Traveling Electrical Superintendent, Data Center Projects

Goodwin Recruiting; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonuses

Per diem and travel package

Health, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Goodwin Recruiting seeks a Traveling General Superintendent | Electrical to lead electrical construction on hyperscale data center projects across the southeast. This role involves extensive travel, coordinating field teams, and ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

The candidate will oversee medium-voltage, switchgear, UPS, generators, and raceways installations while driving scheduling, risk management, and collaboration with clients and contractors.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in electrical construction, with at least 5 years in a superintendent or field leadership role.
• Proven track record managing large-scale, multi-million-dollar data center or mission-critical projects.
• Strong understanding of NEC, NFPA 70E, and applicable building codes.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall site leadership for electrical construction activities on hyperscale data center projects.
• Coordinate and direct field teams, foremen, subcontractors, and vendors to ensure efficient and safe execution of work.
• Develop and manage project schedules, manpower loading, and sequencing in collaboration with project management teams.
• Oversee installation of electrical infrastructure, including medium-voltage distribution, switchgear, UPS systems, generators, grounding, lighting, and raceways.
• Implement and enforce safety programs, quality control procedures, and productivity tracking.
• Interface with general contractor representatives, client stakeholders, engineers, and commissioning agents to align on scope, design intent, and project milestones.
• Lead daily coordination meetings and review progress, identifying risks and implementing corrective actions.
• Support preconstruction planning, constructability reviews, and logistics strategy.
• Mentor and develop field supervisors, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance.

Job description

Goodwin Recruiting seeks a Traveling General Superintendent | Electrical to lead electrical construction on hyperscale data center projects across the southeast. This role involves extensive travel, coordinating field teams, and ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

The candidate will oversee medium-voltage, switchgear, UPS, generators, and raceways installations while driving scheduling, risk management, and collaboration with clients and contractors.