site Management

• Plan and schedule project, including short interval schedules
• Schedule manpower and develop a working budget based on the estimates and project schedule.
• Control job progress by managing subcontractors, solving problems and conflicts, using proper documentation, quality control and safety control techniques on the job.
• Control project costs by weekly evaluation of labor, material, and equipment costs, adjusting to ensure a fair profit while maximizing customer satisfaction foremost.
• Demonstrate superior construction process knowledge, with an emphasis on MEP.

People Management

• Ensure customer satisfaction by recognizing and meeting all the client's needs.
• Provide leadership through team building communications, motivation, confidence, good judgment and listening to others.
• Manage and mentor other Our Client Supervisors.
• Ensure that all parties understand the importance of safety on the project and educate all that need it.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or equivalent knowledge through commercial construction supervision experience.
• 5+ years of field supervision experience.
• Experience with data center, mission critical, or hyperscale construction
• Experience overseeing MEP-intensive construction projects

Initial assignments for this position will be in the Midwest. Open to candidates located anywhere in the United States that are willing to travel.