Construction Site Superintendent

About the role

Location: Olympia, WA. Full‑Time position.

Williams Contracting is a custom home design‑build company specializing in high‑quality residential construction, including ground‑up custom homes, detailed remodels, and custom residential projects that require strong craftsmanship, organization, communication, and attention to detail.

We are seeking an experienced Construction Site Superintendent to lead daily field operations on custom residential construction projects. This role manages jobsite activity, coordinates subcontractors and internal field teams, maintains schedule progress, enforces quality standards, and ensures each project is built according to Williams Contracting standards.

Responsibilities

• Jobsite Leadership – Schedule & Coordination: Manage daily construction sequencing in alignment with the project schedule, coordinate subcontractor arrivals, site access, work readiness, and completion, ensure work areas are prepared, identify schedule risks early, monitor progress, and coordinate with the office team.
• Quality Control: Inspect work regularly for quality, accuracy, and plan compliance; maintain Williams Contracting standards; identify and correct quality issues; reduce punch list items and rework; ensure custom details are executed accurately.
• Subcontractor Management: Communicate expectations, confirm subcontractors have information, access, and materials, verify work is complete and clean, address field issues promptly, and report concerns to leadership.
• Materials & Site Readiness: Confirm required materials, products, fixtures, and selections are onsite before work begins; coordinate deliveries; report missing or damaged items; maintain organized staging areas; protect client property and stored materials.
• Communication & Documentation: Provide regular field updates, document progress and issues, communicate professionally with clients, escalate problems early, propose solutions, and participate in project meetings.

Qualifications

• Strong residential construction experience, with prior superintendent, foreman, lead carpenter, or field management roles.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural plans, structural drawings, specifications, and details.
• Understanding of construction sequencing, building systems, and trade coordination.
• Proven ability to manage subcontractors, field crews, schedules, and jobsite priorities.
• Excellent communication, organization, problem‑solving, and attention to detail.
• Professional, reliable, safety‑minded, and client‑focused demeanor.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record and reliable transportation; ability to travel between jobsites.
• Ability to provide verifiable work history and references; comfortable working in and around clients’ homes.
• Preferred: Experience with custom homes or high‑end residential remodeling, hands‑on carpentry background, coordinating multiple trades, familiarity with jobsite documentation, photo records, schedules, and punch‑list tracking.

Skills

• Residential construction knowledge
• Field leadership
• Subcontractor coordination
• Schedule management
• Quality control
• Plan reading
• Problem solving
• Client professionalism
• Jobsite safety
• Clear communication
• Organization and follow‑through

Pay

$30‑$40 per hour with room to increase based on performance, plus performance‑based bonus opportunities.

Schedule

Monday‑Friday, daytime hours; occasional overtime as needed.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• IRA match
• PTO
• Local projects with steady, year‑round work
• Opportunity to lead high‑quality custom residential projects
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• Vehicle, fuel, or mileage support for jobsite travel (depending on final compensation package)
• Supportive team environment focused on craftsmanship, communication, and professional growth