MEP Superintendent – Data Center Construction
Location: National Travel
Project Type: Mission Critical / Data Centers
Employment Type: Full-Time
A leading national general contractor is seeking an experienced MEP Superintendent to oversee mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire-protection, controls, and commissioning activities on large-scale data center projects throughout the United States.
This individual will manage MEP field execution from early coordination and equipment procurement through installation, energization, commissioning, and final turnover.
Key Responsibilities
Lead daily field execution of all mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire-protection, and building-controls scopes.
Coordinate MEP subcontractors, equipment vendors, commissioning agents, design partners, and field personnel.
Develop installation sequences, manpower plans, short-interval schedules, and milestone recovery plans.
Partner with project management and field leadership to align MEP activities with the master schedule, budget, safety program, and quality requirements.
Review drawings, specifications, submittals, coordination models, and sequences of operation for constructability.
Lead MEP coordination meetings and resolve design conflicts, installation constraints, and trade-interface issues.
Monitor the procurement, fabrication, delivery, installation, startup, and testing of long-lead equipment.
Oversee critical infrastructure, including electrical distribution, switchgear, generators, UPS systems, transfer switches, cooling equipment, controls, and life-safety systems.
Coordinate underground MEP installations, equipment setting, utility tie-ins, shutdowns, and temporary services.
Support energization planning, lockout/tagout procedures, startup, commissioning, integrated systems testing, and turnover.
Enforce project safety requirements and ensure all trade partners comply with site-specific policies.
Establish quality-control expectations and verify installations against contract documents and approved submittals.
Track subcontractor manpower, productivity, constraints, schedule performance, and milestone completion.
Maintain accurate field documentation, including daily reports, progress updates, inspections, testing records, and deficiency lists.
Lead punch-list completion, owner training, closeout documentation, and final systems turnover.
Mentor assistant superintendents, field engineers, and other project team members.
Qualifications
7+ years of commercial or industrial construction experience, including significant MEP field supervision.
Previous experience as an MEP Superintendent, Assistant MEP Superintendent, or comparable field leader.
Data center or mission critical construction experience strongly preferred.
Experience managing large and technically complex mechanical and electrical scopes.
Strong knowledge of critical electrical distribution, emergency power, cooling, controls, fire protection, and plumbing systems.
Familiarity with data center energization, commissioning, integrated systems testing, and turnover requirements.
Experience coordinating work through BIM/VDC models and managing installation against detailed project schedules.
Working knowledge of electrical safety, lockout/tagout, and energized-work procedures.
Ability to read and interpret mechanical, electrical, plumbing, controls, and life-safety documents.
Strong leadership, organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Thorough understanding of construction safety and quality-control requirements.
OSHA certification and current First Aid/CPR certification preferred.
Ability and willingness to travel nationally for long-term project assignments.
Preferred Background
The strongest candidates will have supported hyperscale or colocation data center projects involving:
Medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution
Switchgear, generators, UPS systems, PDUs, ATS and STS equipment
Chillers, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, and hydronic piping
Building automation and electrical power-monitoring systems
Equipment energization and lockout/tagout
Startup, commissioning, and integrated systems testing
Phased turnover of critical spaces and systems
Experience with semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other technically intensive facilities may also be considered.
Travel Requirements
This is a national traveling position. Candidates must be willing to relocate temporarily to active project sites and remain assigned through major construction, commissioning, and turnover milestones.
What the Opportunity Offers
Long-term pipeline of large-scale data center projects.
Competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits.
Project-related travel package.
Opportunity to work on technically complex mission critical facilities.
Professional development and advancement into senior field leadership.

MEP Superintendent - Data Center

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