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Traveling MEP Superintendent (United States)

Turner Construction Company
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Jul 2026
💰 $190,000/yr($130,000/yr$190,000/yr)

About the role

Division: Seattle Main
Project Location(s): Seattle, WA 98101 USA
Minimum Years Experience: Travel Involved: Job Type: RegularJob Classification: ExperiencedEducation:Job Family:ConstructionCompensation:Salaried Exempt

*** This position is for a full-time traveling assignment supporting projects across the United States.  We are looking for project experience within Aviation/Airports, Data Center, Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences, Healthcare, Industrial/Manufacturing, and EV/Battery/Renewables market segments. ***

 

Position Description: Leads, directs and coordinates the work of subcontractors and/or Turner trade labor with regard to the Mechanical and Electrical systems included in the project. Responsible for ensuring safety, schedule delivery, quality of work performed and adherence to budget of the project. The Superintendent Mechanical-Electrical has supervisory responsibility for Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, Interns and trade labor in his/her area of responsibility.

Reports to: Senior Project Superintendent, Project Superintendent, Project Manager or MEP Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Specifically relating to the mechanical and/or electrical systems (e.g. HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Low Voltage, Fire Sprinkler):

  • Managing and making decisions related to the performance of work related to scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control and trade employee staffing levels.
  • Managing work among assigned trades to promote a coordinated project operation. Resolving local area problems regarding procedures, precedence, design clarifications, adequate labor and equipment, schedule and all other appropriate matters.
  • Managing the overall site safety program as required and ensuring subcontractor compliance with Turner standards and all applicable safety codes and regulations.
  • Supervising and developing Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers and/or interns, as assigned, including providing input on or completing performance appraisals.
  • Ensure strict adherence to ethics and compliance requirements at all times.
  • Creating schedules and determining sequencing of work. Developing and implementing recovery strategies to maintain project schedule and budget.
  • Communicating with owners and architects/engineers in connection with field issues. Investigating and resolving such issues.
  • Managing the billing process as it relates to work in place and overseeing the monthly estimate of work completed, payrolls, material invoices and subcontractor payment applications.
  • Managing the work to ensure that it is installed in compliance with and conforms to the approved contract documents.
  • Working with the Engineer on the coordination effort for all mechanical and electrical systems, equipment and piping layouts for all trades on a master coordination set of drawings and 3D model securing the approval of the architects and engineers.
  • Leading project inspections, startup, commissioning, turnover and training process, and punchlist required for acceptance and handover of all the systems.
  • Coordinating, directing, and monitoring the activities of subcontractors and suppliers, to insure conformance with plans, specifications, local and national codes.
  • Reviewing project changes in conjunction with the Project Engineer.
  • Keeping detailed daily records of MEPS trade contractors' work progress.
  • Participating in preconstruction efforts (e.g. constructability, logistics).
  • Other duties, actions, and responsibilities as assigned. 

Turner Construction provides flexible benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identity theft, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage.

In addition to our extensive benefits offerings, we provide paid vacation, wellness/sick time, holidays, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, and end-of-year appreciation pay.

The salary range for this position is estimated to be 130,000.00 - 190,000.00 USD annualized.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree with a minimum four (4) years of formal superintendent experience and a minimum of six (6) years of mechanical/electrical/plumbing construction experience required, or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
  • Knowledge of building construction, means and methods, scheduling and cost control procedures, general contract, general conditions, subcontract documents, drawings a

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