Superintendent (MEP) - Commercial Construction

Position Summary

Hopkins | Lacy, the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, (MEP) Division of Branch, is searching for a skilled, team-oriented Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing Superintendent to join our well-established, growing company.  This position works closely with the Superintendent to ensure success of the project.

Duties/Responsibilities

The Contract 

• Supervises completion of the MEP Portions of the project in accordance with all project contract documents, plans and specifications. 
• Ensure compliance with all building codes and local ordinances.  Confirms permit requirements, and documents inspections in accordance with company and regulatory guidelines. 
• Becomes thoroughly familiar with project contract documents, plans, specifications, subcontracts, purchase orders, shop drawings, key dates (milestones, substantial completion and completion), liquidated damages and all other documents related to the project. 
• Inspects job site and documents any preexisting conditions (Photographs or videos if deemed necessary). 
• Identifies, measures, and reports to Superintendent MEP work changes as they pertain to the contract documents.  Participates in pricing of changed/additional work. Documents, or delegates documentation, of all additional work performed via daily reports/Superintendent’s diaries.  

 

Schedule

• Works with Project Manager to develop MEP schedule that is consistent with company’s responsibilities and commitments.  Reviews schedule during project to ensure deadlines are met, notifies appropriate parties of all delays or potential delays and documents delays.  With the project manager, ensures that schedule is updated. 
• Preplans and communicates project activities using short interval schedules as required.  Attends pre-construction and construction meetings.  Constantly verifies material and resource delivery requirements and ensures adequate flow as to not impede progress.  Plans ahead. 
• Identifies and manages work on critical path.  Identifies potential and actual work slippages and develops and implements recovery plan. Reports slippages to Project Manager.  Focuses on critical path items, or near critical work items.  Delivers project on schedule. 
• Effectively utilizes resources, i.e. people, equipment, and materials.  
• Supervises MEP subcontractors to ensure quality and schedule requirements.  Advises appropriate parties of subcontractor’s performance, if applicable. 
• Organizes all MEP trades in relation to project schedule. 
• Keeps work in process to a minimum and embraces the concept of Done, Done, Done. 

Duties/Responsibilities Cont.

Budget 

• Prior to construction, reviews with Project Manager and submits comments on detail budget, time restraints, cost codes, and purchase control.   
• Reviews cost status report for accuracy and integrity.  Investigates and takes corrective action in areas of indicated or potential overruns.  Maintains or improves margin through well-planned and improved operations. 
• Supplies feedback to estimating for future projects and post mortem. In conjunction with estimating, identifies key items to track and document production for future use. 
•  Accurately documents labor and equipment usage so the costs reflect the actual work performed in the field.  

 

Quality 

• Establishes a contractually acceptable level of quality by which all completed MEP work is measured.  Communicates same. 
• Is responsible for day-to-day quality control of MEP work and ensures that work conforms to Contract requirements and company standards.  Proactively identifies and corrects non-conforming work expeditiously and competently.
• Prepares and completes a MEP contractor punch list prior to architect / owner punch list. 
• Manages architect’s / owner’s punch list. 
• Finishes work as they go so the punch list is short. Expects the same of all subcontractors. 
• Leads the field process for equipment start-up, commissioning and owner training for MEP systems. 

 

Safety  

• Is in direct charge of safety and accident/incident control for the project.  Understands, communicates and enforces safety policy on project at all times. Demonstrates a safety conscious behavior for other employees to emulate. 
• Investigates and reports all incidents and near-misses to the Safety Department & management.   
• Is responsible for on-site safety meetings and implementation of effective safety programs.   
• Is responsible for meeting all OSHA and VOSHA standards and the enforcement of Miss Utility policy for entire project.   
• Assures that project is maintained in an orderly, clean, secure, and professional manner. 

Qualifications