Senior Superintendent

About the Role

Our Senior Superintendent provides overall direction on projects and develops and maintains strong working relationships with owners and architects throughout the project lifecycle. This individual evaluates project performance, site conditions, safety and quality standards, compliance with scope, and effective management of trade partners. Responsibilities include ensuring constructability reviews, logistics plans, and baseline schedules achieve project turnover requirements. This is an onsite position.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, manage, and document all day-to-day job site activities including OSHA safety compliance.
• Direct field personnel according to the project plan.
• Communicate issues, events, performance, and progress daily to the Project Manager.
• Report any problems promptly to the Project Manager to facilitate cost-effective solutions.
• Establish effective working relationships with clients, team members, and subcontractors.
• Request advice and assistance from the General Superintendent or Project Executive on matters pertaining to materials, sequencing, scheduling, logistics, and personnel.
• Project Start-Up/Turnover Meeting:
  • Identify pre-mobilization activities in conjunction with the Project Executive, General Superintendent, and Project Manager.
  • Develop start-up schedule with Project Manager and send it to the Project Executive and General Superintendent for review.
• Scheduling:
  • Assist in formulating and implementing construction schedules in the field.
  • Establish and implement the Project baseline schedule based on project contracts and subcontractor input, considering potential schedule impacts.
  • Maintain the schedule and ensure work performed aligns with the contract and meets or exceeds client expectations.
  • Update Project Schedule monthly.
  • Provide progress report with a six-week look ahead of schedule to the Project Manager and field staff.
• Safety:
  • Ensure all subcontractors participate in a safety pre-construction meeting prior to starting work.
  • Ensure all subcontractors have a full set of MSDS sheets, site-specific safety plan, and current insurance certificate.
  • Review the project daily to ensure compliance with OSHA and governing requirements and the project site-specific safety plan.
• Quality Management:
  • Ensure all pertinent benchmarks for the project are established and inserted into the baseline schedule.
  • Ensure all 1st delivery inspections and Benchmark inspections occur per the baseline schedule.
  • Ensure inspections are approved, documented, and communicated to the project team.
• Subcontractor and Site Management:
  • Manage site pre-construction including pre-construction survey, job site utilization, and staging plans.
  • Mobilize the field office and maintain the job site to company standards.
  • Organize documentation of the job site for easy access and review.
  • Manage subcontractor performance to quality and ethical standards.
  • Work with PM to identify and resolve personnel issues and construction process revisions.
  • Manage all phases of the construction process including documenting and reporting site activities and progress, managing excavations, and assisting with Job Site Utilization Plan.
• Meeting Management:
  • Attend project turnover, mobilization, and project coordination meetings.
  • Attend/lead safety pre-construction meetings.
  • Attend/lead weekly foreman and safety meetings.
  • Attend/lead monthly schedule review meetings.
  • Attend/lead Pull Plan Meetings and 6 Week Make Ready Plan Meetings.
  • Attend/lead subcontractor meetings.
  • Attend closeout meetings.
  • Attend owner meetings.
• Administrative Management:
  • Complete and implement construction office checklists including emergency phone lists.
  • Complete daily reports and maintain logs of key activities, files, and shop drawings.
  • Manage the quality and condition of all material deliveries.
  • Maintain required safety reporting and all other required files to company standards.
  • Ensure as-built working drawings are maintained, as well as the current drawing log and revision log, communicating updates to subcontractors.
• Project Closeout:
  • Manage subcontractor closeout, transfer of utilities, owner training, work list, and punch list.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering (not required).
• 8 to 12 years of experience related to construction projects within the sector.
• Mission Critical experience a plus.
• Excellent team development skills and leadership abilities.
• Strong ability to partner with the Project Manager and staff.
• Effective communication skills.
• Capable of dealing with ambiguity and tight work oversight.
• Business judgment to negotiate the critical balance between budget and construction processes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to take action confidently and decisively.
• Ability to manage and embrace change, responding and adapting to new processes and perspectives.
• Must possess BE&K Core Values: Integrity, Teamwork, Respect, Discipline, Accountability, Social Responsibility.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform physical activities such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, and handling materials.
• Must be able to work in various weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold.
• Capable of standing and walking for extended periods.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.