Superintendent

About the role

Benchmark is a premier design-build, site and underground utility construction firm, completing over 500 projects spanning over ten (10) years. With a heavy focus on mission critical facilities, our teams collaborate seamlessly to ensure our customers receive the highest level of service in the construction industry. At Benchmark, our success is fueled by our exceptional workforce. We prioritize training and professional development, encouraging our team to expand and enhance their unique skills, so they can fully realize their potential. If you are driven and passionate about excellence, we want to hear from you. Join us and be a part of our dynamic team, where your skills and ambitions will be nurtured and valued.

The Superintendent is responsible for the successful field execution of construction projects, ensuring work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with Benchmark's quality standards. This role provides hands-on leadership and direction to field personnel, subcontractors, vendors, and other project stakeholders while planning and coordinating day-to-day site activities. The Superintendent works closely with project management to proactively identify field challenges, manage resources, monitor productivity, maintain project documentation, and ensure construction activities align with project scope, specifications, and schedule. The ideal candidate is a strong field leader with extensive construction knowledge, excellent communication and problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment.

Responsibilities

• Champion a safety-first culture by promoting and enforcing Benchmark, client, OSHA, and applicable environmental safety requirements across the jobsite.
• Conduct regular site walkthroughs and safety inspections, partnering with the Safety Department to identify deficiencies and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Lead and coordinate daily field operations, including subcontractors, trades, field personnel, equipment, materials, and other project resources.
• Monitor construction progress and productivity to ensure work remains aligned with project milestones, schedules, and performance expectations.
• Collaborate with project management teams to forecast short- and long-term construction activities, manpower needs, equipment requirements, and material deliveries.
• Review project drawings, specifications, and construction documents to ensure field teams understand the scope of work and execute it accurately.
• Identify potential scope changes, out-of-scope work, schedule impacts, and cost concerns early and communicate them promptly to project management.
• Take ownership of field cost control by monitoring labor productivity, resource utilization, timesheets, material quantities, storage, and waste.
• Maintain accurate field documentation, including daily reports, manpower tracking, production information, site photographs, and other required project records.
• Communicate effectively with project management, other superintendents, subcontractors