Superintendent

About the Role

Vaughn is a regional commercial construction company operating throughout Texas, focused on building higher education, healthcare, and research buildings for commercial clients. As a sophisticated construction manager, we utilize the latest technology to plan and build high-quality, enduring facilities. Our family is committed to safety, integrity, teamwork, excellence, and work ethic. Our superintendents provide overall on-site field supervision for the project site, working with the project management team to develop site logistics plan, job site communications plan, and project procedures.

Responsibilities

• Develop a clear and concise site logistics, lifting, hoisting, deliveries and site access plan.
• Inspect construction activities in accordance with established quality procedures and evaluate compliance with project plans, specifications, shop drawings and other project related documents.
• Know, understand and consistently enforce Vaughn’s safety program and OSHA rules.
• Provide technical assistance, e.g. interpretation of drawings, recommended construction methods and equipment, etc. as required.
• Actively coordinate trade and associated installations in advance to mitigate conflicts due to sequencing, constructability, schedule and/or spatial issues.
• Review plans, specifications, general notes and shop/working drawings for assigned activities prior to performing assigned duties.
• Promote positive communication among employees and works as a team with project management, QA/QC and safety coworkers.
• Assist project management in developing and implementing project procedures, working documents, standards, etc.
• Help create and sustain a positive company image.
• Assist in effectively training assistants and workers to adhere to policies/procedures, submittals, schedules, contracting and motivating assistants to uphold core values by leading through example.
• Develop professional relationship with client and design team to ensure project is delivered successfully.
• Ensure all on-site personnel comply with the project procedures.
• Exhibit strong organization skills to ensure projects are completed on time.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of time sheets, unit reporting, daily construction reports and labor projections.
• Ensure work performed follows company policies and procedures.
• Work integrally with project management team on status reports, and labor and material projections.
• Develop and maintain schedule to ensure coordinated and timely installations.
• Assist project management team in development and implementation of an effective job site communications plan.
• Communicates often and clearly with the team.
• Maintain excellent attendance and punctuality.

Qualifications

Minimum 10 years of experience as a project superintendent with a construction management-at-risk, hard bid, or design-build contractor, overseeing multiple projects with per project value in excess of $10 million. Experience with healthcare, higher education, and/or laboratory projects with a commercial general contractor preferred. Experience with self-performing work in excavation, concrete, and finish carpentry. Profitable project track-record. Beat-the-budget self-perform labor track record.

Skills

• Ability to handle multiple personnel and technical issues simultaneously on an ongoing basis
• Thorough knowledge of construction (technology, equipment, methods) and safety
• Solid leadership skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Computer skills including MS Office, Email, PDF
• Ability to meet or beat project schedules
• Ability to effectively control and supervise large groups of craft workers