Mechanical Site Manager; Special Projects; Austin Industrial

Job Category: Maintenance Project Management

Requisition Number: MAINT
034409

• Posted :
  October 1, 2026
• Full-Time

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About Austin Industrial

Austin Industries is one of the nation's largest, most diversified U.S.

-based construction companies. With more than 5,700 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial, and industrial construction service through the expertise of our operating companies:
Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial, and Austin Industrial.

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to the nation's leading producers of oil, gas and chemicals, energy, and manufactured goods. As a merit shop, employee-owned company that self-performs more than 95% of a typical project scope, we take pride in helping customers maximize their return on investment while maintaining an unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence.

Position Summary

The Site Manager (Mechanical) is responsible for the overall leadership, execution, and performance of mechanical maintenance and construction operations at an assigned customer site. This position provides direct oversight for mechanical work activities including fixed equipment, piping, structural steel, rotating equipment, and turnaround execution while ensuring safe, cost-effective, and high-quality project delivery.

The Site Manager serves as the primary customer interface and is accountable for workforce planning, contract administration, financial performance, safety leadership, employee development, and customer satisfaction. The successful candidate will possess strong mechanical expertise and a proven ability to lead maintenance and construction teams in industrial environments.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Operations

• Lead all site mechanical maintenance and construction activities in accordance with customer requirements and Austin Industrial standards.
• Develop and execute site strategies to achieve operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and business growth.
• Review and manage work scopes, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Participate in customer planning meetings, schedule reviews, and turnaround planning sessions.
• Coordinate craft labor, supervision, subcontractors, equipment, and materials to support scheduled work.
• Develop workforce plans to support routine maintenance, outages, capital projects, and turnaround activities.
• Ensure effective utilization of company equipment, tools, and resources.
• Maintain site logistics plans that support safe and efficient work execution.
• Manage site financial performance, including labor productivity, gross profit, forecasting, and cost controls.
• Conduct monthly financial reviews and implement corrective actions when necessary.
• Review job cost reports and monitor productivity trends.
• Ensure timely billing, cost tracking, reporting, and receivables management.
• Develop and maintain key performance indicators and site performance scorecards.
• Analyze labor utilization, equipment costs, and work execution metrics to identify opportunities for improvement.

Scheduling

• Lead workforce planning and scheduling activities for mechanical work execution.
• Review weekly and long-range schedules to ensure resource alignment.
• Coordinate manpower requirements to support maintenance, construction, and turnaround activities.
• Participate in schedule development and look-ahead planning sessions with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure supervisors have adequate planning information and resources to execute scheduled work safely and efficiently.

Quality

• Ensure all mechanical work complies with customer specifications, industry…