Traveling Electrical Superintendent

Join Shimmick and our electrical division, Axia Electric, as a Traveling Electrical Superintendent and play a key role in delivering a large-scale mission critical project in Point Pleasant, WV. This position offers the opportunity to support complex field operations, collaborate with project leadership, and contribute to the successful execution of critical infrastructure projects.

 

Project Monarch is a mission-critical data center campus development in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Shimmick's scope includes construction of critical electrical infrastructure supporting the project, including underground electrical duct banks, grounding and bonding systems, medium-voltage infrastructure, power cabling, electrical equipment installation, testing, and commissioning. This opportunity offers the chance to contribute to a large-scale data center project supporting complex electrical and power distribution systems.

 

At Shimmick, we are problem solvers. Creative thinkers. Innovators. We approach each project with fresh ideas and big thinking in pursuit of better answers, better outcomes, and better experiences for our clients. We are resourceful, nimble and resilient. We work hard together and with our clients to deliver high-quality projects that are on time, on budget and beyond expectations.

 

Since the early 1990s, Shimmick has been self-performing electrical scopes for infrastructure projects. In 2025, the Electrical Division rebranded to Axia Electric, a subsidiary to Shimmick Construction. Axia offers electrical, instrumentation, and process controls expertise for water and wastewater treatment; dams and locks; mass transit and rail; alternative energy; power generation and transmission; and commercial building projects. Our ability to self-perform this specialty offers additional value and enables us to better control cost and schedule for projects with major electrical and process mechanical scopes. Our clients include municipalities, water districts, sanitation districts, transit agencies, private developers, DOTs, and USACE.

 

Axia Electric, headquartered in Riverside, California, focuses on large public owners in several states, across water resources, water treatment, transportation and transit markets. Over the past decade, the division has grown tremendously, securing major projects, including the $350 million North City Pure Water Facility in San Diego and  the $235 million EVMWD Regional Water Reclamation Facility Expansion Project in Lake Elsinore, CA.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Support and manage all field electrical construction activities across assigned projects, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality execution aligned with contract documents, budget, and schedule.
• Support constructability reviews, installation, testing, commissioning, and turnover.
• Serve as the primary on-site authority for electrical scopes, coordinating with client field representatives, regulatory agencies, and internal stakeholders.
• Plan, coordinate, and supervise on-site functions including engineering support, material control, installation crews, testing/commissioning teams, and I&C work.

• Champion Shimmick and Axia Electric’s culture of safety, ensuring strict adherence to all EHS programs, site protocols, and corrective action procedures.
• Maintain robust quality assurance/quality control systems; conduct inspections; verify workmanship meets or exceeds project specifications and industry standards to avoid any rework.
• Review submittals, RFIs, shop drawings, construction bill of materials (CBOM) and technical documents to ensure accuracy, constructability, and compliance.

• Develop, maintain, and manage detailed project schedules, look-ahead plans, manpower forecasts, and productivity tracking systems.
• Oversee subcontractors and vendors, ensuring alignment with project requirements, timelines, and contractual obligations.
• Support formal change management: evaluate change order requests, analyze field impacts, and provide accurate recommendations and justification.
• Approve equipment rentals, major purchases, and requisitions to maintain cost control and operational efficiency.
• Work closely with Project Managers on budget tracking, forecasting, risk management, and maintaining profitable work execution.
• Develop, maintain, and manage equipment and ST&S inventory for assigned projects.

• Provide advanced technical guidance on electrical construction methods, specialized equipment, installation sequencing, testing protocols, and commissioning activities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to power distribution, MCCs, switchgear, PLC/SCADA systems, instrumentation, and process control architecture.
• Identify and implement innovative solutions to improve constructability, reduce risk, streamline installation, and enhance project performance.
• Work with project team to plan, develop, and implement work packages for assigned projects

• Manage, mentor, and develop electrical field teams- including foremen, field engineers, and craft personnel.
• Conduct performance evaluations, provide ongoing coaching, and support training initiatives to strengthen talent pipelines and ensure long-term workforce development.
• Uphold company policies, work rules, and performance expectations, document and address violations promptly and professionally.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with subcontractors and vendors.
• Collaborate with internal teams including Project Management, Engineering, Safety, Quality, Procurement, and Operations to ensure unified project delivery.

• Participate in corporate initiatives, training programs, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance operational excellence.

• Perform additional responsibilities as required by the Division President, Project Executive, or Project Director.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED + 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Valid drivers license.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of electrical construction project experience.
• Heavy Civil project expereince specific to Water/Wastewater, industrial, or mission-critical infrastructure projects.

Additional Information:

• This position is a traveling position based in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
• This position does not include sponsorship for a United States work authorization.

The salary range for this position is between $125,000 - $181,000 per year depending on experience and/or education, which includes a 25% per year uplift in base salary during the initial travel assignment in West Virginia. Additional incentives include a $3,500 per month living allowance, if eligible, and a 10% project completion bonus.

 

Shimmick's comprehensive benefits plan includes medical, dental and vision coverage; as well as options to participate in an FSA or HSA. The Company also provides employer paid STD, LTD, basic life and AD&D, and an Employee Assistance Program. Additional voluntary benefit offerings include pet insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness insurance, legal and identity theft protection.

 

These benefits are available to all employees working more than 20 hours per week. Employees working less than 20 hours per week are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage as well as EAP services.

 

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:Please note that Shimmick does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Shimmick will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Shimmick explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Shimmick.

 

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

 

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