Senior Electrical Superintendent | Data Center Construction

What's on Offer

• Pay : $135,200 – $156,000 per year + overtime pay + $4,000 monthly per diem ($48,000 annually, non-taxable).
• Mobilization and Demobilization Bonus: $2,400 each (tax-free)
• Contract role, full-time on site. There is a possibility of conversion to W-2 after a 1 to 2 month trial period
• Long-term project opportunity (12-18 months) with a strong possibility of extension and subsequent project engagements.
• Training and professional development opportunities

Why Join Our Team:

• Work on a large hyperscale data center project
• Gain valuable mission-critical construction experience
• Opportunity to grow into higher-level leadership roles
• Access opportunities to move to future projects across the U.S.
• Contribute to a fast-growing industry with exposure to large-scale projects exceeding $100M

Job Description

• 18-month project with high possibility of extension and subsequent projects
• MV and LV electrical supervision and coordination
• Data center construction project
• Rockingham, NC
• Contract role, full-time on-site
• Unrestricted ability to travel/relocate

NOTE: This position is available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents only.

INTRODUCTION:

AB Consulting GSS is a U.S.-based supplier of experienced technical talent to the manufacturing and construction industries. A major client is asking us to provide a Senior Electrical Superintendent to oversee electrical portions of a mission critical hyper-scale data center.

JOB SUMMARY:

The superintendent will oversee and coordinate electrical subcontractor activities to ensure compliance with project safety, schedule, scope, and quality. The superintendent will work in a plant construction environment under the direction of the client’s MEP Lead on site. This role requires strong electrical project expertise and excellent coordination skills with subcontractors, site supervisors, commissioning and quality teams, and end client engineers.

CONTRACT TYPE: 1099 Independent Contractor

LOCATION: Rockingham, NC

START DATE: As soon as possible, depending on availability

DURATION: 12-18 months with likely extension or transfer to other project

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Run meetings and actively drive electrical sub-contractors to ensure that their work is completed safely, on time, and to specification.
• Anticipate and manage schedule risks to keep the project on track.
• Ensure that LOTO and other safety protocols are strictly being met.
• Thoroughly understand the design details, budget estimate, job scope, and schedule.
• Read and understand electrical bid and construction packages, including scopes of work, specifications, and drawings.
• Help to lead daily and weekly sub-contractor progress meetings.
• Effectively manage communications between subcontractors, client engineers, and others to coordinate the work and resolve issues.
• Review and approve subcontractor progress invoices.
• Assure that all electrical work meets client requirements and specifications.
• Check key deliverables such as scope of supply, quality, workmanship, and functionality to ensure that systems are ready for use.
• Perform administrative tasks including schedule input, weekly progress reports, etc.
• Sign-off on installations and make sure that punch list items are completed.
• Review “as-built” information to reflect any changes made during construction.
• Standard working time will be (5) 10-hour days, Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend work during busier periods.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Electrical, or Construction Engineering (OR solid experience managing industrial electrical installations).
• Minimum of 8 years of electrical project oversight experience in similar facility construction technology, methods, equipment, tools, and work procedures. 
• Prior experience managing electrical portions of industrial project scopes of at least
• $100M in value.
• Must be able to actively oversee subcontractors to align with and meet the installation
• schedule.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills to coordinate with cross-functional
• teams and stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of electrical construction processes, laws, standards, and regulations.
• Successful background maintaining high safety standards and delivering quality
• outcomes.
• Strong electrical background in industrial construction or manufacturing is required.
• Good understanding of construction scheduling, cost control, and change management.
• Experience in the data center industry is strongly preferred but not required.
• Technical familiarity with the following types of facilities systems:

• Medium-, and low-voltage industrial power distribution, including substations
• and switchgear, transformers, bus ducts, cables, cable trays, and
• Terminations
• Power and control systems for fire alarms, boilers, air compressors, HVAC,
• pumps, lifting systems, etc.
• Industrial interior and exterior lighting
• Fire protection, cameras, data, and security systems
• Knowledge and experience with control system components and wiring would be beneficial. 
• PLC programming will not be required.