Commercial Roofing Superintendent - Knoxville, TN

Role and Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and oversee multiple commercial roofing projects simultaneously.
• Cookordinate with superintendents, foremen, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, and timelines.
• Review contracts, specifications, and drawings to ensure project compliance.
• Monitor job progress and resolve issues proactively.
• Conduct site visits to ensure safety and quality standards are met.
• Provide regular progress updates to clients and senior management.
• Track material usage, labor costs, and project financials.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, manufacturer requirements, and building codes.
• Support and mentor field leaders (superintendents, foremen).
• Inspect substrates at the time of the visit and ensure that all is acceptable before installation of roof system.
• Ensure that the specifications shop drawings and scope of work are being followed exactly.
• Ensure that all materials are installed with correct adhesives and fasteners in the correct fastening pattern.
• Ensure that all materials are installed with the correct lapping, jointing, and staggering as required.
• Ensure that all materials are installed at the correct heat and rate, as required.
• Material Storage & Protection
• Ensure that all materials on the job meet the requirements of the construction docs including but not limited to construction plans, shop drawings, and/or manufacturer printed instructions.
• Ensure that all materials are properly secured and protected at the jobsite.
• Ensure that all material is stored and installed within the correct environmental conditions.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of commercial roofing or construction management experience.
• Strong knowledge of TPO, EPDM, PVC, modified bitumen, and metal roofing systems.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, contracts, and schedules.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills for client and team interactions.
• Proficiency in project management software (Procore, MS Project, etc.) preferred.
• OSHA 30 certification preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or related field preferred, but experience may substitute.

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential roles and responsibilities.
• While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear.
• The employee is often required to be on their feet for extended periods of time, and use their hands and fingers to handle or feel.
• Vision abilities required by this job may include close vision.
• This position may require occasional climbing, balancing, heavy lifting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling.
• All employees must have the ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA, OSHA, and other federal, state, and local standards.