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Sr. MEP Superintendent - Mission Critical

Suffolk Construction
Cedar Rapids, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Jul 2025

About the role

Overview

About Suffolk

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies) and innovation research/development.

 

Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $5.0 billion in annual revenue, 2,600 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/aviation, government, mission critical and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

 

Suffolk is seeking people who are bold. Curious. Innovative. Caring. Looking for the career opportunity of a lifetime. We’ll challenge and inspire you to be your very best. We’ll embrace what makes you unique and lift you up as you take chances. Here, you’ll find a place where you can act with purpose and integrity, bringing intelligence and grit to every aspect of your job. Join us for the chance to leverage your inherent curiosity and proven capabilities to catapult you to the next level.

 

The Role

The Mission Critical Center of Excellence manages billions of dollars in projects annually, specializing in data center and mission-critical construction for leading technology and telecommunications clients across the United States. Focused on fast-paced, MEP-intensive projects, the group is recognized for delivering complex solutions while offering significant opportunities for career advancement within the thriving mission-critical construction industry. 

 

The MEP Superintendent is responsible for overseeing and managing all day-to-day MEP job site activities, including project team performance, site conditions, safety and quality standards, compliance with scope, and effective management of trade partners.

Responsibilities

    • Oversee, manage, and document all day-to-day MEP job site activities including OSHA safety compliance
    • Direct field personnel according to the project plan and Suffolk supervisory principles
    • Communicate issues, events, performance, and progress daily to the Project Manager
    • Report any problems promptly to the Project Manager to facilitate the most cost-effective solutions
    • Establish effective working relationships with clients and Suffolk team members
    • Request advice and assistance from the General Superintendent on matters pertaining to materials, sequencing, scheduling and personnel
    • Project Start-Up/Turnover Meeting:
      • Identify pre-mobilization activities in conjunction with the Project Executive, General Superintendent, and the Project Manager
      • Develop start-up schedule with Project Manager and send it to the Project Executive and General Superintendent for review
    • Scheduling:       
      • Assist in formulating and implementing construction schedules in the field
      • Establish and implement the Project Baseline Schedule based on the project contracts and subcontractor input, taking into account any elements that might impact the schedule
      • Maintain the schedule and ensure that work performed is consistent with the contract and will meet or exceed client expectations
      • Update Project Schedule monthly
      • Provide progress report with the two-week look ahead of schedule to the Project Manager and the field staff
    • Safety:
      • Ensure that all subcontractors participate in a safety pre-construction meeting prior to starting work on the project
      • Ensure that all subcontractors have a full set of MSD sheets on the project, as well as their site specific safety plan and current insurance certificate or OCIP/CCIP enrollment ID
      • Review the project daily to ensure that all activities are being performed in accordance with all OSHA and governing requirements and the project site specific safety plan
      • Review safety reports and injury data to assess safety performance on assigned projects
      • Ensure project(s) are budgeted & staffed appropriately to support safety programs
      • Communicate clear expectations for safety to project teams<

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