Senior Project Superintendent

The Christman Company Build More With Your Career at Christman Are you interested in becoming an employee-owner with a leading national general contractor that will provide you with opportunities to Build More in your professional career? The Christman Company is looking for Senior Project Superintendent candidates in the DC Metro/Northern Virginia region. As the primary site leader, you will be responsible for overseeing all field activities for large projects or multiple smaller projects and have a good understanding of all work activities taking place on these projects. This role also manages the coordination of subcontractors, sequencing of work activities, maintaining the project schedule, quality control, and enforcement of project safety rules to assure a successful project completion. What You Will Do: Ensures Christman is represented at the project site every day work is being performed by setting expectations, responsibilities, and maintaining commitments. Review conceptual, schematic, and design development documents for constructability, phasing options, temporary protection requirements, site logistics, and other field construction issues. Recommend or evaluate construction options and efficiencies based on these reviews. Establish project site expectations for safety, quality, unforeseen conditions, housekeeping, and general conduct. Create project-specific safety program highlighting key or unique hazards introduced by site conditions or work methods and scheduled adjacencies. Develop and communicate leadership approach for addressing hazards on the project. Define safety expectations by providing a safety orientation for every individual who enters the site. Address early offenses to clarify expectations and reinforce commitment to safety, recognize and correct common work area hazards. Promptly report and investigate accidents and safety-related incidents, disciplining repeat or extreme violations, up to and including permanently removing individuals from the project site. Plan and coordinate site logistics, including traffic patterns, equipment locations, and storage and staging. Partner with Project Manager, client, and trade contractors to develop a work plan for the project. Coordinate project team's preparation for upcoming work through scheduling and progress meetings. Plan and coordinate timely initiation, momentum, and completion of all trade contract work on the project site according to the project schedule. Oversee technical interpretation of construction documents and drawings, recommend construction methods, and equipment as required. Assure consistency with contractual specifications and requirements for the project. Discuss quality expectations with trade foremen prior to installation (pre-bid, post-bid, and preinstallation meetings). Arrange pre-installation coordination meetings for all work areas that involve overlapping work by multiple trade contractors. Prioritize and review critical submittals for dimensional control and constructability. Maintain rolling punch list defining final quality expectations and ensure completion. Verify and authorize trade contractor timesheets for extra work performed on a time and material basis. Complete thorough and accurate daily reports of progress and concerns or challenges, including daily weather and safety inspections, violations, and accidents. What You Will Bring to the Team: Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field. Minimum ten (10) years of commercial construction experience in a leadership role as a Foreman or Superintendent leading multiple projects at time or a single large/complex project typically ranging from $40M and above. Successful completion of classes or other training in Construction Management, Project Management, Safety, or Communication. OR Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience. Additional Eligibility Qualifications Advanced understanding of construction scheduling, cost control, and demonstrated ability to lead, control, and supervise large groups. Leads, manages, and plans work activities along with recognizing safety concerns while promoting a safe culture amongst our team, partners, and trade contractors. Have a deep understanding of site requirements, tools, methods, and materials as it relates to the entire range of trade divisions. Have excellent problem‑solving and the ability to communicate solutions with an understanding of how risk is managed as it relates to the project and company as a whole. Effectively drive a project schedule. Understand job cost accounting practices and ability to analyze reports. Ability to manage time, plan, schedule, organize, and prioritize responsibilities to consistently meet deadlines. Demonstrates the ability to create and build strong, positive relationships with owners, architects, and contractors. Must be able to lead, work well with others, and build relationships with the project team and subcontractors, resolving conflicts or jobsite issues as they arise. Have a passion for team‑based planning and problem‑solving and a wholehearted commitment to building strong partnerships to support project goals. Must be able to write and communicate clearly and quickly to a variety of audiences. Have basic computer skills and a basic understanding of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Microsoft Word, Procore, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and a firm understanding of Microsoft Project. Expected salary range for this position in Virginia / District of Columbia is $120,000- $155,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, education, and certifications. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for a vehicle allowance and participation in the discretionary annual bonus program. Christman also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, ESOP/profit sharing, 401(k) contribution, paid time off, phone allowance, and other employee programs. Why Christman? Here at Christman, everyone is an owner. Through employee stock ownership plan, each employee‑owner shares in the collective success and wealth of our nationally recognized company and is eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health insurance, 401K contribution, professional development and tuition reimbursement, and more. The Christman family of companies is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. As part of our company policy, this position requires successful completion of pre‑employment screening, including but not limited to drug and background screening. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Christman Company