Senior Superintendent
Adolfson & Peterson Construction · Duluth, MN · 2 wk ago
Management$116k–$192k/yrFull-time
About the role
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Superintendent to join our dynamic team at Adolfson & Peterson Construction. This role will manage and control assigned projects, ensuring safety, productivity, schedule, work quality, and trade contractor and supplier coordination.
Responsibilities
- Take personal responsibility for working safely within an incident and injury free (IIF) culture.
- Manage on-site construction activities for projects ranging from small scale to large and complex.
- Understand all plans, specifications, and details for the project; maintain a complete set of updated construction drawings.
- Procure tools, equipment, and materials necessary for the project; ensure all team members have been trained on the tools and processes necessary to perform their jobs; conduct weekly toolbox talks.
- Provide information in the project start-up and close-out meetings.
- Manage, review, and control all project schedule, cost codes, budgets, and production units for the project.
- Resolve any issues or deficiencies throughout the project life cycle.
- Ensure that trade contractors meet the schedule and perform quality work while maintaining a positive relationship with them.
- Ensure project quality based on AP’s quality management programs; create site-specific quality control plans; monitor compliance and performance.
- Document all corrections, changes, and requests.
- Schedule and direct all inspections with city officials, government agencies, and private agencies as required; ensure documentation is ready for presentation.
- Establish the punchlist process and close-out procedures with the Project Manager, owner, and design team before trade contractor work starts; maintain a zero punchlist.
- Mentor and train team members.
- Monitor compliance and performance.
- Implement and maintain AP’s safety program to strive for IIF on all projects; this includes ensuring all job safety requirements are understood and implemented by all project personnel and trade contractors.
- Collaborate with the AP safety support team members as a resource.
- Lead on-site safety meetings.
- Review the trade contractors’ safety programs and SDS information in the trade contractor start-up meeting.
- Identify and correct all safety hazards on the jobsite.
- Report all safety incidents to AP safety team members.
- Maintain and post OSHA and Company required safety literature.
- Foster the rapport between the region’s senior management and the owner.
- Facilitate communications between vendors, owner, design team, owner vendors, and user teams.
- Manage assigned group of Superintendents and other team members.
- Coach, mentor, and train team members.
- Conduct regular check-ins.
- Participate in activities to attract, develop, and retain team members.
- Provide input for staffing decisions.
- Develop and manage team member performance goals and development plans.
- Provide leadership for creating and nurturing a collaborative environment and team member engagement.
- Resolve work site team member issues.
- Ensure team members have the necessary resources and support.
- Collaborate with other departments throughout the project life cycle including the pre-construction and planning phases.
- Create project schedule during the pre-construction phase.
- Work directly with pre-construction for quantity take-offs, material selections, and pricing estimates.
- Prepare, manage, and update the detailed project schedule with sequence and activity duration including procurement items.
- Understand the contract between AP and the owner, the project estimate, budget set-up, and trade contractor and supplier contract scopes.
- Absolutely ensure that all subcontractors have met all insurance requirements prior to being onsite.
- Assist with procuring future projects while building client loyalty.
- Participate in marketing efforts, presentations, and proposal preparations; help determine sequence activities and activity duration on schedules for proposed projects.
- Maintain a network of possible and client leads; provide leads for potential projects.
- Act as a leader in at least one external industry organization while participating in numerous other organizations.
Requirements
- History of progressively more responsible construction leadership experience and proven results including:
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or related field plus 8+ years of construction management experience or high school diploma or equivalent and 12+ years of directly related experience.
- 2+ years of people management experience.
- Strong proficiency with construction management software such as Prolog, P6, MS Project, Excel, AutoCad, and project management software.
- Solid understanding of building plans and specifications, value engineering, and life cycle costing.
- Proven results in driving safety initiatives and compliance.
- Current or ability to become current with OSHA 30 and company safety requirements.
- Ability to climb, walk, lift, carry, push, and complete repetitive motion activities throughout the day.
- Ability to occasionally lift, move, and/or carry up 100 pounds.
- Ability to travel to project sites and availability to accept long-term out-of-town assignments.
- Willingness to work in various (sometimes extreme) climate conditions.
- Demonstrated integrity and ethical standards.
- Ability to obtain a forklift certification and commercial driver’s license preferred.
- Strong analytical and logic skills with the ability to maintain a high degree of precision on detailed work.
- Developed skills (written, oral, and listening) in order to effectively communicate with diverse audiences.
- Ability to efficiently manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously under time constraints.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build successful and lasting relationships.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- 401(k)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Bonus
Pay
$116,000.00 - $192,000.00
Schedule
N/A