Superintendent

Brooklyn, NY
Full Time
Experienced

Position Title: Project Superintendent – Healthcare Construction
Location: Brooklyn VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Employment Type: Full-Time | On-Site
Reports To: Construction Manager
Position Start Date: August 01, 2026
Salary: Competitive

 

Position Summary

MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc. is seeking an experienced Project Superintendent to provide overall field leadership and construction management for the Brooklyn VA Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) Infrastructure Upgrades Project.

The Project Superintendent will serve as the senior on-site construction leader responsible for safety, quality, scheduling, coordination, production, and daily execution of a complex healthcare infrastructure project. This role will oversee multi-trade construction activities including electrical systems, structured cabling, fiber-optic infrastructure, electronic security systems, telecommunications rooms, data center environments, outside plant infrastructure, testing, commissioning, and project closeout.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience managing large-scale construction projects in occupied healthcare, government, or other highly controlled environments where critical operations must remain active.


About the company: Since its founding in 1986, MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc. has been a reliable provider of quality services in the information and technology fields. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, certified by the Small Business Administration as a Small Disadvantaged Business, the company was founded to offer efficient, cost-effective information technology services to commercial and government clients.


Key Responsibilities

  • Provide overall field leadership and supervision for all construction activities.
  • Direct foremen, supervisors, subcontractors, technicians, laborers, and specialty trades.
  • Coordinate daily work activities across multiple buildings, floors, work areas, and shifts.
  • Maintain project safety, quality, productivity, and schedule requirements.
  • Coordinate construction activities within an active VA medical facility while protecting patient care and facility operations.
  • Enforce infection control, dust control, containment, housekeeping, and access requirements.
  • Manage electrical, telecommunications, fiber-optic, security, civil, and technology infrastructure installations.
  • Review drawings, specifications, submittals, schedules, and contract documents.
  • Develop and maintain short-term look-ahead schedules and daily work plans.
  • Track manpower, production, materials, equipment, inspections, and project progress.
  • Identify schedule risks, delays, conflicts, and resource needs.
  • Coordinate shutdowns, cutovers, temporary systems, and phased construction activities.
  • Conduct field coordination meetings and communicate project status to leadership.
  • Maintain accurate daily reports, field documentation, photographs, and project records.
  • Ensure quality control inspections, testing, commissioning, punch-list completion, and turnover activities are completed successfully.
  • Support final project acceptance, closeout documentation, and demobilization.

Required Qualifications

  • OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety Certification (Required)
  • Minimum 5 years of experience as a Construction Superintendent, General Superintendent, or senior field manager
  • Proven experience managing large, multi-trade construction projects
  • Experience supervising electrical, telecommunications, structured cabling, fiber-optic, security, civil, or technology infrastructure work
  • Ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, schedules, submittals, and contract documents
  • Strong knowledge of construction safety, quality control, inspections, scheduling, and field documentation
  • Ability to manage multiple crews, subcontractors, work areas, and project priorities simultaneously
  • Experience working in occupied, sensitive, or secure facilities
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Computer proficiency with email, spreadsheets, scheduling software, document control systems, and construction management platforms
  • Ability to pass federal background screening and obtain access to a VA medical facility
  • Valid driver's license and reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5–10 years of experience managing healthcare, hospital, or medical facility construction
  • Previous Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) construction experience
  • Experience with EHRM, healthcare technology infrastructure, data centers, or telecommunications room renovations
  • Experience with phased construction, shutdowns, cutovers, and maintaining operational systems
  • Experience with Primavera P6 or similar scheduling software
  • Experience working under federal construction contracts
  • Familiarity with Davis-Bacon requirements
  • Experience with:
    • Structured cabling systems
    • Fiber-optic installation and testing
    • Electrical distribution systems
    • Electronic security systems
    • Duct banks, manholes, and underground infrastructure
    • Firestopping and rated penetrations
  • Quality Control Manager or Site Safety and Health Officer experience
  • First Aid/CPR certification
  • Competent Person training (excavation, confined space, fall protection, scaffolding)

Knowledge & Skills

Successful candidates should have strong knowledge of:

  • Healthcare and occupied facility construction
  • OSHA construction requirements
  • Infection control and dust containment procedures
  • Construction sequencing and critical path scheduling
  • Electrical and telecommunications infrastructure
  • Fiber-optic and structured cabling systems
  • Data center and telecommunications room construction
  • Grounding and bonding
  • Electronic security systems
  • Underground utilities and duct-bank construction
  • Quality inspections and punch-list management
  • Construction documentation and closeout requirements
  • Manpower planning, productivity tracking, and field coordination

Work Environment

  • Full-time, on-site position in Brooklyn, NY
  • Work performed inside an active VA medical facility
  • Frequent coordination with healthcare personnel, contractors, subcontractors, and government representatives
  • Ability to work nights, weekends, holidays, and extended hours as required
  • Must be able to access active construction areas, ceilings, equipment rooms, utility spaces, and exterior work zones
  • Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment

Why Join Our Team?

This is an opportunity to lead field operations on a high-profile federal healthcare modernization project supporting critical infrastructure improvements for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Project Superintendent will play a key role in delivering a complex technology and infrastructure upgrade while maintaining safe and uninterrupted hospital operations.


Applicants for U.S. based positions with MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc. must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and maintains a Drug-Free Workplace.  

MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc. (“MILVETS”) uses JazzHR Talent Fit AI to assist in candidate evaluation. This tool leverages artificial intelligence to generate insights but does not make autonomous hiring decisions. All employment decisions are made solely by MILVETS’ recruitment and management teams. 

Candidate data processed through JazzHR Talent Fit AI is handled in compliance with applicable privacy and data protection regulations, including GDPR, and MILVETS’ internal policies. MILVETS is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and complies with all relevant EEOC regulations to ensure fair and equitable hiring practices. 

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