Senior Superintendent

Job Location: 12530 Parklawn Drive, Headquarters - Rockville, MD, Maryland
Position Type: Full time

About the Role

The Senior Superintendent provides overall leadership for on-site field management and administration as it relates to the onsite construction process in planning, coordination, and execution of work on time and within budget for larger and more complex projects. This position includes direct supervision of superintendents, assistants, foremen, subcontractors, and other construction-related personnel. The role involves coordination with clients, design team members, third-party consultants, and establishing project parameters while maintaining a safe workplace, enforcing quality control, enhancing client relationships, and promoting the company image.

Responsibilities

• Leads large projects, manages schedules, coordinates trade partners, and ensures project success.
• Oversees all field operations, ensuring timely and high-quality project delivery.
• Leads all aspects of project execution in partnership with project management, from field operations and field engineering to coordination with trade partners, ensuring schedules, safety, quality standards, and contractual obligations are met.
• Partners with the project management team to lead project teams with strong organizational skills and maintains focus on project goals.
• Applies deep knowledge of construction systems and techniques to ensure efficient, cost-effective, and high-quality project operations.
• Communicates and builds trust with project stakeholders, including owners, designers, and trade partners, facilitating collaboration and aligning goals.
• Resolves issues, manages conflict, and maintains positive relationships among all project stakeholders.
• Implements and enforces DAVIS quality best practices, including creating and enforcing quality plans.
• Anticipates potential project risks and implements proactive measures to mitigate them.
• Oversees the quality control process, ensuring all work meets code and project specifications.
• Uses project management software, scheduling systems, and other construction-related tools to manage project tasks and communicate with stakeholders.
• Enforces safety standards and best practices across projects, including implementing and enforcing safety plans.
• Mentors teams on safety standards, ensuring compliance with company protocols and best practices.
• Ensures full compliance with all relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Proactively identifies potential risks (e.g., safety risks, scheduling delays, quality concerns) and provides feasible solutions.
• Develops contingency plans to keep the project on track despite unexpected issues.
• Reviews and manages project documentation such as contracts, drawings, and specifications to ensure constructability, accuracy, and compliance.
• Ensures compliance with contract requirements and effective project documentation, including safety reports and quality checklists.
• Creates, manages, and reviews project schedules independently to ensure timely project delivery.
• Directs the development of project schedules, working closely with trade partners to avoid scheduling conflicts.
• Oversees the team’s field staff look-ahead schedule development.
• Applies understanding of project contracts, scopes, and financial documentation to field operations.
• Effectively manages contract obligations and financial tracking on the project.
• Performs layout and control work for project needs.

Requirements

• Ten (10) to fifteen (15) years of construction operations experience OR a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or a related field and at least seven (7) years of progressive supervisory experience in overall building construction.
• Certifications for CPR/First Aid and OSHA 30-hour.
• Proficiency with computer-based scheduling software, spreadsheet applications, project management software, and virtual construction software.
• Knowledge and understanding of sustainable construction (e.g., LEED).
• Ability to manage a team and lead a project to a successful outcome.

Core Competencies

• Autonomy + Accountability: Makes decisions with limited guidance that affect the immediate role and others; provides guidance and direction to managers and professional staff.
• Business Impact: Impacts own team, adjacent teams, and teams company-wide; decisions affect departmental success and influence senior leaders.
• Talent Development: Leads through managers, sets organizational priorities, allocates resources, and is accountable for the performance of multiple related teams.
• Problem Solving + Resiliency: Identifies and solves complex operational and organizational problems, leveraging appropriate resources within or outside the project, department, or team.

Values

• Trust
• Excellence in Service: Fulfilling clients’ highest expectations.
• Inclusion: Ensuring a culture of respect and acceptance, where all employees have a sense of purpose and belonging.
• Integrity: Exhibiting honesty and fairness while holding ourselves accountable for our actions.
• Building Relationships: Creating and maintaining strong partnerships through leadership, creative solutions, and hard work.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $134,000.00 - $180,000.00.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid health care plan (including family coverage).
• Life insurance, short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Annual contribution to your HSA.
• Annual incentive bonus.
• Paid time off + annual holidays.
• Financial benefits (401(k), Roth, and ESOP).
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• Fertility and family-forming assistance.
• Continuing education support.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• On-site fitness center.
• Parental leave.
• Company vehicle or auto allowance for eligible employees.