Sr. Electrical Superintendent - Night Shift Lead

Role: Sr. Electrical Superintendent - Night Shift Lead

Location: Austin, TX

Duration: Contract (Possible for extension or hire)

What To Expect

The Sr. Electrical Superintendent - Night Shift Lead will work closely with Project Management, Infrastructure Engineering, Project Controls, and Procurement from installation through start of production. This role owns all on-site electrical construction on the night shift, including trade-contractor scheduling, utility interconnections, medium-voltage systems, substation work, and vendor tool setups. You will enforce electrical plans, specifications, and national/local codes while protecting schedule, budget, safety, and quality on complex industrial work. This is a hands-on night-shift leadership role for someone with deep medium-voltage experience and a proven record running electrical crews after hours.

What You'll Do

• Lead night-shift electrical construction from execution planning through installation, testing, and turnover.
• Develop and drive detailed execution plans and schedules for electrical work, including medium-voltage systems (5kV-35kV) and substation construction.
• Coordinate and supervise on-site electrical activities, managing electricians, subcontractors, and vendors across the night shift.
• Own the night-shift electrical schedule: identify issues early, resolve them in the field, and escalate to day-shift leadership when needed.
• Hand off cleanly to day shift - status, open issues, safety items, material needs, and next-shift priorities.
• Enforce OSHA, NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout, and site electrical safety standards so the night shift stays safe, secure, and productive.
• Schedule and lead quality-control inspections of electrical systems against design, NEC, IEEE, ANSI, and local codes.
• Oversee medium-voltage installation, termination, testing, and commissioning; support substation work and utility/facility integration.
• Work with tool vendors and equipment suppliers to complete electrical hookups and close technical issues on shift.
• Track and receive critical material (transformers, switchgear, cabling, etc.), resolve discrepancies, and keep night-shift work supplied.

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of electrical construction experience, including substantial time as an Electrical Superintendent, night-shift lead, or equivalent supervisor on industrial facilities, brownfield work, substations, or electrical upgrades.
• Proven medium-voltage expertise (5kV-35kV): installation, testing, maintenance, switching, and commissioning.
• Direct experience with substation construction, utility interconnection, and integration into plant electrical infrastructure.
• In-depth knowledge of NEC, IEEE, NESC, NFPA 70E, and local AHJ requirements.
• Strong record leading electricians and trade contractors to hit milestones, quality targets, and safety expectations - including night-shift or off-hours crews.
• Ability to operate in a high-performance, cross-functional environment with tight timelines and aggressive goals.
• Design-build experience and the ability to give constructability feedback during design and execution.
• Ability to read and troubleshoot from one-lines, schematics, layouts, and related construction documents.
• Familiarity with environmental and site constraints that affect electrical work (substations, underground cabling, etc.).
• Computer literacy with Microsoft Office, email, and scheduling tools (Primavera P6 or MS Project), with the discipline to keep night-shift documentation, RFIs, and turnover notes current.