Superintendent - Automation

We offer comprehensive HVAC, building automation system, facilities, and energy solutions. From design to delivery, our solutions are tailored to the specific needs of high-profile organizations in commercial buildings, data centers, industrial facilities, and other mission critical sites.

The Superintendent, Automation (Project Field Lead / On-Site Control Systems Lead) provides dedicated, on-site field leadership, supervision, and technical oversight for complex Building Automation System (BAS) installations specifically serving as the primary field leader for our critical projects. The Superintendent plays a critical role in minimizing inefficiencies, maintaining full-time safety oversight, and driving schedule adherence. This role combines hands-on technical execution, subcontractor management, pre-commissioning checks, and quality assurance to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to strict quality standards and safety.

• On-Site Operations:
  Maintain a full-time, direct management presence on the job site, directing day-to-day installation activities and managing low-voltage electrical subcontractors and field technicians.
• Technical Quality & Installation:
  Perform and oversee low-voltage wiring, sensor/actuator mounting, control panel terminations, and pre-commissioning checks per project drawings, specifications, and ANSI/TIA/EIA-862 cabling standards.
• Subcontractor Management:
  Supervise low-voltage electrical subcontractors to ensure installation quality, minimize rework, and keep installation milestones aligned with the master project schedule.
• Project Coordination:
  Work directly with the assigned Project Manager, Operations Manager, General Contractor, mechanical contractors, and client site representatives to resolve field issues quickly, perform job-site surveys, and prevent schedule delays.

• Safety Leadership:
  Drive a zero-injury safety culture on site. Ensure 100% compliance with OSHA, NEC, and company safety standards, including personal protective equipment (PPE), lift operation, and site-specific safety protocols.
• Documentation & As-Builts:
  Accurately label all components/cabling, maintain updated redline drawings to reflect as-built field conditions, and coordinate formal commissioning handoffs with the Project Manager.
• Field Mentorship:
  Provide ongoing technical guidance, best-practice training, and safety mentorship to junior field installers and technicians assigned to the project.

• Safety:
  Maintain a 0 Recordable Injury record on site and sustain a 0-accident driving record.
• Project Profitability & Margin Retainage:
  Execute field labor and subcontractor oversight efficiently to maintain or exceed defined project profit margins (30% margin target).
• Quality & Rework:
  Minimize installation rework through first-pass quality control during pre-commissioning.
• Schedule Adherence:
  Achieve all assigned field installation and pre-commissioning milestones on or ahead of the project schedule.

• Required Experience:
  
  Minimum of 5+ years of progressive experience in low-voltage HVAC controls installation, BAS field lead roles, or commercial electrical systems supervision.
• Education:
  
  High school diploma or GED required. Technical degree or trade certifications in HVAC/Controls preferred.
• Safety Certification: OSHA 10 required; OSHA 30 preferred.

• Advanced working knowledge of commercial/industrial HVAC fundamentals, mechanical equipment, and non-proprietary BAS architectures.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Distech…