Mechanical Superintendent

Founded in 1999, Innovative Construction Solutions (ICS) is a California-based environmental and heavy civil construction company with approximately 153 employees across Southern California, Northern California, and Washington state. ICS specializes in environmental remediation, water and wastewater treatment systems, hazardous waste management, and federal contracting. As a Federal Small Business with approximately $175 million in bonding capacity and Class A General Engineering Contractor status, ICS delivers projects that protect, remediate, and restore the environment while addressing critical infrastructure needs.

ICS's Heavy Industrial & Mechanical Construction (HIMC) division self-performs civil construction, structural concrete, structural steel erection, and process piping and mechanical equipment installation, startup, testing, and commissioning, largely on water and wastewater treatment projects for public and private clients.

Position Summary

The Superintendent directs day-to-day field execution on HIMC's water and wastewater treatment projects in the SoCal region. This role leads self-performing crews across the full range of project scopes, including civil, concrete structures, and structural steel, with particular depth in mechanical process piping and equipment. Much of this work takes place at live, operating treatment plants, including planning and executing short-window shutdowns and tie-ins without disrupting plant operations.

This is a hands-on field leadership role: the Superintendent is on site directing crews, tracking production and cost, and coordinating materials and equipment on a daily basis, while also owning safety and quality outcomes on every project.

Key Responsibilities

Field Execution & Sequencing

• Lead day-to-day field execution across civil, concrete, structural steel, and mechanical process piping and equipment scopes, sequencing work so each trade supports the next and re-work is minimized.
• Be on site before the crew starts work and remain on site until all crew work is complete for the day.
• Plan and execute work at live, operating water and wastewater treatment plants, including short-window shutdowns and tie-ins, without disrupting plant operations.
• Understand sequence of construction across all project scopes and direct foremen and craft to the right tasks at the right time.

Safety & Quality

• Hold daily tailgate meetings and review JHAs/AHAs with the crew before each task; enforce PPE and safe behaviors; conduct visual PPE inspections.
• Own quality control on all self-performed work; respect hold points and catch defects before they are buried.

Production & Cost Control

• Know the estimated production rates, crew composition, equipment, and durations carried in the bid for every task; track daily whether the crew is beating, meeting, or falling behind those rates.
• Communicate production and cost variances to the PM and Project Engineer in real time so corrective action can be taken before profitability is impacted.
• Track T&M and change order work daily, including client sign-off on T&M tickets.

Materials, Equipment & Documentation

• Ensure the right materials, including pipe, valves, fittings, and mechanical equipment, are on site, in the right quantities, and verified against submittals and specifications ahead of need.
• Ensure the right equipment is on site just in time, properly maintained, and demobilized when no longer needed; perform weekly equipment inspections.
• Maintain accurate daily reports, photo logs, delivery tickets, equipment logs, and field documentation.
• Maintain the rolling 3-week look-ahead schedule aligned to the project CPM schedule; flag schedule-impacting events to the PM as soon as they are recognized.

Leadership & Mentorship

• Manage crew composition and performance, including hiring, discipline, and day-to-day performance management of craft personnel.
• Coordinate and manage subcontractor and vendor performance in the field, holding them accountable to schedule and quality.
• Mentor and develop foremen, project engineers, and craft personnel.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience as a Superintendent with a self-performing general contractor, with a strong track record on water and wastewater treatment plant projects.
• Deep working knowledge of mechanical process piping and equipment installation, including pumps, blowers, valves, actuators, and related fabrication and alignment work.
• Familiarity with civil, concrete, and structural steel scopes, and how they sequence with mechanical work.
• Experience working around live, operating treatment plants, including planning and executing short-window shutdowns.
• Ability to read and understand plans, specifications, P&IDs, and other construction documents.
• Strong understanding of safety procedures and hazard recognition.
• Strong production rate awareness and cost control discipline.
• Ability to manage crews, including hiring and day-to-day performance management of craft personnel.
• OSHA 30.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with ICS's core systems (Vista) or comparable project management and ERP platforms.
• Experience with CPM Scheduling systems such as Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, as noted below:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Innovative Construction Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.