Electrical Superintendent
$115k - $150k/yr
Senior
Dallas, TX, USA
In PersonWork is throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Building TradesElectrical
No H1B Sponsorship
About the job
Requirements
- Eight years of construction trade or project experience in the electrical industry; commercial, multifamily residential, and/or airport experience is preferred.
- Experience leading crews of 1–20 journeymen or apprentices on projects ranging from $1–$12 million or multiple projects.
- Ability to create, influence, and reinforce a strong safety culture.
- Valid journeyman electrician card for the Building Group.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- OSHA safety knowledge or training.
- Ability to complete all necessary competent-person tests and certifications.
- May be required to pass badging requirements for airports, military bases, or schools.
- Demonstrate most or all of Royal's leadership traits.
- Ability to forecast 3 to 12 months.
- Proven ability to manage projects while coordinating and collaborating with the team.
- Proficiency in scheduling and experience using a scheduling platform such as Microsoft Project or P6.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and follow up internally and externally.
- Ability to prioritize and complete tasks and address issues in a timely manner.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Attention to detail and organization.
- Ability to delegate tasks to the project team.
- Must wear proper personal protective equipment on jobsites and comply with all safety standards and procedures.
- Ability to sit, stand, and walk throughout the workday; lift, carry, push, pull, kneel, crouch, and reach; and lift up to 15 pounds at times.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Structure jobsite crews for effective execution and use foremen and field engineers, when available, to manage systems or phases.
- Coach and develop direct reports with support from the General Superintendent using tools such as 3A+, field performance evaluations, and employee development plans; ensure the team identifies and develops future field leadership.
- Work with the General Superintendent to add, coach or train, or remove manpower as needed to meet project demands.
- Partner with the Project Manager to facilitate collaboration among the field team, Project Manager, and Project Engineer; implement the client color-coding strategy established during project kickoff and escalate necessary changes to the General Superintendent.
- Build relationships with the client's team, vendors, subcontractors, and other trades to support information sharing, problem-solving, and coordination.
- Maintain collaboration with safety, virtual design and construction, prefabrication, and support operations.
- Integrate virtual construction and prefabrication into the production plan with General Superintendent support, coordinating with virtual design and construction, prefabrication, safety, and support operations.
- Plan safety into project tasks by identifying hazards, required training or certifications, and specialized equipment or resources; coordinate safety-training needs with the General Superintendent.
- Assess the field team's experience and skill sets and clarify field leaders' scopes and planning and execution responsibilities.
- Perform preplanning activities under the General Superintendent's oversight and execute the construction portion of the established process throughout the project.
- Collaborate with the General Superintendent to create and maintain a work breakdown structure and production plan for major activities, determine quantities and units of measure, and identify necessary materials, equipment, and labor using the project schedule and work breakdown structure.
- Review and update the overall project schedule, work breakdown structure, and cost-to-complete information with the Project Manager.
- Create a bill of materials with Project Manager approval, submit it to the buyer for processing, align materials with the schedule, and coordinate materials onsite.
- Ensure work is performed safely; review job hazard analyses and task hazard analyses before work begins; ensure competent persons are onsite as required and personal protective equipment is worn; and assign tasks according to crew members' skills and physical capabilities.
- Communicate daily production goals, ensure labor, materials, and equipment are available, review performance against goals at day's end, track production, remove obstacles, and escalate unmet goals to the Project Manager and General Superintendent.
- Participate in employee development and disciplinary processes to foster team growth and accountability.
- Perform or ensure completion of daily documentation, including timecards, equipment utilization, daily reports, and production tracking, while complying with rules and policies concerning work classifications, ratios, meal and rest periods, and work hours.
- Collaborate on developing a project closeout and execution plan.
- Perform tasks based on project needs.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience running healthcare projects from the ground up.
- Skilled and trained qualification for the Building Group.
About the company
Royal Electric designs and builds electrical systems and underground utilities for property owners, general contractors and public agencies across the Central and Western United States. Its work spans airfields and transportation infrastructure as well as commercial buildings and facilities that depend on reliable power. The company takes projects from early design and construction planning through installation, using prefabricated assemblies and digital building models to coordinate work before crews reach the site. It earns revenue through construction contracts for electrical and underground project scopes. Royal Electric was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Sacramento, California.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Sacramento, CA
Founded
1971
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Royal adds field oversight: visiting executives join daily safety meetings, alongside regular site visits from safety staff and superintendents.
- Full-time infrastructure managers receive defined time off: Royal lists eight paid holidays alongside vacation and sick leave.
- Royal demonstrates large-project execution: its September 2026 report describes 64 miles of cable replaced at San Francisco International Airport.
What critics are saying
- Deadlines demand extra effort: Royal explicitly asks employees to stretch when critical project deadlines require it.
- Interstate assignments limit local work: Royal's Infrastructure Project Manager opening requires out-of-state travel from Sacramento or Pleasanton.
- Royal reported in September 2026 that San Francisco airport crews worked two additional months at night after runway reopening.
What makes Royal Electric unique
- Royal controls concrete supply: two volumetric trucks act as batch plants when tight schedules rule out third parties.
- Royal adds testing to construction: its California services cover Title 24 building standards compliance.
- Royal built an airfield niche early: its airport-lighting practice dates to its first airport bids in the 1980s.
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