Assistant Superintendent

Benefits Offering

RailWorks offers a comprehensive benefits package including competitive pay, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company match, and additional performance incentives.

Compensation

$70,000 - $75,000 / year

Position Summary

Supports Superintendent during all phases of construction projects, including coordinating workers, materials, and equipment, supervising sub-contractors and staff, ensuring that specifications are being followed, and that work is proceeding on schedule and within budget.

Primary/Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Supervises and monitors work performance and productivity of subcontractors and craft workers to ensure project rules, procedures, and safety requirements are followed.
• Covers and supervises the scheduling and activities for craft workers.
• Ensures contractors are conforming to project specifications, codes, procedures, rules, and safety requirements.
• Performs in-depth review of all contract documents to become familiar with all details, notes, and requirements.
• Maintains job schedules and coordinates contractors’ work, suppliers’ deliveries, and equipment needs.
• Maintains quality standards of all jobs, including contractor performance, and ensures that all quality assurance and company standards are being met.
• Schedules inspections as appropriate.
• Provides assistance in resolving day-to-day construction problems encountered.
• Acts as a liaison between field engineering and crafts to ensure construction complies with drawings and specifications.
• Plans work schedules, determines manpower levels, material quantities, and equipment requirements.
• Advices superintendents and/or project management of potential problems, work interference, and schedule difficulties; assists in circumventing/resolving such problems as required.
• Aids in obtaining required permits and licenses.
• Monitors job schedules and associated costs to achieve completion of project on time and within budget.
• Maintains job safety and safety training; enforces safety programs and OSHA Standards.
• Acts as liaison among owners, inspectors, staff, and subcontractors.
• Aids in preparing written reports and/or updates (internal and external) for management, client, and project team, to ensure a clear understanding of project status.
• Manages inspection lists and prepares and manages project closeout requirements.
• Administers financial tracking systems to monitor project costs and estimates.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of construction management experience including a thorough knowledge of construction industry practices, methods, processes, and standards and their impact on project activities.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of basic project controls (cost, schedule, change management, etc.), material management, contract management, subcontract management, safety, and quality.
• Shows strong supervisory and resource coordination skills.
• Has a track record of successfully executing projects on schedule and within budget.
• Is proficient with Microsoft Office suite.
• Has effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Has strong client relations, influencing skills, and organizational skills.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Frequently works outdoors at construction sites and occasionally works indoors.
• Frequently stands and walks, and may climb, balance, stoop, or crouch while negotiating work areas under construction.
• Sits, walks, reads, writes, and uses a keyboard.
• May be exposed to harsh weather conditions including very hot and very cold weather.
• May be exposed to loud noise.

Company Overview

RailWorks is North America’s leading rail maintenance and infrastructure solutions provider. With over 100 years of experience, our geographic footprint enables us to quickly serve our customers and provides ample opportunities for our employees to grow their careers within the company. We take on challenging projects every day and our success relies on a collaborative, safe, and open-minded work environment that encourages teamwork, positivity, and ingenuity. We are committed to creating a culture of trust, respect, and acceptance. RailWorks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with RailWorks without regard to an individual’s sex, race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.