Project Superintendent

About the role

Milestone Contractors is a privately held, family-owned business headquartered in Indianapolis. We specialize in highway, bridge, asphalt and concrete paving and site development. Our mission is to prioritize safety, quality, people and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Manages total construction project to meet design, budget and scheduling specifications
• Coordinates work with other contractors
• Interfaces with client representatives
• Authorizes and approves project personnel transactions, purchase requisitions, field design change requests
• Facilitates collaboration between Estimating, Project Control, scheduling and other internal departments to keep project on track
• Analyzes project plan, cost performance, weather conditions and equipment availability
• Ensures resource availability
• Plans, coordinates and supervises onsite
• Provides day to day direction to field staff
• Manages project labor, including hiring, disciplining and firing
• Provides technical assistance as needed
• Aids project management with project procedures, working documents and standards
• Ensures all onsite personnel comply with required project, safety, OSHA procedures and work rules
• Solves conflicts and labor relations issues; understands contract agreements with regard to scheduling and assigning work
• Manages performance of employees; ensures that work meets customer and company expectations for quality and technical specifications
• Communicates effectively: advises project manager or senior managers of problems, potential problems, schedule difficulties; shares information about work plan with subordinates, peers, subcontractors; collaborates with project control, estimating, schedule and equipment to keep project on schedule; facilitates collaboration among work crews
• Promotes and maintains safe work environment: exhibits safe work behaviors; evaluates work area for hazards; eliminates or controls hazards; leads daily safety huddles and safety training; follows safe work plans; ensures subordinate employees are following safe work plan and exhibiting safe behaviors

Qualifications

• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or a related field; candidates with equivalent industry experience will also be considered
• Preferred: 8+ years of experience leading or supervising field construction crews. Candidates with a combination of relevant supervisory and construction experience will also be considered
• Preferred: Prior experience in heavy highway construction
• Preferred: Licenses and Certifications: Drivers License Required

Additional duties and responsibilities

As assigned, including but not limited to continuously growing in alignment with the Company’s core values, competencies, and skills.