Instrumentation and Controls Area Superintendent

Worldwide Professional Solutions is seeking a highly skilled, experienced, and motivated I&C Area Superintendent to join our growing team in Chandler, Arizona for a large semiconductor construction project.

This position is responsible for area level field leadership of Instrumentation and Controls and Life Safety Systems within an assigned project area. The I&C Area Superintendent will coordinate multiple work packages, field leaders, trade partners, and interfaces to drive safe execution, installation quality, schedule performance, commissioning readiness, and turnover.

Candidates must demonstrate a proven record of progressive construction leadership supporting complex I&C and LSS scopes in semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, high technology, industrial, or mission critical facilities. The ideal candidate is technically strong, highly organized, decisive in the field, and able to communicate effectively across construction, engineering, quality, commissioning, and client teams.

.Key Responsibilities

• Own field execution of all I&C and LSS scopes within the assigned area, including safety, quality, schedule, productivity, constructability, system integration, commissioning readiness, and turnover.
• Provide area level leadership for superintendents, assistant superintendents, foremen, inspectors, and trade partners supporting controls, low voltage, fire alarm, life safety, and related system interfaces.
• Establish clear priorities for the assigned area and lead daily coordination, weekly work planning, short interval planning, and three week to six week look ahead activities.
• Coordinate manpower, material availability, equipment access, permits, inspections, installation sequencing, temporary conditions, and workface readiness to maintain uninterrupted field progress.
• Serve as the primary field authority for I&C systems, including control panels, PLCs, DDC, BMS, SCADA, low voltage power, signal wiring, instrumentation, device installation, network and equipment interfaces, and system integration.
• Lead planning and execution for LSS scopes, including fire alarm, smoke control, emergency notification, gas detection interfaces, emergency shutdown interfaces, and associated low voltage safety infrastructure.
• Coordinate I&C and LSS work with electrical, mechanical, HVAC, process piping, process utilities, fire protection, CSA, tool install, automation, and commissioning teams to resolve interface conflicts before they affect installation or startup.
• Review drawings, specifications, control schematics, P&IDs, point to point diagrams, risers, device layouts, sequence of operations, submittals, RFIs, and field change documentation for constructability and scope alignment.
• Identify scope gaps, design conflicts, access constraints, incomplete prerequisites, and schedule risks. Drive timely resolution with construction management, engineering, general contractors, and trade partners.
• Verify that field installations comply with approved contract documents, project specifications, quality requirements, redlines, and applicable codes and standards.
• Partner with QA/QC teams to develop inspection plans, coordinate hold points, support witness testing, resolve deficiencies, and validate completion records for I&C and LSS systems.
• Lead area walkdowns, punch list management, system completion reviews, and commissioning readiness reviews. Confirm that installation, testing, labeling, documentation, access, and safety requirements are complete before turnover.
• Coordinate loop checks, controls device validation, point verification, functional testing, startup support, and integrated system testing with construction and commissioning teams.
• Maintain accurate area status reporting, including progress, manpower, constraints, schedule impacts, quality issues, turnover status, and recovery actions.
• Lead recurring coordination meetings and communicate clear expectations, action owners, due dates, and escalation paths across all responsible parties.
• Promote a strong field safety culture and ensure work is planned and executed in accordance with project safety requirements, approved methods, and site procedures.
• Mentor field leaders and support consistent execution practices across the area. Hold contractors and internal team members accountable for commitments, quality, and schedule performance.
• Escalate unresolved risks and critical decisions to the General Superintendent or Construction Manager with practical mitigation and recovery recommendations.

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Minimum of 10 years of construction or engineering experience supporting Instrumentation and Controls, automation, low voltage, or Life Safety Systems in complex industrial, semiconductor, high technology, advanced manufacturing, or mission critical facilities.
• Demonstrated experience leading an area, major work package, or multiple trade teams on a large construction project.
• Semiconductor fab, cleanroom, subfab, process utility, central utility plant, or tool install construction experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of PLC, DDC, BMS, SCADA, low voltage controls, instrumentation, system interfaces, and controls integration in complex facilities.
• Working knowledge of fire alarm and life safety system requirements, testing protocols, interface management, and multi trade coordination.
• Ability to interpret control schematics, point to point diagrams, riser diagrams, device layouts, sequence of operations, P&IDs, specifications, and construction work packages.
• Proven ability to develop and manage look ahead plans, field priorities, workface readiness, constraint logs, manpower plans, recovery actions, and turnover milestones.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing and the interfaces between I&C, electrical, mechanical, process systems, HVAC, fire protection, CSA, and commissioning.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve field constructability issues, make timely decisions, and coordinate solutions with design professionals and project stakeholders.
• Experience with QA/QC inspections, system walkdowns, punch list management, loop checks, controls validation, functional testing, startup, and system turnover.
• Proficiency in managing RFIs, submittals, redlines, as built documentation, inspection records, test packages, and turnover documentation.
• Strong leadership, communication, conflict resolution, and accountability skills in a fast paced field environment.
• Comfort using project and design collaboration platforms such as Bluebeam, BIM 360 or ACC, scheduling and look ahead tools, and Excel based tracking systems.

Education and Certifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field is preferred. Equivalent field leadership experience will be considered.
• NICET certification in Fire Alarm Systems or another relevant Life Safety qualification is a plus.
• OSHA 30 certification is preferred.

 This is a full time position with World Wide Professional Solutions. We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, short term disability, long term disability, and a company match retirement plan. All benefits begin the FIRST DAY of the following month of employment.