Mechanical Superintendent

Play an integral role in delivering complex industrial construction projects by leading the safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of mechanical construction activities. As Mechanical Superintendent, you will provide hands-on field leadership across mechanical scopes, directing forepeople and trade crews while coordinating closely with engineering, project management, quality, HSE, commissioning, and customer stakeholders.

Working directly at the construction site, you will translate project priorities and engineering requirements into executable field plans, maintain workforce productivity, resolve construction challenges, and ensure completed work meets design specifications. Your leadership will directly influence safety performance, quality, cost, schedule, workforce effectiveness, and successful project delivery.

Purpose of the role

The Mechanical Superintendent is responsible for directing and coordinating mechanical construction activities within assigned areas of an industrial project. You will provide leadership for scheduling, workface planning, workforce allocation, field execution, craft development, productivity, cost awareness, and quality while maintaining a strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental performance.

You will work closely with engineering and construction leadership to interpret designs, evaluate field conditions, resolve technical and constructability issues, and ensure installations meet approved project requirements. Through visible field leadership and disciplined execution, you will create an environment where teams can perform safely, productively, and to the required quality standards.

You will be responsible for:

• Directing mechanical construction activities and providing day-to-day leadership to forepeople and trade personnel within assigned work areas.
• Planning and coordinating mechanical work in alignment with project schedules, construction priorities, available resources, and customer requirements.
• Driving a proactive HSE culture and ensuring mechanical construction activities comply with project safety, environmental, and site requirements.
• Developing and implementing workface plans that provide crews with the materials, equipment, information, access, and work fronts required for effective execution.
• Planning workforce requirements and allocating labor to maintain appropriate manpower levels for scheduled construction activities.
• Monitoring workforce utilization, craft productivity, performance, and progress and taking appropriate action to maintain project commitments.
• Overseeing mechanical equipment installation and associated construction activities to ensure compliance with engineering drawings, specifications, procedures, and quality requirements.
• Collaborating with field engineering and design personnel to interpret engineering documentation and resolve constructability or site-specific issues.
• Coordinating with civil, structural, piping, electrical, instrumentation, quality, procurement, materials management, and commissioning teams to support integrated field execution.
• Identifying construction constraints, technical issues, material shortages, productivity barriers, and execution risks and driving timely resolution.
• Monitoring completed work for conformance with design requirements, quality standards, and project specifications.
• Supporting constructability reviews, construction readiness activities, system completion, turnover, pre-commissioning, and commissioning requirements.
• Monitoring labor and construction costs within the assigned scope and identifying opportunities to improve productivity and execution efficiency.
• Coordinating with customers, contractors, suppliers, and project stakeholders to communicate progress, priorities, constraints, and required actions.
• Supporting the development of apprentices and trade personnel through coaching, technical guidance, and reinforcement of approved work practices.
• Applying company labor relations policies consistently and supporting a respectful, accountable, and productive field environment.
• Preparing and communicating progress, workforce, productivity, quality, and execution information to construction management.
• Championing continuous improvement in construction methods, work processes, systems, tools, and field execution practices.

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

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What you'll bring to the role

You are an experienced mechanical construction leader with strong field expertise and a proven ability to direct craft execution in complex industrial environments. You understand how safety, workforce planning, constructability, quality, productivity, and schedule performance work together to drive successful project outcomes.

Key qualifications include:

• Typically 12+ years of relevant mechanical, industrial construction, equipment installation, maintenance, or related field experience.
• Journey-level trade certification where required by the project or applicable jurisdiction.
• University degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related technical discipline may be considered in combination with relevant construction experience.
• Demonstrated experience directing forepeople and trade crews on industrial construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical construction methods, equipment installation, field execution, workface planning, construction sequencing, and quality control.
• Experience planning workforce requirements, allocating labor, and monitoring manpower utilization, productivity, and construction progress.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, equipment documentation, specifications, installation requirements, and construction procedures.
• Strong understanding of field engineering interfaces and the ability to work collaboratively to resolve design and site-condition issues.
• Experience coordinating mechanical work with other construction disciplines, engineering, quality, materials management, and commissioning.
• Advanced understanding of construction systems, processes, tools, and work practices related to mechanical construction.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities in fast-paced field environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders, provide clear field direction, and resolve conflict effectively.
• Working knowledge of labor relations practices within industrial construction environments.
• Demonstrated commitment to HSE leadership, construction quality, workforce development, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Feel the energy at Worley with access to a range of benefits including: paid-time off, holiday pay (usually 8 per year in the US), and eligibility to participate in the medical, life, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as 401K plan.

Apply today

If you are ready to lead mechanical construction teams and drive safe, productive, and high-quality field execution on complex industrial projects, we encourage you to apply. Join a global organization where your construction expertise, field leadership, and commitment to operational excellence will directly contribute to successful project delivery.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

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