Field Service General Superintendent

Company Description

Working at Knobelsdorff

Along with building state-of-the-art projects, we build meaningful careers, lasting opportunities, and teams of dedicated individuals who truly own their work. As a leading turnkey specialty contractor specializing in Automation, Electric, Energy, and Power Services, our team tackles challenging, cutting-edge projects that provide opportunities to build new skills, confidence, and gain valuable hands-on experience in a variety of different industries. We tackle industrial electrical installations, advanced automation systems, and renewable energy solutions.

Since our founding as a family-owned company in 1988, we've grown while staying true to our core values. Starting your career with Knobelsdorff means joining a culture that values your contributions, moves quickly, takes calculated risks, and celebrates team members who step up and own their work.

If you're ready to join a team where your voice matters, your growth is supported, and your impact is celebrated, Knobelsdorff (KE) is the place for you.

Job Description

As a General Superintendent in the Field Services department, you will play a critical role in the success of our projects, and the development of our team members. Working under the direction of the Electrical Operations Manager, you will work collaboratively with customers and field teams, delivering an exceptional customer experience, while maintaining the level of quality craftsmanship that sets KE apart. Roles and responsibilities as General Superintendent will be focused on oversight, talent development of the services team, coordination, customer interaction, technical assistance, and ensuring smooth project execution.

Travel throughout KE’s service area in SEMN and Metro area is required, with some travel being on an emergency/unplanned basis. 10-15% travel outside of our normal service area may be required and could include travel durations up to two weeks.

What You Will Do

Key roles and responsibilities for this position

1) Field Leadership & Project Execution Oversight

· Provide overall leadership, direction, and guidance of our field teams in the execution of projects.

· Ensure daily and weekly goals are set, holding teams accountable to those goals, establishing corrective actions, and lessons learned when they are not.

· Ensure projects are executed to KE standards for scope, schedule, and customer experience.

· Develop and maintain consistent processes ensuring field expectations across multiple teams and job sites are met.

2) Team Management, Development & Performance

· Construction managers, general foreman and foreman will report to this position. A successful General Superintendent will provide coaching and mentorship to our field employees, while holding teams accountable to Customer and KE expectations.

· Participate in, and perform Bi-Annual performance reviews, and develop and facilitate individual development plans (IDP’s).

· The General Superintendent will participate in the hiring and development of new team members as they are brought into KE.

3) Safety Leadership & Site Compliance

· Facilitate the development of KE’s safety culture, ensuring all employees are safe by choice, not by chance.

· Ensure strict adherence to safety requirements and reinforce field expectations.

· Conduct safety audits and promote a culture of proactive hazard recognition and safe decision-making.

· Drive consistent safety practices across all job sites.

4) Planning, Scheduling & Resource Coordination

· Drive and support schedule development, ensuring properly forecasted resource utilization. Allocate manpower and resources efficiently across projects, phases and interdepartmentally

· Support resource capacity planning within the department, ensuring field teams are properly staffed, equipped and positioned for success.

5) Technical Support, Constructability & Quality Standards

· Provide high-level technical support for industrial electrical scopes (control designs, plan reading, constructability input, etc.).

· Recommend construction methods, sequencing, and field adjustments to improve execution and reduce rework.

· Ensure quality control and compliance with NEC and other applicable codes/standards.

· Participate in Limits of Authority (LOA) review meetings.

6) Financial Oversight, Cost Control & Risk Management

· Support the development of project budgets, ensuring field teams are accurately informed of their goals

· Identify cost drivers, production barriers, and schedule risks early, and drive corrective action.

· Monitor financial exposure including change impact, delays, inefficiencies, and rework risk.

7) Customer, Stakeholder & Intercompany Coordinatio