Superintendent

Responsibilities

• Review and develop a working understanding of all assigned scopes of work as established by the preconstruction and project management teams, and apply that understanding to support field execution, coordination, and sequencing.
• Maintain strong working knowledge of project schedule, milestones and sequencing requirements, proactively supporting schedule performance through coordination, planning and field driven efficiencies.
• Cover implementation of design directives, RFIs, and field work orders within assigned areas, ensuring clear communication to subcontractors and proper execution in the field.
• Support jobsite resource management by coordinating tools, equipment, and consumable materials required for assigned scopes, and assist in procurement of incidental field needs.
• Develop and maintain short-interval look-ahead schedules for assigned work areas, including tracking manpower and progress against planned activities.
• Cover daily work activities within assigned scopes, ensuring work is executed safely, efficiently and in accordance with contract documents and quality requirements.
• Provide clear daily direction to subcontractors and field personnel proactively addressing coordination challenges productivity concerns, and operational issues.
• Verify field readiness for work activities, including ensuring required documentation, permits and subcontractor compliance are in place prior to the start of work.
• Aid in establishing control points, verifying layout, and supporting field engineering efforts as required to ensure accuracy of installation.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date field documentation, including daily reports, RFIs, field work orders, manpower tracking and jobsite records for assigned scopes.
• Promote and reinforce jobsite safety standards by proactively identifying unsafe conditions, participating in safety planning, and supporting compliance among subcontractors and field personnel.
• Interface with inspectors and testing agencies for assigned work areas, ensuring work is prepared for inspections and supporting timely approvals.
• Aid in punch list development and completion for assigned scopes, coordinating subcontractors and verifying work is completed in accordance with project requirements.
• Support development of Assistant Superintendents through knowledge-sharing, field coordination guidance, and day-to-day mentorship.

  Qualifications

  • 5-12 years of construction experience, including field supervision responsibilities.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent combination of trade or field supervision experience.
  • Proven ability to manage field operations on medium to large scale projects.
  • Strong knowledge of construction methods, sequencing, safety practices, construction ability and coordination across multiple trades.
  • Strong construction site leadership experience, including responsibility for field operations, subcontractor coordination, schedule management; quality control, and site logistics on projects of significant size and complexity.
  • Proficiency in reading and interpreting drawings, specifications, and schedules.
  • Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills with ability to effectively coordinate with project management teams, consultants, inspectors, union representatives, trade partners and other stakeholders.
  • Experience in using construction management software programs including Procore, Bluebeam, Primavera, MS Project, Procore, and CM Builder.
  • OSHA 30-Hour, First Aid / CPR certifications are required.
  • Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) certification preferred.

    Benefits

    • Personalized Health Care: Multiple medical, dental, and vision plan options; Employee Assistance Program
    • Financial Benefits: Competitive salary and incentive packages; matching 401(k); FSAs and HSA; employer-paid life and AD&D insurance; paid leave & disability programs
    • Social Wellness: 19+ days of PTO; mental health counseling & resources; fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance; volunteer days and donation matching
    • Career Development: Learning & training programs; tuition & certification reimbursement; internal advancement opportunities

      About Related Midwest

      Related Midwest, the Chicago office of Related Companies, is the preeminent developer of mixed-use properties, affordable housing communities, and luxury condominium and rental homes across Chicago. The company commands a portfolio of residential, mixed-use and master-planned properties, including pioneering projects like The 78, a 62-acre neighborhood development in the heart of downtown Chicago that will house a new soccer stadium for the Chicago Fire FC, and Quantum Shore Chicago, a 440-acre innovation campus in South Chicago anchored by the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park. The firm’s other market-defining projects include 400 Lake Shore, a pair of luxury rental towers in Streeterville where the Chicago River meets Lake Michigan; One Bennett Park; The Row Fulton Market, one of Chicago’s first “80/20” buildings under Affordable Illinois legislation, with 20% of residences set aside as affordable housing; Lathrop, an ongoing restoration and redevelopment of the historic Julia C. Lathrop Homes on Chicago’s North Side into a mixed-income community; and Roosevelt Square, a multiphase redevelopment on the former ABLA Homes site on Chicago’s Near West Side. Related Midwest is also the largest developer of affordable housing in the Midwest, with more than 10,000 units, and has never converted an affordable unit to market-rate. Related Midwest’s vertically integrated platform includes its award-winning general contracting division, LR Contracting Company. Founded in 1991 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Related Midwest, LR Contracting supports Related Midwest’s development projects across the Chicago area and the Midwest. As a full-service construction firm, LR Contracting works closely with Related Midwest’s project development teams, providing construction management and general contracting services for medium- to large-scale projects including affordable and market-rate residential, mixed-use, commercial, historic preservation and related infrastructure and site work. Since its inception, Related Midwest and LR Contracting have been leaders in community-oriented investment and hiring practices, through which it supports and mentors entrepreneurial firms working toward independence in the industry. In addition to its own workforce initiatives, the company is a founding partner in HIRE360, a first-of-its-kind organization designed to expand professional development and employment opportunities in the trades.