Superintendent

About the role

We are a nationally ranked, safety-focused, and talent-driven organization delivering project management services through tailored delivery models. Our strength lies in matching delivery models to specific project needs, making the construction process feel seamless. Our foundation is built on our people, culture, and values, with a "people first" approach that fosters curiosity, creativity, and mutual respect. Safety is our top priority, and we are committed to creating safe workplaces for our team and everyone we work with. We invest in our employees through robust onboarding, assessments like StrengthsFinder2.0 and DISC, ongoing training, team-building activities, wellness programs, and an annual company Summit.

The Construction Superintendent will oversee and coordinate daily construction activities to ensure the seamless and successful execution of project objectives. Working with the project director and/or project manager, you will develop execution strategies, schedules, and detailed plans to safely and efficiently execute field work, meeting client, business, and project milestones. This role requires technical expertise in construction means and methods, site/trade coordination, complex installations, logistics, schedule management, site safety, and field quality assurance. You will provide leadership, technical support, and guidance to on-site trade personnel, ensuring installations conform to drawings and specifications while implementing corrective actions for non-conformities. Effective communication and consensus-building with project team members and stakeholders are essential.

This is a full-time, FLSA exempt position requiring at least 40 hours per week, with the ability to work additional hours as needed. The role involves travel to project sites located in the SW Michigan region.

Responsibilities

• Manages all on-site construction functions in accordance with CSM Group’s established policies, procedures, and systems.
• Demonstrates mastery in construction project workflow and plans accordingly, identifying and mitigating risks that may jeopardize timely or safe project completion.
• Attends and contributes to Project Coordination/Preconstruction Meetings, providing constructability input.
• Reviews Bid Documents and Bid Review Documents to gain scope familiarity; participates in Pre-Bid Meetings and Post-Bid Interviews.
• Coordinates and chairs project kickoff meetings prior to subcontractor mobilization.
• Oversees general safety supervision and awareness with support from safety specialists.
• Manages project execution, including but not limited to:
  • Trade/Vendor Coordination & logistics
  • Daily Reports
  • Development and management of Project Schedule, including Master Schedule and 3-week look-ahead updates
  • Driving field outcomes to support schedule milestones
  • Site Supervision and Project Coordination
  • Daily review and authorization of Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) forms, hot work permits, confined space plans, crane lift plans, and inspections
  • Quality Control Inspections
  • Coordination with Authorities Having Jurisdiction for permit issuance and signoff
  • Facilitates Progress Meetings among trades and stakeholders
• Leverages business technology platforms (e.g., Procore, BlueBeam, MS Teams, MS OneNote, MS Project, MS Excel, MS Outlook, Smart Phone Applications, iPads) to maximize efficiency.
• Monitors performance, progress, and manpower issues; resolves as necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Senior PM/CM and Project Director.
• Documents daily field activities, including photographs, manpower reports, delays, safety observations, conversations, deliveries, and other records to maintain a complete and accurate project history.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of related construction management experience within heavy construction, preferably with a Construction Management, General Contracting, or trade contracting firm.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field is a plus but not required if combined with relevant experience.
• Knowledge of building codes (e.g., IBC, NEC, ASME, UMC, NFPA) is highly desirable.
• Trade certifications and licenses are desirable.
• Proven track record of solid safety implementation and a successful safety performance record.
• Completion of OSHA 30-hour training program is desirable.
• Experience with projects valued at more than $25,000,000 is highly desirable.
• Minimum training on utilizing equipment such as scissor lifts, boom lifts, and fork trucks.
• Proficiency in contemporary technology platforms or a demonstrated ability and willingness to learn.

Skills

• Collaborates: Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives, representing your interests while being fair to others. Credits others for their contributions and partners to get work done.
• Action Oriented: Takes action on challenges without unnecessary planning, identifies and seizes new opportunities, and displays a can-do attitude in all situations.
• Communicates Effectively: Adapts communication style to fit diverse audiences and settings (1:1, small/large groups, diverse styles/levels). Listens attentively, provides timely and helpful information, and encourages open expression of ideas.
• Manages Complexity: Asks the right questions to analyze situations, gathers data from multiple sources, uncovers root causes, and evaluates pros/cons and risks/benefits of solutions.
• Directs Work: Provides clear direction and accountabilities, delegates appropriately, monitors progress, and removes obstacles to ensure successful outcomes.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Package: Eligibility begins on date of hire; includes telemedicine at no additional cost.
• Health Savings Account (HSA): Company provides annual contributions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA): Options for Dependent Care, Medical, and Limited Care FSAs.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): 15 days per year for regularly scheduled, full-time employees, with accrual starting on the date of hire. Increases occur after designated years of service, with a maximum accrual of 1.5 times the annual amount.
• Holiday Pay: 6 paid U.S. holidays and 2 paid floating holidays. Employees hired on or after July 1 receive 1 floating holiday that year.
• Retirement Savings Plan (401(k)): Option to contribute to Traditional and/or Roth 401(k) plans with company matching contributions. Includes individual and group learning sessions on portfolio planning; 100% vesting after 3 years of service.
• Cell Phone Stipend: Bi-weekly stipend provided.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Employer-paid enhanced program covering emotional well-being, family/relationships, legal/financial matters, healthy lifestyles, and work/life transitions. Includes 24/7 access to professionals and 3 face-to-face counseling sessions per area of support per household per year. Eligible dependents are included.
• Personal Development: Competency-based program to assist in future career growth.
• Wellness Program: Comprehensive wellness initiatives.
• Paid Parental Leave: Available for maternal, paternal, and adoption scenarios.
• Disability Insurance: Company-paid short and long-term disability coverage.
• Optional Insurance: Term Life and AD&D Insurance available.
• Annual Apparel Allotment: Provided for work-related attire.
• Corporate and Community Events: Regularly scheduled events to foster team engagement.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Regularly required to drive to and from jobsites, sit, walk, stand, talk, hear, and smell.
• Extensive walking around the jobsite, including active construction areas, with the ability to traverse uneven terrain and work from ladders, scaffolds, and other structures at variable heights.
• Frequent use of hands for handling tools, controls, and fine motor coordination (e.g., computer work).
• Occasional reaching with hands and arms, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling.
• Occasional lifting and/or moving of up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Frequent exposure to ongoing construction activities, vibrations, noise, and various outside weather conditions (in all seasons). Work environment involves moderate risks requiring safety precautions.
• Noise levels may range from quiet to loud; proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as safety boots, hard hats, and protective eyewear is required on the jobsite.