Mechanical Commissioning Superintendent

Seeking an Electrical Commissioning Superintendent (Contract | On-site) to support a leading contractor delivering large-scale industrial and mission-critical builds.

This is a field leadership role responsible for driving safe, efficient, high-quality commissioning and start-up of major electrical systems—partnering closely with construction, engineering, vendors/OEMs, and operations to achieve successful system turnover.

Position Overview

As an Electrical Commissioning Superintendent, you will lead day-to-day commissioning execution in the field, ensuring electrical systems are safe, compliant, tested, and ready for turnover.

You’ll coordinate teams and stakeholders through pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and energization activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily safety briefings and enforce strict compliance with electrical safety practices, including LOTO and permitting requirements.
• Plan, coordinate, and oversee pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and energization activities for major electrical systems.
• Manage commissioning scope across systems including power distribution, switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS, grounding, and control systems.
• Lead electrical walkdowns, identify deficiencies, manage punch items, and confirm readiness prior to testing and turnover.
• Supervise functional testing activities (IR testing, continuity checks, grounding verification, breaker testing, coordinated energization).
• Troubleshoot issues during commissioning/start-up and drive corrective actions with construction, engineering, and vendors.
• Coordinate with vendors/OEMs to confirm performance requirements, documentation, and acceptance criteria are met.
• Track progress and provide clear status updates to commissioning and project leadership.
• Maintain high-quality turnover documentation (checklists, test records, redlines, turnover packages).

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Proven experience commissioning large-scale electrical systems in industrial, mission-critical, or similarly complex project environments.
• Strong field leadership capability, including experience coordinating sizeable teams (up to ~20 electrical/instrumentation technicians during peak turnover).
• Solid understanding of commissioning workflows, readiness gates, and system handover/turnover processes.
• Familiarity with completions/turnover software and strong documentation discipline preferred.
• Confident communicator able to align multiple stakeholders and keep execution on track.
• Safety-first mindset with disciplined energized work planning and execution.

Compensation

• Competitive hourly rate (based on experience)
• Per diem provided (project-based eligibility applies)
• 40 hours/week baseline (overtime/weekends may be required)