Superintendent (MEP)

The Role

Joining Balfour Beatty as MEP Superintendent you will be expected to lead and coordinate all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) aspects of large scale, complex commercial construction projects. You will have extensive field experience in complex MEP systems and will ensure projects are completed with quality, profitability, and adhering to our Safety/Zero Harm culture.

Essential Functions

• MEP Coordination: Oversee the installation, replacement, integration, and commissioning of all mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems on detention center projects.
• Field Leadership: Direct daily work of MEP subcontractors, ensuring quality, safety, and schedule adherence; resolve field conflicts and coordinate inspections.
• Schedule Management: Develop and maintain detailed MEP schedules; align MEP milestones with overall construction timelines and coordinate with other trades to avoid delays.
• Quality Control: Enforce strict compliance with contract documents, drawings, and specifications; ensure MEP systems are installed per design and applicable codes.
• Safety Compliance: Promote and enforce safety protocols on-site; work with safety teams to conduct inspections and ensure MEP work meets OSHA standards.
• Inspections & Testing: Coordinate with third-party inspectors, commissioning agents, and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) for successful testing, inspections, and turnover.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate daily reports, track inspections and deficiencies, and support project documentation including as-builts and O&M manuals

What you will need

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in MEP construction supervision with proven experience in commercial construction field leadership.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience working on a variety of complex commercial construction projects including detention center and secure facility projects.
• In-depth knowledge of MEP systems, scheduling construction sequencing, and coordination techniques as well as staff and subcontractor management.
• Ability to read and interpret MEP drawings, submittals, and specifications.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven experience with project manager software (Constructware, P6, Timberline, etc.).

What you will get

As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Paid Volunteer time
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus

About us

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm, we are challenging the construction industry's assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation's largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.