Data Center MEP Superintendent

Data Center MEP Superintendent El Paso TX
This opportunity is working directly with a leading mission-critical data center colo developer / provider. This company provides turnkey data center solutions for High Performance Computing (HPC) to custom-fit to the requirements of their clients ever-changing mission-critical facilitys operational needs. They accomplish this by providing reliability of mission-critical facilities for many of the worlds largest organizations (Hyperscale and Enterprise Customers). This opportunity provides a career-growth minded role with exciting projects with leading-edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits.

The MEP Superintendent will be responsible for field activities associated with the project including supervision of all field construction work by electrical mechanical and controls subcontractors / trades and self-performed work. Keep in constant contact with Subcontractors to ensure timely work to keep project on time / within budget. Ensures equipment purchased is in onsite at the project when needed. Shares responsibility with the construction project manager for developing and keeping to the project budget actively participating in the preconstruction phase and ensuring that the project is built on time within budget and according to company policies and procedures. Manages and mentors assistant Supers and Coordinators and other field personnel. Maintains a relentless focus on meeting and exceeding customer needs and expectations through the life of the project with particular focus on colocation client requirements turnover packages SLAs phased handoffs and maintaining uptime / operational continuity during construction activities.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain liaison with primary client A/E firm Owners Rep firm Construction Project Manager subcontractors and any other vendors needed to facilitate construction activities at the data center job site including colocation operations teams facility engineering and multi-tenant stakeholder groups when applicable
• Establishes and manages the critical work environment project objectives performance standards planning and Methods of Procedure and be within boundaries of corporate policies to ensure minimization of human error factors which could cause down time during work processes including strict adherence to MOPs/SOPs LOTO critical switching and change management typically required in colocation environments
• Provides leadership of all field related MEP mission critical work activities and coordinates with Construction Project Manager and Subcontractors for proper execution including phased construction sequencing cutovers temporary services and live-site work planning
• Keeps all relative parties informed of projects progress throughout the life of the project including weekly coordination with colocation stakeholders on outages risk items commissioning readiness and turnover milestones
• Detailed understanding of all MEP systems to include size up costs scheduling timeline quality control focus points system start-up commissioning troubleshooting etc. including UPS systems generators paralleling switchgear ATS/STS CRAH/CRAC chilled water / DX systems hydronic distribution BMS/EPMS and critical power distribution pathways
• Manage vendors to ensure that the equipment gets properly installed and commissioned. Electrical Systems Mechanical Systems and Control Systems installation integration and get them energized including phased energizations for suites/halls tenant-ready turnover and integrated systems testing (IST) coordination
• Ensures that project site and company assets are secure and maintains a safe and respectful working environment at all times by implementing programs for safety / OSHA Equal Employment Opportunity / EEO risk management training and quality control with emphasis on live data center safety protocols and colocation operational controls
• Confirms that extra charges from subcontractors/suppliers are reasonable and work is correctly executed. Coordinates with project manager for approval on extra charges including scope clarifications tied to colocation tenant requirements and landlord/tenant demarcation
• Facilitates weekly project progress and safety meetings with all subcontractor representatives and coordinates the upcoming weeks work to be accomplished. Attends all progress meetings with the owners rep / data center construction Project manager including commissioning/operations readiness meetings and turnover planning sessions
• Ensures that the project closeout process is finalized demobilize all resources and transition the project to the client including colocation turnover documentation training O&M manuals as-builts test reports commissioning records and phased client acceptance

Qualifications:

• 5 years of data center / critical facilities MEP construction experience. (project size scope and complexity the years of experience will also be a large factor) including colocation builds fit-outs expansions or brownfield conversions
• Experience working for a General Contractor or Trade with preference for GC-led delivery models coordinating multiple MEP trades and vendor packages in mission critical environments
• Detailed understanding of Mechanical and Electrical systems to include integrated testing MOPs/ SOPs of installation functionality and troubleshooting; etc. including live-site work planning and outage avoidance / mitigation typical to colocation facilities
• Experience in directing and/or supporting the commissioning effort including Cx agent coordination IST planning/execution functional testing and readiness gates for phased turnovers
• Willingness to relo - must be onsite M-F for duration of the project
• Demonstrates solid presentation verbal written and communication skills
• Demonstrates proficiency using a personal computer and company communication tools such as email internet and Microsoft products (e.g. Word Excel Office Outlook PowerPoint MS Project Timberline etc.)
• Previous administrative experience managing change orders billing creating reports etc.
• Previous experience in the Military / Military Veterans a huge plus! Experience with Electrical / Mechanical: Navy nukes - EMN ETN MMNs Seabees Army - Power Generation Air Force Power Production Generator Techs Maritime Coast Guard Army National Guard etc.

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Company offers competitive salaries and benefits package including medical insurance a 401(k) plan
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