Turnkey/Field Project Superintendent (Commercial HVAC)

Reports to: Turnkey Operations Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

The Opportunity

As the Field Project Superintendent, this individual will be responsible for directing and coordinating the activities of designated projects, under the Project Manager’s direction, to ensure that the goals or objectives of the project are accomplished within the prescribed timeframe and funding parameters.  Must be detail and customer service oriented and have excellent organizational skills. Position requires a high-energy level, team-oriented, profit-driven, and customer-driven individual who can maintain a sense of urgency and communicate professionally and effectively with the sales teams, customers and manufacturers to ensure timely completion of assigned projects while maintaining customer satisfaction. Must be able to work well with others in a fast-paced & high-volume environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides daily on-site work direction to subcontractors, technicians, designers, and administration, as necessary.
• Under the direction of the Project Manager, manages and executes turnkey projects and controls installations in all areas of responsibility from start to successful completion including compliance with plans and specifications, safety, within scope and within budget of the contract, on-time, materials procurement, billing and collection.

• With the Project Manager, understands the plans and specifications for assigned projects.
• Alerts Project Manager of potential RFI (Request for Information) based on drawing and specification review and site conditions.
• Coordinates the required resources to ensure tasks are done accurately, on time, and within the scope of the contract.
  • Communicates the Project Manager for any issues, barriers, or concerns.
• Evaluates the contractual scope of work.
  • Actively communicated opportunities for additional work to the Project Manager.
  • Communicates both technical and business-related issues with the customers.

• Review labor, material cost plans and specifications for work performance.

• Reviews equipment selections and submittals to be ordered, ensuring all meet contract requirements.
• Coordinates equipment/material deliveries, responsible for equipment inspections upon delivery. Report any damage immediately.
• Schedules equipment and materials to be procured for the projects assigned.
• Coordinates all subcontractor work from outside vendors and suppliers, mechanical, controls and electrical subcontractors including scope.
• Reviews all subcontractor equipment and or material submittals ensuring all meets contract requirements.
• Represents Texas Air Systems as one of the primary on-site leaders for execution of assigned projects.

• Communicate with owners, architects, MEP consultants and general, mechanical, and electrical contractors, and owners during all phases of the project.

• Manages risk and establishes project recovery plans, when required.
• Resolves disputes with minimal need for escalation.
• Ensures project document controls/deliverables follow contract requirements and standards.
• Ensures control technicians complete the loading, device verification, and commissioning of all system controllers.
  • Drive controls pre-commissioning process and participates in final commissioning with the commissioning agent.
  • Validates complete system functionality and troubleshoots problems with subcontractors and other trades to ensure proper operation.
  • Requests and reviews project as-build and commissioning documentation.
  • Assist installers with interpretations of electrical and controls drawings, assist in controls wiring termination process as required.
• Utilizes project management software to punch assigned projects and coordinate subcontractors to complete required punch list items.
• Participate in GC and owner punch walks for assigned projects.
• Develops and maintains viable long-term relationships with contractors, customers, consultants, engineers, and subcontractors.
  • Attends job progress meetings as required.
• Administers warranty process.
  • Evaluate all warranty requests, coordinate any necessary resources to resolve warranty claim.
• Serve as a resource for customer/owner through continuing training and assists in systems troubleshooting after project closeout.
• Ensures all job-site personnel and subcontractors adhere to all safety standards including internal safety programs and OSHA requirements.
• May oversee multiple projects on an ongoing basis and available to walk job sites as needed.
• Protect and mitigate liability.
• Support and participate in company safety training & programs.

Competencies

• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
  • Must have the ability to communicate technical material to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write correspondence and effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. 
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.   Mental stamina for problem solving and prioritizing multiple tasks. 

Education/Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in the Commercial/Industrial HVAC, controls installation, construction environment
• Experience with large mechanical projects, HVAC equipment, preferably with large central plants (chillers, boilers, etc.), and controls
• Experience in dealing with a large and diverse number of simultaneous challenges, requiring knowledge of many different disciplines and systems preferred.
• The ability to pass and maintain background checks for access into primary schools, universities, etc.
• OSHA 10/30 certification
• CPR &First Aid Certification
• Preferred: Skills in in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint),
• Preferred: Knowledge and proficient in project management software (PlanGrid, BIM360, Procore)
• Preferred: Bi-Lingual (Spanish)

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions.  This position will be required to work in an office environment and frequently in the field. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essentials functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable the individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate a computer keyboard and telephone, reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.