Construction Superintendent

Job Description

The Construction Superintendent is the senior field leader for Optimum Energy on the T1 project in Rockdale, Texas. This role reports to the Construction Project Manager and runs major construction scopes independently, leads field operations, manages risk, and serves as the primary field representative to the owner, design team, and project partners. The Superintendent owns site safety, sequencing, quality, productivity, and closeout, and works with the Construction Project Manager on cost, change control, and schedule.

The role also owns site stores management. On a greenfield industrial site, materials, owner-furnished equipment, tools, and consumables must be received, protected, tracked, and issued on time, or crews stall. The Superintendent sets up and runs that system so field work never waits on material.

This role offers a clear career path to Senior Construction Superintendent and Construction Project Manager.

About the T1 Project

T1 Energy's G2_Austin is a new solar cell manufacturing plant on more than 100 acres in Milam County near Rockdale, Texas. T1 announced the start of construction on December 17, 2025.

Owner: T1 Energy (NYSE: TE), through T1 G2 Austin Solar Cell LLC

Facility: Advanced TOPCon solar cell fab

Phase One Capacity: 1 GW per year

Phase One Investment: $400 million to $425 million

Future Expansion: Possible second phase of about 3.2 GW, tied to demand

Design Firm: OE and SSOE Group

Registered Completion Date: May 31, 2027

Jobs: Up to 1,800 manufacturing jobs expected

Cells made at G2_Austin will feed T1's 5 GW G1_Dallas module plant. For a superintendent, that means a fast-track greenfield fab with long-lead process equipment, cleanliness requirements, and heavy material flow.

Optimum Energy's scope on the project covers the Central Utility Building and the Water Management Program facilities.

Primary Responsibilities

Project Leadership: Direct all field operations for one or more complex projects

Manage field staff, subcontractors, suppliers, and self-perform crews

Build and maintain construction schedules

Plan project sequencing and workflow across trades

Deliver work that meets schedule, quality, safety, and profit goals

Safety Leadership: Lead and enforce a strong safety culture; heavy emphasis on OE safety program implementation for all employees and subcontractors

Investigate incidents and put corrective actions in place

Keep the site compliant with OE safety programs, OSHA, and owner requirements

Coach crews and subcontractors on safe work practices

Schedule and Cost Control: Keep field production on plan and on budget

Manage and update project schedules

Coordinate changes and change orders with the Construction Project Manager

Track productivity, labor hours, and job costs

Monitor budget performance and recommend corrective actions early

Quality Management: Hold all work to project specifications

Oversee QA/QC processes and documentation

Run inspections, punch lists, mechanical completion, and closeout activities

Coordinate reviews with the owner, architect, engineer, and authorities having jurisdiction

Stores Management: Own site stores, including warehouses, laydown yards, tool cribs, and consumables

Set up receiving, inspection, tagging, and issue procedures for all materials and equipment

Keep inventory accurate through cycle counts, barcode or RFID tracking, and regular reconciliation

Store sensitive and owner-furnished equipment to manufacturer and owner requirements, including climate control, cleanliness, and preservation

Track long-lead items and deliveries against the schedule so crews have material before work starts

Work with procurement and the Construction Project Manager on buyouts, expediting, shortages, and returns

Control loss, damage, and waste, and report on stores performance and inventory value

Supervise and train stores personnel and adjust staffing as the project scales

Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the primary field representative to the owner and project partners

Lead daily standups, trade coordination meetings, and owner-architect-contractor (OAC) meetings

Build client relationships and help secure future work

Take part in project pursuits, buyouts, negotiations, and executive reviews

Recruit, mentor, and develop field and stores staff

Key Competencies and Skills Expectations

Strong command of construction means and methods, layout and surveying, and crane rigging and flagging

Maintain the overall field schedule using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar

Lean Construction principles, including Last Planner System and pull planning

Productivity tracking and contract administration

Inventory control, material receiving, and warehouse practices

Leads multiple teams and resolves conflict on site

Identifies risk early and puts mitigation in place

Clear communicator and confident presenter with owners and executives

Proficient in Procore, Microsoft Office, project accounting systems, and materials tracking platforms

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred

Experience: 10+ years of construction experience, including 8+ years of field supervision; mega-project, semiconductor, or industrial experience preferred

Technical Knowledge: Lead Construction experience on greenfield projects preferred; hands-on experience running site materials or stores operations on large projects

Certifications: OSHA 10 and/or 30 a plus

Travel: Full time on site in Rockdale, Texas

Optimum Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.

About the Company

Optimum Energy, a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company, has spent 20 years helping hospitals, universities, government facilities, and advanced manufacturing operations reduce energy consumption in heating and cooling systems by up to 50% and turn that infrastructure into a strategic financial and operational asset. With 300+ plants and institutions served globally, nobody understands energy infrastructure, efficiency, and financial opportunity quite like Optimum Energy.

Our Energy-as-a-Service model converts aging central utility plants into upfront unrestricted cash, cuts utility operating expenses 25 to 35%, and keeps the transaction entirely off the balance sheet. The structure has been confirmed by Big Four auditors and cited by rating agencies as a driver of improved credit outlooks.

We work with clients from master planning and design through implementation, commissioning, and into long-term operations and maintenance. How we show up depends on what the client needs. That could mean fully managed plants with Optimum carrying total accountability for performance and uptime. It could mean supplementing an existing facilities team with engineering support, analytics, training, and escalation resources. Or it could mean a tailored combination of both. In every engagement, we stay for the life of the agreement.

Proprietary technology, including OptiCx and OptimumLOOP, powers everything we do. It is not what we sell. It is what enables us to deliver the most continuous, precise system-level optimization across chilled water, hot water, and steam plants available in the market today. Machine learning algorithms trained on two decades of operational data adapt to load, weather, and occupancy in real time. AI-driven predictive maintenance and fault detection catch equipment degradation before it becomes a problem. We guarantee the performance. We carry the risk.

Behind the technology is a team built on a simple set of principles: be sharp, be relentless, and be accountable for outcomes. Our people are engineers, operators, and financial structurers who would rather solve the hard problem than talk around it. Every engagement gets that same intensity, whether the s