Traveling Superintendent Data Centers

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Traveling Superintendent – Lead field operations for your assigned discipline/trade or the entire project while traveling to sites as needed. Partner with project management and engineers to drive safety, schedule, quality, and budget. Be the exceptional leader who mentors junior team members and delivers results across multiple locations.

• Coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, inspectors, and subcontractors.
• Schedule and direct tradespeople, professionals, and laborers; provide clear instructions via project staff.
• Conduct preconstruction meetings with subcontractors for each phase.
• Plan manpower, lead toolbox talks, and manage site logistics/equipment (cranes, trailers, etc.).
• Oversee safety, quality, risk, and compliance; enforce OSHA standards and site‑specific requirements.
• Develop scopes of work, perform constructability reviews, and manage weekly trade activities.
• Utilize contract documents, specs, drawings; maintain site logistics plan.
• Evaluate progress vs. plan, develop recovery schedules, and track milestones.
• Lead closeout, punch lists, and owner meetings.
• Participate in CPM scheduling (Primavera P6), short‑term look‑aheads, and quantity takeoffs/buyout reviews.
• Refuse unsafe work, report incidents/hazards, and promote a mature safety culture.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred (Construction Management, Engineering, or related); relevant experience may substitute.
• Minimum 6+ years industry experience; managed scopes >$100M.
• Proven track record as a traveling superintendent on data center/mission‑critical projects.
• Strong planning/scheduling, business/financial acumen.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word/Excel), blueprints/specs, Primavera P6.
• Certifications:
  
  Quality 201, Building Science 201, CQM‑C, Pull‑Planning, NCCER, Unit Tracking, Estimate Review.
• Proven leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively (80–100%) and work on rotation schedules.

Base Salary, Bonus, Travel Per Diem, Benefits, Vehicle: [Information not provided]

• Primary:
  On‑site – Biloxi/Gulfport metro area, MS
• Travel: 80–100% (potential future assignments nationwide)

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

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