Senior Superintendent / Project Manager

Location: DeLand, FL (home office) – field-based role with regular travel to project sites across Florida’s east-central coast, including Daytona Beach, Palm Coast, Cocoa Beach, and Melbourne. Full-time position reporting to the Senior Director of Production.

About The Role

At RL James we’re seeking an experienced Senior Superintendent / Project Manager to lead complex exterior restoration and building envelope projects across Florida’s east-central coast. This is a role for a construction professional who thrives in fast-paced field environments, enjoys solving real-world envelope and waterproofing challenges, and takes pride in delivering high-quality work safely, on time, and on budget.

Whether your background is running the field as a superintendent or managing projects end-to-end, you’ll own the work from pre-construction handoff through final closeout and serve as a key leader for clients, field teams, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders — with a focus on restoring, protecting, and extending the life of existing buildings.

Scope of Work

• Structural & concrete restoration (spall repair, shoring, epoxy/grout injection)
• Below-grade & above-grade waterproofing (membranes, coatings, deck & traffic coatings)
• Air / vapor barriers and building envelope systems
• Sealant, caulking & expansion joint systems; glazing
• Impact windows & doors
• Painting & protective coatings

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from pre-construction turnover through final closeout, managing budgets, schedules, forecasting, procurement, and overall project performance.
• Direct day-to-day field execution - supervising crews and subcontractors on site, driving quality control, and enforcing jobsite safety.
• Coordinate work on occupied buildings, including access systems (swing stage / suspended scaffold, mast climbers, boom lifts), staging, and sequencing around building operations.
• Partner closely with Job Leaders, Superintendents, and field leadership to drive successful execution and project alignment.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for restoration consultants, engineers, ownership representatives, and project stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, sequencing plans, and milestone tracking.
• Lead manpower planning and field labor logistics to keep crews productive and on schedule.
• Review subcontract agreements, negotiate change orders, and manage cost controls.
• Coordinate inspections, mock-ups, testing, permits, reporting, and project documentation.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, safety standards, quality expectations, and company procedures.
• Proactively identify project risks and implement solutions to protect schedule and budget.

Requirements

• You’ve personally led façade, waterproofing, concrete restoration, sealant, or coatings projects on existing structures, as a Senior Superintendent, Project Manager, with hands-on knowledge of access systems (swing stage, mast climber), air/vapor barrier and sealant systems, and coordination with restoration consultants and engineers.
• 3+ years leading exterior restoration / building envelope projects in the field or as a project manager (not ground-up construction).
• Strong understanding of high-rise restoration operations, staging, sequencing, and occupied-building coordination.
• Experience running multiple active restoration projects or crews simultaneously.
• Solid financial, scheduling, contract administration, and change-order skills — or strong field-leadership fundamentals and the drive to grow them.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and restoration details.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and coordination across field and office teams.
• Willingness to travel regularly to project sites across Florida’s east-central coast, including Daytona Beach, Palm Coast, Cocoa Beach, and Melbourne.

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry credentials such as IIBEC, ICRI, SWRI, or AMPP/NACE.
• OSHA 30 and a demonstrated commitment to jobsite safety.

Benefits

• Work on complex, high-profile exterior restoration projects across Florida’s east-central coast.
• Collaborative, team-oriented culture focused on quality, accountability, and professional growth.
• Exposure to a wide range of specialized restoration and building envelope scopes.
• Make a direct impact protecting and extending the life of existing structures.

Pay

Salary Range: $90,000 – $120,000 base salary, depending on experience.