Senior Electrical Superintendent - Night Shift Lead

Job Description

Job Description: Insight Global is seeking a Sr. Electrical Superintendent, Night Shift Lead for a top industrial and manufacturing client. This individual will serve as the onsite electrical authority during night operations, leading electricians, subcontractors, and vendors across complex medium-voltage, substation, utility-interconnection, and production-equipment installation work. The superintendent will own field execution, safety, schedule, quality, material coordination, computer-based documentation, and turnover to day-shift leadership. The ideal candidate is a hands-on electrical construction leader with deep 5kV to 35kV experience, strong knowledge of NEC and NFPA 70E requirements, and the ability to independently manage both field operations and detailed reporting in a fast-paced industrial environment.

Day-to-Day: Lead all onsite electrical construction activities during the night shift Plan and execute electrical work from installation through testing, commissioning, and turnover Manage electricians, subcontractors, vendors, and trade-contractor activities Develop and maintain detailed electrical execution plans, look-ahead schedules, and manpower plans Oversee medium-voltage systems ranging from 5kV to 35kV Supervise MV cable installation, terminations, switching, testing, energization, and commissioning Coordinate substation construction, plant-distribution integration, and utility interconnections Enforce OSHA, NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout, NEC, and site-specific safety requirements Hold pre-task meetings and stop unsafe work when necessary Schedule and lead quality-control inspections against drawings, specifications, and applicable electrical codes Review one-lines, schematics, layouts, and field conditions for constructability concerns Resolve field conflicts and escalate issues requiring day-shift engineering or project-management support Coordinate electrical hookups with equipment suppliers and tool vendors Receive and track critical equipment and material, including transformers, switchgear, and MV cable Document damaged, missing, or incorrect material and resequence work when necessary Maintain daily shift reports, material logs, RFIs, progress updates, photographs, and schedule information Provide a complete written handoff to day-shift leadership covering completed work, open issues, safety concerns, material needs, and next-shift priorities Support schedule, budget, quality, and production-readiness goals across a demanding 60-hour workweek

Skills and Requirements

OSHA 30 certification 10+ years of electrical construction experience Electrical Superintendent, General Foreman, crew-lead, or equivalent field-leadership experience Proven experience directly leading electricians, subcontractors, and trade contractors Willingness and ability to work a sustained night-shift schedule, including weekends as project needs require Hands-on medium-voltage experience with 5kV to 35kV systems, including installation, termination, testing, switching, and/or commissioning Industrial, manufacturing, brownfield, substation, or heavy electrical-upgrade project experience Direct substation-construction, plant-distribution, or utility-interconnection experience Working knowledge of NEC, NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout, and electrical jobsite safety requirements Ability to read and troubleshoot one-lines, schematics, layouts, and electrical construction documents Strong computer proficiency, including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word Ability to personally complete daily shift reports, material trackers, written turnovers, RFIs, email communication, and schedule updates Experience using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or an equivalent scheduling platform Ability to use a laptop or tablet in the field and work from electronic drawings and PDFs Ability to manage quality, safety, manpower, materials, and schedule performance without day-shift supervision Ability to provide written night-to-day shift turnover covering status, safety concerns, material needs, open issues, and next priorities Prior experience serving as the primary electrical lead on night shift or during off-hours Design-build construction experience Brownfield or live-plant electrical construction experience Experience coordinating with utility representatives and local authorities having jurisdiction Experience with switchgear lineups, transformers, underground cabling, grounding systems, and plant medium-voltage distribution Familiarity with IEEE, ANSI, and NESC standards Experience with Bluebeam, Procore, PlanGrid, or comparable construction-document platforms Experience supporting vendor-tool or production-equipment electrical hookups Experience providing constructability feedback during design and field execution Strong written shift-handoff and turnover documentation skills

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].