Lead Mechanical Superintendent - Simple​/Combined Cycle

Lead Mechanical Superintendent - Simple/Combined Cycle

Date:
Aug 12, 2026

Location:

Beech Island, SC, US OK, US SC, US Stillwater, OK, US Claude, TX, US TX, US Company:
Black & Veatch Family of Companies Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success. As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world.

With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

Company :
Black & Veatch Corporation Opportunity Type :
Staff Relocation eligible :
No Full time/Part time :
Full-Time Project Only Hire :
No Visa Sponsorship Available:
No

Why Black & Veatch? Join the Overland Contracting (a Black & Veatch company) construction team and build with pride. As a 100% employee‑owned company, every role matters — you own your work, your impact, and your future. We lead with care, and safety is non‑negotiable and embedded into every role, site and decision, ensuring our teams return home safe, every day.

From field engineering to project management to quality and startup, you'll work with cutting‑edge technology, learn from seasoned experts, and grow through real‑world, hands‑on experience. With a strong backlog across power, water, grid, and industrial markets, you'll have the stability to grow and the opportunity to shape what comes next.

As a Lead Mechanical Superintendent, you will play a critical role in leading mechanical field execution for combined cycle and simple cycle power generation projects. In this role, you will provide hands-on leadership for direct-hire craft, subcontractors, foremen, field engineers, and discipline superintendents to ensure mechanical work is planned, coordinated, and executed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with project requirements. You will help drive productivity, schedule performance, quality, cost control, and field coordination across major mechanical scopes, including gas turbine, steam turbine, HRSG, balance-of-plant equipment, piping systems, rotating equipment, rigging, setting, alignment, hydrotesting support, system turnover, and commissioning readiness.

• Lead mechanical field execution for combined cycle and simple cycle construction projects, ensuring safe, high-quality installation of assigned mechanical systems and equipment.
• Support the Construction Manager in implementing Black & Veatch safety, quality, ethics, lessons learned and performance management programs.
• Provide day-to-day direction to mechanical craft, foremen, subcontractors, field engineers and discipline supervision.
• Coordinate installation of gas turbines, steam turbines, HRSGs, balance-of-plant equipment, pumps, compressors, valves, piping, supports, hangers, rotating equipment and related systems.
• Monitor, verify and report progress against the CPM schedule, milestones, turnover priorities and commodity targets.
• Partner with craft, subcontractors, field engineering, startup, commissioning, project controls and construction management to resolve drawing, schedule, quality, quantity tracking, cost and safety issues.
• Track productivity, installed quantities, progress and cost performance; communicate updates and corrective actions to maintain safety, quality, schedule, cost, turnover and commissioning readiness goals.
• Lead planning meetings and develop three-week look-ahead schedules aligned with sequencing, system priorities, resources and work package readiness.
• Confirm drawings, materials, manpower, tools, equipment, access, permits, lift plans, rigging plans and work packages are available for scheduled work.
• Oversee mechanical work packages and equipment installation while coordinating with civil, electrical, I&C, startup and commissioning teams.
• Identify constraints, conflicts, shortages, quality issues and productivity impacts and implement corrective actions to keep work progressing.
• Manage punch…