Sr. Electrical Superintendent

Trueline

$125K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of electrical construction experience in field operations
  • Proven leadership of electrical crews and multiple projects
  • Expertise in electrical construction execution and productivity
  • Skilled in manpower planning and project scheduling
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical plans and specifications
  • Knowledge of electrical codes, permits, and quality inspections
  • Strong communication and organizational skills

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily field execution across multiple electrical projects
  • Plan and allocate manpower and resources based on project needs
  • Monitor project performance, productivity, and compliance with standards
  • Lead project meetings and communicate critical issues to ownership
  • Visit jobsites to assess production and safety practices
  • Mentor and develop future leaders like Foremen and Team Leads
  • Drive improvements in operational processes as the company scales

Benefits

  • Company-performance bonus opportunity
  • Company vehicle provided
  • Healthcare compensation or health pay offset
  • Two weeks of paid vacation plus company-paid holidays
  • Direct access to ownership with significant decision-making authority
  • High-impact leadership role across multiple projects
  • Strong pipeline for long-term electrical construction work
  • Opportunity to shape and develop future field leaders
  • Entrepreneurial environment with minimal bureaucracy
  • Long-term growth opportunity as the company expands
Full Job Description
Seeking an Electrical Superintendent to lead field operations across a strong pipeline of multifamily and commercial electrical projects. This is a broader operational leadership role for someone who wants ownership beyond a single jobsite, with direct access to company ownership and the opportunity to help shape how the business scales.

What You'll Do as the Electrical Superintendent:
  • Oversee day-to-day field execution across multiple active electrical construction projects
  • Plan manpower, allocate crews, and coordinate field resources based on project schedules and priorities
  • Maintain visibility across active jobs, upcoming starts, staffing needs, customer commitments, and operational risks
  • Set clear priorities and expectations for Foremen, Team Leads, Project Managers, and field personnel
  • Lead regular operations and project meetings and keep ownership informed of critical issues
  • Review drawings, specifications, scopes, schedules, budgets, and project requirements
  • Monitor labor productivity, material usage, equipment costs, schedules, and overall project performance
  • Visit jobsites regularly to evaluate production, workmanship, safety, staffing, and organization
  • Identify potential problems early and drive corrective action before they affect schedules, margins, or customer relationships
  • Coordinate with Project Managers and administrative teams on change orders, documentation, billing readiness, and closeout
  • Ensure field teams have the drawings, materials, tools, equipment, and information needed to work efficiently
  • Maintain quality standards and compliance with applicable electrical codes and inspection requirements
  • Support jobsite safety, incident response, and corrective-action efforts
  • Help resolve significant project, customer, and field-operation challenges
  • Participate in hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management, and workforce planning
  • Mentor and develop Foremen, Team Leads, and other future leaders
  • Improve operating processes, reporting, communication, and accountability as the company grows
  • Help oversee company vehicles, tools, equipment, warehouse resources, and other operational assets
  • Partner with ownership on capacity planning and longer-term growth initiatives

Must-Haves as the Electrical Superintendent:
  • Strong electrical construction background with substantial field experience
  • Proven experience leading electrical crews, field operations, and/or multiple concurrent projects
  • Strong understanding of electrical construction execution, sequencing, and field productivity
  • Experience with manpower planning and project scheduling
  • Ability to read electrical plans, specifications, scopes, schedules, and related project documents
  • Working knowledge of electrical codes, inspections, permits, and quality requirements
  • Experience monitoring labor productivity, materials, and project costs
  • Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple jobs and crews
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to establish expectations and hold teams accountable
  • Ability to work independently and proactively address problems
  • Strong communication skills with ownership, PMs, Foremen, employees, customers, GCs, and vendors
  • Hands-on leadership style and willingness to maintain a regular jobsite presence
  • Strong organization and follow-through
  • Comfort with construction software, scheduling tools, mobile technology, and reporting systems
  • Valid driver's license and clean driving record
  • Ability to work throughout the Kansas City Metro and Northeast Kansas market

Nice-to-Haves as the Electrical Superintendent:
  • Multifamily electrical construction experience
  • Previous General Superintendent or company-wide field operations responsibility
  • Experience simultaneously overseeing several projects and field crews
  • Electrical license
  • Experience with estimating, budgeting, job costing, and change-order management
  • Experience developing Foremen and other field leaders
  • Experience helping a small or midsized electrical contractor scale its processes and operations
  • Background working directly with entrepreneurial ownership

Offers:
  • Base salary up to approximately $125K, depending on experience
  • Company-performance bonus opportunity
  • Company vehicle
  • Healthcare compensation or health pay offset
  • Two weeks paid vacation
  • Company-paid holidays
  • Direct access to ownership and significant decision-making authority
  • High-impact leadership role extending beyond a single project
  • Strong pipeline of long-term multifamily and electrical construction work
  • Opportunity to help develop future field leaders
  • Entrepreneurial environment with limited bureaucracy
  • Growing organization actively investing in equipment, field capacity, and infrastructure
  • Long-term opportunity to expand responsibilities as the company continues to scale

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