Assistant Superintendent

C. Herman Construction is a general contracting company specializing in multi-family construction. With seven years of growth, we’ve built projects totaling more than $400 million across the Southeast through relationships and referrals. Our expertise includes multi-family, commercial, interiors, and historic rehab projects. Licensed in NC, SC, and GA, we operate offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, Wilmington, Greenville, SC, and Charleston, SC. We focus on bringing together team members who share our mission: to provide quality construction and exceptional customer service through a dedicated partnership approach. Our culture values passion, teamwork, and encourages professional and personal growth.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Assistant Superintendent with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in ground-up, multi-family construction. This position reports to the Lead Project Superintendent. The ideal candidate will have exceptional communication skills, strong leadership, and the ability to multitask and work as a team. This role assists the Superintendent with overall on-site management of the project from inception to final acceptance, including supervision of subcontractors and ensuring safe working conditions.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and work closely with the superintendent on a daily basis
• Assist superintendent in managing all on-site assigned personnel and providing a positive and safe work environment
• Ensure safety policies/OSHA requirements are adhered to by those working on the project site each day; notify the superintendent of any safety violations
• Assist the superintendent with weekly subcontractor/safety meetings
• Monitor the work of subcontractors, laborers, and other partners to ensure compliance with relevant laws, risk protection, and adherence to budgets and deadlines
• Maintain the construction schedule and ensure proper sequencing of all construction activities for efficient and profitable operations
• Inform superintendent of any plan changes or design issues
• Work closely with the superintendent to meet or beat all construction milestones
• Read all scopes associated with work to ensure subcontractors meet their contractual obligations
• Complete turnover sheets and appliance logs as units near completion
• Collect all material delivery tickets and send to the controller to ensure timely vendor payments
• Collect all delivery/pick-up tickets on rental equipment and send to the controller for proper tracking
• Develop plans for sequencing and logistics of construction activities
• Have working knowledge of the plans and specifications
• Maintain and implement a quality control plan
• Ensure the project site and its contents are secured at the close of each working day; maintain a clean and orderly site
• Complete a required daily log of project progression at the close of each workday

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience with ground-up, multi-family projects of 100 units or greater, ideally as an Assistant Superintendent or in a similar position
• Thorough knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, and engineering principles and techniques
• Engineering or Construction Management degree preferred but not required
• Proficiency with reading, understanding, and interpreting plans, specifications, drawings, contracts, and other documents
• Demonstrated ability to professionally resolve issues with clients, subcontractors, and other third parties in a timely manner
• Proficiency with construction management and office productivity software, including MS Excel, MS Word, or other web-based or mobile document and project management solutions
• Experience with Procore Construction Management software preferred but not required
• Act with integrity to support C. Herman Construction’s core values while maintaining focus on meeting or exceeding client requirements and expectations

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Bonus potential
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Family/medical leave
• Paid parental leave
• Company 401K
• Short-term/long-term disability
• Group and voluntary life insurance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• 8 paid holidays per year
• Company outings and team-building events
• Half-days every other Friday (May–August)
• Employee referral program
• Employee Stock Ownership