Healthcare Construction Superintendent

Job Description

SUMMARY

Ajax Building Company, part of the STO Building Group, is seeking an experienced Superintendent with a proven track record delivering healthcare construction projects in active hospital and clinical environments. This role requires a hands-on field leader who understands the complexities of occupied healthcare facilities, including infection prevention, life safety, phased construction, and maintaining uninterrupted patient care.

As Superintendent, you will lead all day-to-day field operations, directing craft personnel and trade partners while ensuring projects are executed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with AHCA requirements, healthcare regulations, and Ajax's quality standards. You will serve as the primary field leader, working closely with project management, hospital staff, design teams, and subcontractors to successfully deliver projects that support critical healthcare infrastructure.

The Superintendent reports directly to the General Superintendent.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Lead all field operations for healthcare construction projects, including renovations, additions, and new construction within active hospital and medical campus environments.
• Plan, organize, and supervise daily construction activities, coordinating manpower, materials, equipment, logistics, and sequencing while minimizing disruption to hospital operations.
• Manage craft employees, subcontractors, and field personnel to ensure work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contract documents.
• Coordinate construction activities with hospital representatives, clinical staff, facility management, inspectors, and trade partners to maintain uninterrupted patient care and operational continuity.
• Implement and enforce Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA), Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM), and other healthcare-specific safety and environmental requirements.
• Ensure compliance with AHCA regulations, Joint Commission standards, owner protocols, and all applicable federal, state, and local healthcare construction requirements.
• Interpret drawings and specifications; resolve field issues and recommend appropriate construction methods, sequencing, and equipment.
• Support project management with project planning, scheduling, quality control, documentation, and field reporting.
• Lead quality assurance efforts by proactively identifying and resolving deficiencies while maintaining Ajax's high standards for workmanship.
• Monitor project productivity, labor performance, and resource utilization to meet project milestones and contractual commitments.
• Review and approve field purchase requisitions, work authorizations, and field change documentation.
• Perform or oversee field layout and engineering activities.
• Hire, train, mentor, evaluate, and develop craft personnel while fostering a collaborative, accountable, and safety-focused team culture.
• Promote an uncompromising commitment to safety by enforcing company policies, conducting daily safety planning, documenting corrective actions, and partnering with Safety leadership to maintain a zero-incident culture.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of superintendent or field supervisory experience on commercial construction projects, with significant healthcare construction experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects within occupied hospitals or active healthcare facilities while maintaining patient care and operational continuity.
• Thorough knowledge of AHCA requirements, healthcare construction regulations, infection prevention protocols (ICRA), Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM), and phased construction practices.
• Experience coordinating with hospital facility teams, clinical staff, owners, inspectors, and regulatory agencies.
• Strong understanding of commercial construction methods, scheduling, sequencing, building systems, and quality control.
• Excellent leadership, communication, conflict resolution, and organizational skills.
• Ability to proactively solve field challenges and make sound decisions in fast-paced environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field preferred.

Physical Requirements

Must have the ability to perform the following tasks:

• Coordinate the movements of eyes, hands, and fingers with full use of hands, arms and fingers.
• See well (either naturally or with correction).
• Climb and maintain balance on ladders and scaffolding.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl or work at any height.
• Lift and carry objects weighting up to 50 pounds and occasionally more.

ABOUT AJAX

Founded in 1958, Ajax Building Company is a leading commercial contractor delivering complex, high-impact projects across the Southeast. Our work spans healthcare, K-12, higher education, justice, municipal, mission critical, and other institutional markets-giving our teams the opportunity to build projects that truly impact the communities they serve.

At Ajax, you'll find a collaborative, team-oriented culture where your contributions are valued, backed by the strength and stability of STO Building Group's $15B global platform. As we continue to grow, our employees take on meaningful responsibility, gain exposure to diverse and challenging work, and have clear paths for career advancement.

BENEFITS

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, Life & AD&D Insurance, Long-term Disability Insurance, Short-term Disability insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance, Family Support, Pre-tax Paid Parking/Public Transportation, Paid time off, Time Away Benefits, Paid Holidays, Group Legal, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program


EEO STATEMENT:


The STO Building Group family of companies-Structure Tone, Structure Tone Southwest, Pavarini Construction Co., Pavarini McGovern, LF Driscoll, Govan Brown, Ajax Building Company, BCCI Construction, Layton Construction, Abbott Construction, and RC Andersen-includes over 4,000 employees located in offices throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. We provide a complete range of construction services, from site selection analysis, design constructability review and aesthetic enhancements to interior fit-outs, new building construction, and building infrastructure upgrades and modernization. Learn more about how we partner with our clients to imagine, execute, and realize their vision at stobuildinggroup.com .


We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.