Superintendent III- DEHE Construction Field Operations

About the role

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) is seeking a skilled individual to join our team as a Superintendent. This position is responsible for implementing sanitation and health facility construction projects in rural Alaska.

Responsibilities

• Aids in pre-construction activities including community visits and design reviews.
• Reviews project designs, estimates materials, schedules trades, and coordinates equipment and material transportation.
• Supervises and directs construction efforts, ensuring adherence to ANTHC guidelines and safety protocols.
• Coordinates labor requirements and administrative functions with local government, submitting daily reports and maintaining records.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local building codes and ordinances.
• Provides leadership, direction, and guidance to assigned staff, developing goals and priorities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Information

• Knowledge and Skills:
• Knowledge of rural Alaska logistics, conditions, and construction materials.
• Knowledge of cold weather construction.
• Knowledge of Alaska Native cultures.
• Knowledge in construction management.
• Skills in sanitation and/or primary care facilities construction.
• Skills in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling of construction projects and crews.
• Skills in interpreting written construction plans and specifications.
• Skills in preparing material take-offs for material ordering.
• Effective communication with construction staff, engineers, field employees, and community workers and residents.
• Minimum Education Qualification:
• A high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum Experience Qualification:
• Non-supervisory: Twelve (12) years skilled trade work experience in carpentry, heavy equipment operation, heavy equipment mechanic, plumbing, electrical, pipe/utility installation (water and sewer), and/or concrete.
• Supervisory: Six (6) years of proven employee supervision experience in construction.
• Minimum Certification Qualification:
• Journeyman certification in one or more of the following trades: carpentry, heavy equipment operation and/or mechanic, plumbing, electrical, pipe/utility installation – water and sewer, concrete work; OR verifiable skills equivalent to a journey level designation.
• Minimum License Qualification:
• An Alaska driver's license with a clean driving record is required.
• Additional Requirements:
• Work may occur in uncomfortable positions, while frequently bending, reaching, stretching, crouching, and climbing.
• Extensive travel to rural communities in small single engine airplanes is required.
• Time on site may vary from several weeks for small jobs to several months for larger jobs.
• Physical Requirements:
• The position is physically demanding and requires lifting and carrying equipment and supplies up to 50 pounds.

Typical Career Progression and Project Responsibility

• Most Superintendents will begin employment at the Superintendent I (entry) level.
• Advancement to the II and III (senior) levels of the position will be based on performance, level of responsibility, and experience.
• Criteria for Superintendent Level I, II, and III:
  • Superintendent I: 7 years/ 2 years Supervisory, Small/ Up to $1 million
  • Superintendent II: 10 years/ 4 years Supervisory, Small to Medium/ Up to $2 million
  • Superintendent III: 12 years/ 6 years Supervisory, Medium to Large/ $2-5 million