Traveling Plumbing Superintendent - Healthcare

Take the next step in your career by joining our team as a Full-Time Construction Plumbing Superintendent, leading plumbing operations for a major ambulatory care center and dental clinic project. This role will join our Field Operations team in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in summer 2026.

This position offers a competitive salary range of $120,000-$160,000 and an extensive overseas benefits package, including company-provided housing for you and your dependents, a company vehicle, paid utilities, and employer-funded quarterly travel back home. Additional benefits include eligibility for foreign income tax exclusion, medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, health savings account, and paid time off. Candidates must be willing to travel to Guantanamo Bay and hold a valid passport.

In this role, you will lead plumbing construction efforts supporting facilities that serve U.S. military personnel. You'll bring strong leadership and problem-solving skills to ensure projects are executed efficiently, safely, and to the highest standards. By promoting teamwork, accountability, and precision, you will play a key role in delivering successful outcomes from project start through completion.

Position Overview - Plumbing Superintendent:

As a Plumbing Superintendent with RQ Construction, LLC, you will oversee all plumbing and mechanical construction activities on-site. This includes directing field crews and subcontractors, coordinating daily operations, and ensuring work is completed on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with all safety and quality requirements. Your leadership will help reinforce a culture centered on performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

This is an opportunity to be part of a high-performing team delivering complex construction projects in a unique international environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required; additional coursework in construction management and/or a plumbing trade program preferred
• Ability to obtain (or currently hold) a Class A Wastewater and Class B Drinking Water License
• Ability to obtain (or currently hold) Medical Gas Certification and familiarity with NFPA 99 (Health Care Facilities Code)
• Working knowledge of IPC and ICC codes
• Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Plumbing Superintendent managing crews on commercial or industrial projects with plumbing scopes of at least $1M
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with pressurized plumbing/mechanical systems strongly preferred
• Experience on government, military, or large-scale commercial construction projects is preferred, particularly within design-build environments
• Master Plumber license preferred
• Basic computer proficiency (Outlook) preferred; training available
• Experience with BIM software is a plus; training available

Certifications Required (Training available if needed):

• CPR and First Aid
• OSHA 30-hour
• EM-385 and STS

Apply today and join the RQ Team!

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), religion (all aspects of religious beliefs, observance or practice, including religious dress or grooming practices) marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer or a record or history of cancer, and genetic characteristics), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis or status protected by federal, state, or local law or ordinance or regulation.

All candidates considered for hire must provide evidence of identity and U.S. work authorization at the time of hire. Additionally, all candidates must successfully pass a drug screening and commercial criminal background check, including a stricter Department of Defense background check, for access to job site at military base (if applicable for position being hired for).