Construction Site Superintendent

Description

Job Purpose: Lead and manage construction projects from inception to completion, ensuring adherence to project schedules, budgets, quality and safety standards.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Project Manager to develop project schedules and drive team members and subcontractors in meeting deadlines
• Aid in the development of scopes and budgets while enforcing adherence throughout the duration of the project
• Manage and oversee all project labor manpower, scheduling 3 week look-aheads
• Provide weekly production reports on project progress
• Regularly inspect work for quality and timeliness; prepare and provide progress reports to owners and architects; make recommendations for necessary modifications
• Collaborate with architect, engineer, attorney, and other pertinent stakeholders to ensure specifications, zoning requirements, and other regulations are met
• Maintain records related to costs and inventory
• Address any safety violations or other deficiencies while holding contractors accountable to safety standards
• Provide hands-on, on-site training to trade partners and employees
• Attend team meetings and contribute to group discussions

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Construction Science, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent trade experience preferred.
• At least 10 years of experience in new and/or renovation construction.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excels in a team environment and able to communicate effectively with coworkers and sub contractors.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Able to oversee and coordinate a variety of people in different roles.
• Detail-oriented and production driven.
• Able to read, understand, and execute blueprints, drawings, and plans.
• Thorough understanding of code requirements relating to construction and building sites.
• Thorough understanding of quality building practices.
• Able to quickly identify problems and efficiently solve them.
• Bilingual preferred, but mastery of the English language required.
• Proficient in digital communication through email, shared calendars and file systems.

Working Conditions

• Subject to both indoor and outdoor environmental conditions.
• Subject to extreme cold: temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• Subject to extreme heat: temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• May be subject to hazards: includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
• Subject to one or more of the following atmospheric conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation.
• May be required to wear a respirator.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand and sit;
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms;
• Frequent requirement to walk, talk, hear, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, and grasp;
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds;
• Visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; performing mechanical or skills trade tasks; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes; and assessment of the assigned work’s accuracy, thoroughness, and neatness upon completion.