# Construction Superintendent (Night Shift) – Electrical

**Company**: xAI
**Location**: Memphis, TN
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120599684

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## Description

You will oversee electrical contractors and crews building advanced electrical infrastructure for xAI's Memphis Data Center, including underground duct banks, high-voltage and medium-voltage systems, power distribution, grounding, lighting, and process power for mission-critical facilities.

Responsibilities:

- Oversee and coordinate electrical installations, including underground duct banks, conduits, cable pulling, terminations, switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS systems, PDUs, and grounding for xAI Data Centers.

- Manage and schedule electrical contractors, subcontractors, and on-site crews to deliver project milestones on time and to xAI's quality and reliability standards.

- Ensure contractors adhere to electrical scope, delivering high-integrity power systems critical to data center uptime and operational readiness.

- Monitor daily night-shift progress, maintaining detailed logs, red-line drawings, and as-built documentation for power infrastructure.

- Develop and enforce aggressive construction schedules while keeping the project on time and within budget.

- Champion and enforce xAI's safety program, building a zero-incident culture across all teams working around energized equipment, excavations, and heavy electrical installations.

- Lead, train, and supervise foremen and electrical crews, fostering teamwork and accountability in a high-stakes mission-critical environment.

- Proactively resolve on-site challenges, such as material delays, technical conflicts, sequencing issues, and coordination with other trades.

- Conduct regular night-shift site inspections to verify compliance with local regulations, electrical codes, safety protocols, and xAI's quality standards.

- Prepare and present clear progress reports, electrical construction metrics, and risk updates to senior leadership.

Basic Qualifications:

- 3+ years managing electrical construction teams with a strong emphasis on large-scale industrial or mission-critical electrical projects.

- 3+ years of direct hands-on experience in electrical installations, including underground duct banks, high-voltage/medium-voltage systems, cable pulling/terminations, switchgear, and power distribution.

- High school diploma or equivalency certificate.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

- Postsecondary diploma or degree in construction management, electrical engineering, or a related field.

- Proven track record supervising electrical construction for data centers, hyperscale facilities, or similar mission-critical environments.

- Familiarity with Memphis-area building codes, electrical regulations, and industrial permitting.

- Experience with construction management software, such as Procore, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and MS Project.

- Deep knowledge of electrical construction critical paths, sequencing, and coordination with mechanical/civil trades through commissioning.

- Strong understanding of data center electrical specifications, redundancy requirements, grounding, and power systems designed for 24/7 operation.

## Skills

### Required
- electrical construction
- construction management
- power distribution
- grounding
- safety protocols

### Nice to have
- construction management software
- data center electrical specifications
- electrical engineering
- project management

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