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Fire Protection / Piping Superintendent (Hyperscale Data Center)

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Our team members are consummate professionals who are well respected by our Fortune 100 clients in the semiconductor/cleanroom, manufacturing, and mission-critical data center industries. Our mission is to do the very best for our clients and customers with integrity, professionalism, and altruism allowing them to BE the very best in their business globally.

Are you ready to be a part of a dynamic team that values excellence, integrity, and collaboration? Our dedicated team believes in honesty, integrity, performance, partnership, and trust, ensuring long-lasting customer and employee relationships built on solid principles. By upholding the highest standards of quality and performance, we aim to achieve total customer satisfaction in the various markets we serve.

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Fire Protection / Piping Superintendent to lead the installation, testing, and turnover of the physical fire suppression infrastructure for a hyperscale data center. This role is responsible for pre-action sprinkler piping, nitrogen and air systems, clean-agent piping, valves, and pressure-based fire protection systems that protect the data halls and critical rooms.

This position is separate from Life Safety Systems (LSS) and fire alarm scope, which are managed by a different team. The Fire Protection Superintendent owns the pipes, valves, and pressure systems that physically suppress a fire ensuring the building is safe to energize and ready for commissioning and owner acceptance. This is a late-stage construction leadership role on a mission-critical facility preparing for power-on and turnover.

Responsibilities

  • Lead field execution for mechanical fire protection and suppression systems, including: Pre-action sprinkler piping and valves Nitrogen and air-pressurization systems, Clean-agent fire suppression (FM-200, Novec, Inergen, etc.) & drain, test, zone assemblies
  • Supervise and coordinate fire protection subcontractors and piping crews.
  • Ensure all work complies with drawings, specifications, and owner standards.
  • Manage pressure testing, leak detection, flushing, and system readiness.
  • Coordinate with LSS, Mechanical, Electrical, and Commissioning teams during integrated system testing.
  • Track manpower, schedule, and installation progress for all FP scopes.
  • Resolve RFIs, redlines, and constructability issues related to piping and suppression systems.
  • Participate in walkdowns, inspections, and turnover activities.
  • Enforce safety and quality standards at all times.

Requirements:

  • 8+ years of construction supervision in fire protection piping, sprinkler, or suppression systems.
  • Experience on mission-critical or complex facilities (data centers, hospitals, semiconductor fabs, industrial plants, or similar).
  • Strong working knowledge of: Pre-action sprinkler systems, nitrogen or air pressurization, cean-agent suppression systems fire protection piping and valve assemblies
  • Ability to read and interpret FP drawings, risers, and P&IDs.
  • Experience supporting pressure testing, system startup, and commissioning readiness.
  • Hyperscale data center experience
  • Experience with integrated fire protection commissioning

Why Join Us:

OnQGlobalCx is a project management and engineering consulting firm that partners with top-tier clients on some of the most complex mission-critical projects worldwide. While we operate on a large scale, we maintain a family-run, tight-knit culture with a proactive focus on rolling our people onto new opportunities when projects wrap.

  • Competitive pay and benefits package.
  • Opportunity to work on a mission-critical project with long-term career potential.
  • Be part of a tight-knit, high-performing team delivering world-class facilities for leading technology clients.

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