Installation Superintendent
Grand Rapids, MI - USA
Job Summary
This position provides direct field leadership for installation activities including mechanical and electrical installation labor planning subcontractor coordination safety quality schedule efficiency equipment and project readiness.
This position works closely with Project Management Engineering Controls Commissioning subcontractors customers and other project participants to ensure installation activities are completed safely on schedule within budget and in accordance with project requirements and Dematic quality standards.
- Career Development
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits
- Pay Transparency
- Global Opportunities
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $88500 - $129800 salary at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location education experience knowledge and skills.
What You Will Do in This Role:
- Provide day-to-day field leadership for material handling installation projects.
- Lead and coordinate Installation Supervisors Foremen skilled trades subcontractors and other field resources.
- Maintain a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with company customer and site-specific safety requirements.
- Plan and coordinate labor requirements based on project schedules installation priorities and available work fronts.
- Monitor installation progress productivity milestones and schedule performance.
- Coordinate mechanical and electrical installation activities with Controls Commissioning Project Management Engineering and other project teams.
- Review project drawings layouts specifications installation documentation and project requirements to support proper field execution.
- Coordinate materials tools rental equipment access equipment and other resources required to complete installation activities.
- Monitor subcontractor performance and ensure work is completed in accordance with safety quality schedule and contractual requirements.
- Identify installation risks constraints and potential schedule impacts and communicate them to project leadership.
- Support labor forecasting and supervise efficiency overtime travel equipment rentals rework and other installation-related costs.
- Participate in project planning pull planning coordination meetings and schedule reviews.
- Maintain effective communication with customers subcontractors Project Management and internal stakeholders regarding project status and field activities.
- Ensure installation quality requirements are maintained and support inspections punch-list completion testing and issue resolution.
- Coordinate installation completion and system readiness with Controls and Commissioning teams.
- Support project turnover closeout activities and lessons learned.
What We Are Looking For:
- Experience supervising or managing mechanical and/or electrical installation activities in an industrial construction manufacturing automation or material handling environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading field personnel subcontractors and skilled trades.
- Strong understanding of construction and installation safety practices.
- Ability to read and interpret drawings layouts specifications schedules and other project documentation.
- Experience with labor planning scheduling productivity tracking and field coordination.
- Strong leadership communication organization and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively with customers subcontractors project teams and multiple internal departments.
- Ability to identify project risks and take appropriate action to minimize impacts to safety quality cost and schedule.
- Solid understanding of Microsoft Office and other project management or construction-related systems.
- Material handling automation conveyor ASRS robotics or similar installation experience is preferred.
Travel Requirements:
- This role requires up to 80% travel and the ability to operate effectively in construction-site environments.
Physical Requirements
- The ability to work in active construction and installation environments. Responsibilities may require walking and standing for extended periods climbing stairs and ladders accessing elevated work areas and wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE).
- All work must be performed in accordance with company customer and applicable site safety requirements.
About Company
We are a leading supplier of forklifts and warehouse equipment as well as automation technology and software solutions for the optimization of supply chains.