MEP Superintendent; Des Moines

Job Overview

Turner Construction is an industry‑leading commercial construction general contractor with a 120‑year history spanning iconic projects around the globe, including 10 of the world’s 100 tallest buildings.

Turner’s Iowa history began with the construction of the iconic Hazen Water Tower in 1930, located at 48th and Hickman in Des Moines. The company continues today as Iowa’s leading general contractor, with a portfolio that includes healthcare, higher education, aviation, municipalities, commercial, sports, critical facilities, office buildings, and renovations.

Turner is committed to sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone feels connected, sees themselves represented at all levels of the company, and is supported to reach their ultimate potential. The technical expertise of our people makes us a recognized leader in many markets.

This is not a remote/hybrid position and will be based in a Turner office or project location.

Division:
Des Moines Main

Project Location(s):
West Des Moines, IA 50266 USA

Job Type: Regular

Job Classification:
Experienced

Job Family:
Construction

Compensation:
Salaried Exempt

Leads, directs and coordinates the work of subcontractors and/or Turner trade labor with regard to the Mechanical and Electrical systems included in the project. Responsible for ensuring safety, schedule delivery, quality of work performed and adherence to budget of the project. The Superintendent Mechanical‑Electrical has supervisory responsibility for Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, Interns, and trade labor in his or her area of responsibility.

Reports to:

Project Superintendent, Project Manager or MEP Manager

• Managing and making decisions related to the performance of work related to scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control and trade employee staffing levels.
• Managing work among assigned trades to promote a coordinated project operation. Resolving local area problems regarding procedures, precedence, design clarifications, adequate labor and equipment, schedule and all other appropriate matters.
• Managing the overall site safety program as required and ensuring subcontractor compliance with Turner standards and all applicable safety codes and regulations.
• Supervising and developing Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers and/or interns, as assigned, including providing input on or completing performance appraisals.
• Ensuring strict adherence to ethics and compliance requirements at all times.
• Creating schedules and determining sequencing of work. Developing and implementing recovery strategies to maintain project schedule and budget.
• Communicating with owners and architects/engineers in connection with field issues. Investigating and resolving such issues.
• Managing the billing process as it relates to work in place and overseeing the monthly estimate of work completed, payrolls, material invoices and subcontractor payment applications.
• Managing the work to ensure that it is installed in compliance with and conforms to the approved contract documents.
• Working with the Engineer on the coordination effort for all mechanical and electrical systems, equipment and piping layouts for all trades on a master coordination set of drawings and 3D model securing the approval of the architects and engineers.
• Leading project inspections, startup, commissioning, turnover and training process, and punchlist required for acceptance and handover of all the systems.
• Coordinating, directing, and monitoring the activities of subcontractors and suppliers, to insure conformance with plans, specifications, local and national codes.
• Reviewing project changes in conjunction with the Project Engineer.
• Keeping detailed daily records of MEPS trade contractors’ work progress.
• Participating in preconstruction efforts (e.g. constructability, logistics).

Bachelor’s degree or at least four years of formal engineering or architectural experience and a minimum of six years of mechanical/electrical/plumbing construction experience required, or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.…