MEP Superintendent

Description

Position Summary

The MEP Superintendent is responsible for the field leadership, coordination, and execution of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and related building systems on complex construction projects. This role works closely with Project Management, Engineering, subcontractors, vendors, commissioning teams, and the client to ensure MEP systems are properly coordinated, installed, started up, tested, and commissioned in accordance with project requirements, schedule, quality, and safety standards.

The MEP Superintendent serves as a key field leader, proactively identifying design, coordination, and constructability issues and driving timely resolution to minimize project impacts.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

MEP Field Leadership & Coordination

• Provide day-to-day field leadership and oversight of MEP construction activities, subcontractors, and trade partners.
• Lead mechanical and electrical trade coordination meetings and facilitate resolution of field and coordination issues.
• Coordinate MEP activities across multiple trades to maintain project schedule and sequencing.
• Review installation progress and ensure work is completed in accordance with drawings, specifications, BIM models, and project requirements.
• Partner with Project Managers and engineering teams to identify potential issues early and develop practical field solutions.
• Ultimately responsible for overall safety on the project
• Coordination with safety team – confined space, job specific safety analysis. Daily site safety walk 
• Review & understanding of the sub contractor safety manual
• Complete training program to qualify as the competent person on site for crisis management and first response to emergencies.
• Maintain a safe work environment adhering to all safety regulations. Individuals are required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in designated operations and production areas as stated by OSHA. Protective equipment that may be required, but not limited to, for this position is: Face Shield, Safety (hard toe) Shoes, and Coveralls.

BIM/VDC & Design Coordination

• Assist MEP BIM coordination efforts, including coordination of mechanical and electrical systems, equipment, feeders, piping, controls, and other building systems.
• Review BIM models and drawings for constructability, clashes, access, sequencing, and installation requirements.
• Identify design gaps, scope conflicts, and coordination issues and drive resolution with project stakeholders.
• Coordinate electrical and mechanical systems through design, installation, startup, and commissioning.
• Support coordination of medium-voltage systems, panels, equipment energization, and associated MEP infrastructure.

Controls & Systems Integration

• Coordinate controls, building automation, data, and head-end integration activities across applicable project teams and trade partners.
• Identify scope gaps and interface issues between controls, electrical, mechanical, and data teams and drive resolution.
• Support system integration activities to ensure MEP systems operate as designed and are ready for commissioning.

Mechanical Systems

• Oversee installation and coordination of critical mechanical systems.
• Identify design and existing-condition issues affecting mechanical systems and proactively escalate concerns to project stakeholders.
• Drive field modifications and reconfiguration of mechanical systems when required to address constructability, design, or existing-condition issues.
• Lead startup coordination for critical mechanical systems and equipment.
• Coordinate equipment energization and startup activities with electrical, mechanical, controls, and commissioning teams.

Commissioning & Startup

• Support and lead commissioning coordination activities from planning through final turnover.
• Develop and support commissioning strategies, scopes, and RFPs in coordination with Project Management and commissioning partners.
• Coordinate startup, testing, balancing, controls integration, and commissioning activities among trades and project stakeholders.
• Track commissioning requirements and proactively identify issues that may impact system readiness or project turnover.
• Problem Solving & Project Execution
• Proactively identify design, constructability, existing-condition, and base-building issues before they impact installation or schedule.
• Lead efforts to resolve complex MEP issues and coordinate solutions across engineering, subcontractors, vendors, and client teams.
• Evaluate potential impacts of proposed changes and communicate risks and recommendations to project leadership.
• Maintain a strong focus on schedule, quality, safety, and successful system turnover.

Communication & Documentation

• Maintain clear communication with Project Management, field leadership, engineering, BIM/VDC, subcontractors, commissioning agents, and clients.
• Participate in project meetings and provide updates regarding MEP progress, coordination issues, risks, and upcoming activities.
• Ensure MEP coordination and field issues are appropriately documented, tracked, and resolved.
• Support project turnover activities, including documentation, testing, commissioning, and closeout.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in MEP construction, field supervision, or a related construction discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading mechanical and electrical coordination on complex construction projects.
• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical systems, including chilled water systems, air-handling equipment, electrical distribution, controls, and system integration.
• Experience with BIM/VDC coordination and the ability to interpret and work from MEP models and construction documents.
• Experience with startup, commissioning, and turnover of complex MEP systems.
• Proven ability to identify design and constructability issues and drive timely resolution.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple trades and stakeholders in a fast-paced construction environment.
• Experience working on mission-critical, life sciences, data center, cleanroom, advanced manufacturing, or other technically complex projects is strongly preferred.

Preconstruction

• Assist in the development of scopes of work specific to MEP trades.
• Assist in the leveling and buy-out of MEP subcontracts.
• Assist in the review and coordination of pre-purchase equipment.
• Assist in the development of the project schedule, specific to MEP trades and the coordination with other trades.