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Electrical Superintendent I

M.A. Mortenson Company

Darbydale, OHJobSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Location
Darbydale, OH
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Current Driver's License

Job overview

Mortenson seeks an Electrical Superintendent I to coordinate, plan, and supervise electrical work and personnel in a specific discipline area. The role oversees electrical installation, collection systems, and grid connections; reviews drawings and constructability; supports project scheduling and quality control; and monitors safety. The superintendent also mentors field personnel and maintains relationships with customers, contractors, union representatives, and other site visitors.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electrical Project CoordinationHigh-Voltage Cable InstallationMedium-Voltage Cable InstallationCable TestingCable Maintenance and RepairElectrical Equipment TestingElectrical DrawingsUnderground Duct BanksTrenchingManholes and VaultsDistribution SystemsCollection SystemsTransformersSCADATransmission Line ConstructionSubstation ConstructionTesting and CommissioningCurrent Injection TestingHi-Pot TestingCapacitance Discharge TestingContact Resistance TestingMegger TestingTTR TestingDoble TestingSupervisionDriver's License

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Equivalent Experience10+ Years High and Medium Voltage Experience13+ Years Supervisory ExperienceCurrent Driver's License

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

SUMMARY Mortenson is currently seeking an experienced Electrical Superintendent I to provide coordination, planning, and supervision to Assistant Electrical Superintendents, contractors, and craft activities in a specific area of discipline. Positive attitude and behavior are necessary as you will interact with staff at all levels in an ever-changing environment. Demonstrating flexibility, resourcefulness, dedication, and efficiency with a high level of integrity and confidentiality will be critical for success. RESPONSIBILITIES - Coordinate work projects within the electrical scope, ensuring high-quality installation of electrical portions, including underground cabling, overhead lines, and substation construction - Supervise the installation of the collection system and manage the connection of the power grid to the existing distribution system - Provide drawing, constructability, submittal reviews, and feedback with the engineering team, verifying quality of materials, equipment, and workmanship - Partner with the Sr. Superintendent in formwork selection, equipment sizing, site utilization plan, and development of project schedules and updates, including three-week look-ahead - Ensure work teams have necessary resources and support, and supervise quality control of work team, including self-performed and subcontracted work - Monitor and review trade partner work plans and activities for safety concerns, ensuring implementation, practice, and enforcement of the company's Zero Injury Program - Participate in project meetings, providing liaison between field engineers and contractors or craft workers to ensure electrical components comply with drawings and specifications - Oversee documentation, tracking, and analysis of all Safety, Injury, and Hazard statistics, trend analyses, and OSHA reports, and assist with major incident analysis - Coach, mentor, and train field personnel, forepersons, and assistant superintendents, providing work direction, performance evaluations, and development opportunities - Maintain relationships with all visitors to the site, including customers, architects, union representatives, subcontractors, etc., and handle open shop and union issues QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience - Minimum 10 years' experience working with high and medium voltage equipment and cable, installation of collection lines and substation construction. - Minimum 13 years supervisory experience - Proficiency in the installation, testing, acceptance, maintenance, and repair of high and medium voltage cables - Knowledgeable about current injection, Hi-pot, capacitance discharge, contact resistance, Megger, TTR, Doble, and other methods of cable and equipment testing - Possess working knowledge of electrical drawings, sketches, and prints, underground duct banks, trenching, manholes and vaults for distribution and collection systems, underground and pad mount transformer usage, SCADA systems used in the power industry, transmission line construction, testing and commissioning, and substation construction, testing and commissioning - Current driver's license A few benefits offered include: (for Non-Craft & Non-Union Craft working 25+ hours / week) Medical and prescription drug plans that includes no additional cost vision coverage Dental plan 401k retirement plan with a generous Mortenson match Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves Employer paid Life, AD&D, and disability insurance No-Cost mental health tool and concierge with extensive work-life resources Tuition reimbursement Adoption Assistance Gym Membership Discount

How this job compares

Set against the 1,422 open Construction Superintendent jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Ohio median$130–168K/yr31 salary ranges
  • US median$43–55/hr103 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 158 open Construction Superintendent jobs in Ohio and 1,422 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
This posting asks for at least 13 years of experience — more than three in four Construction Superintendent postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,172 postings).
Education
53 of the 1,422 open Construction Superintendent jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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