Industrial Installation & Commissioning Superintendent
Day-in-the-life: You arrive at a major industrial site where your team is mobilized to begin equipment installation. You walk the workfronts, review the latest drawings and P&IDs, confirm manpower and equipment needs, and align subcontractors. By midday, you’re coordinating mechanical, structural, piping, and electrical work to hit today’s schedule. In the afternoon, you lead a safety huddle, resolve a field conflict before it becomes a delay, and update costs and daily reports. As the sun sets, you’re planning tomorrow’s startup and commissioning steps to keep turnover on track.
What you’ll lead
- Endtoend oversight of industrial construction and field installation projects, from mobilization through completion.
- Extensive travel to customer locations across the U.S. based on project needs.
- Direct supervision of crews, foremen, and subcontractors in active industrial and manufacturing environments.
- Coordination of mechanical, structural, piping, electrical, equipment installation, and related construction activities.
- Interpretation of blueprints, construction drawings, specifications, P&IDs, and all project documentation.
- Creation and upkeep of project schedules, manpower plans, and daily work plans.
- Tracking progress, productivity, costs, materials, and equipment utilization.
- Collaboration with engineers, project managers, customers, vendors, and subcontractors.
- Strict adherence to OSHA standards, company safety policies, and sitespecific procedures; leadership of safety and progress meetings and regular inspections.
- Rapid identification of field issues and coordination of solutions to avoid delays.
- Management of change orders, field documentation, daily reports, and project closeout activities.
- Verification that all installations meet quality benchmarks and customer specifications.
- Leadership of startup, commissioning, punchlist completion, and turnover when required.
Who thrives here
- Seasoned industrial construction leaders or superintendents who have delivered complex field installations.
- Professionals experienced with industrial mechanical, piping, structural, electrical, and equipmentinstallation scopes.
- Handson leaders who motivate and develop foremen and craft crews.
- Comfort in dynamic, active industrial and manufacturing settings.
- Fluency in reading drawings and technical documentation, including P&IDs.
- Deep knowledge of construction safety and OSHA requirements.
- Willingness to travel extensively and remain on site for extended durations.
- Excellent communicators with strong organization and problemsolving skills.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to satisfy travel requirements.
Qualifications & Proficiencies
- Bachelor's Degree
- Construction Site Installation
- Distribution Experience
- Coaching and Mentoring Experience
- Electrical Project Estimating
- Workplace Safety & EHS Management
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Budgeting / Forecasting Experience