Sheetmetal Superintendent

Sheetmetal Superintendent – Data Centers

From inception to commissioning and beyond, we offer complete mechanical contracting and energy services solutions. Our expertise includes design-assist, HVAC, plumbing, sheet metal, and process piping construction for semiconductor, data center, healthcare, biotech, water treatment, power generation, and other facilities.

University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors, Inc. is currently seeking an experienced Sheetmetal Superintendent to lead medium and large-scale data center projects, ensuring exceptional quality, safety, productivity, and customer satisfaction. The Sheetmetal Superintendent is responsible for directing and coordinating all field installation activities for the sheet metal scope on major data center projects. This role ensures that work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with UMEC's quality standards and client expectations.

Include the following. Other duties will likely be assigned:

• Lead, supervise, and mentor sheet metal foremen, journeymen, and apprentices
• Coordinate daily field operations, manpower planning, and work sequencing
• Ensure installation meets plans, specifications, codes, and UMEC standards
• Oversee onsite fabrication and installation of ductwork systems and equipment
• Promote and enforce UMEC's safety program and OSHA guidelines
• Collaborate with GCs, trade partners, project managers, and BIM teams
• Track productivity, materials, tools, and equipment requirements
• Support cost control, RFIs, and as-built documentation

Preferred education and/or experience:

• 8+ years of sheet metal installation experience
• 3+ years of supervisory or superintendent experience
• Experience with medium and large data center or mission-critical projects
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems and ductwork installation
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, specifications, and BIM models
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with prefabrication workflows
• Apprenticeship completion or equivalent training
• Familiarity with Procore, PlanGrid, Bluebeam, etc
• Understanding of LEAN and Last Planner System
• Travel to job site locations in Greater Phoenix as needed.

Computer skills:

• Must demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, (i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Familiarity with project management/document control software
• Familiarity with construction/financial software packages

Required attributes:

• Must demonstrate integrity, honesty, professionalism and commitment to company values.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have excellent organizational, communication, strategic, technical, analytical, problem solving, and multi-tasking skills.
• Must have high standards of quality with attention to detail.
• Must build positive working relationships with multiple levels of employees, management, suppliers, and customers and the ability to adapt to diverse personalities.
• Must have demonstrated ability to perform basic business mathematical functions.
• Must interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must comply with all operating policies, procedures, plans, and programs.

Language skills:

• Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of customer, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors and suppliers, and other contractor organizations.

Physical demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, see, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to commute to field locations to accurately perform takeoffs. The employee must have the ability to navigate around job site locations.

Work environment:

• The employee should expect to sit for long periods in front of a computer and also travel to field locations as needed.
• While visiting field locations, the employee may be required to work outdoors, be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical and electrical parts; high, precarious places; dust, fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions, extended exposure to sunlight; cold and heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

We offer our employees a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package and are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled