Construction Superintendent

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $80k-$135k

Job Description: Project Superintendent

Company: BHS Construction

Job Title: Project Superintendent

Job Classification: Exempt, Full-Time

Reporting Relationship: Project Manager; General Superintendent, VP of Operations

Salary:

Primary Accountabilities:

The Project Superintendent is responsible for all aspects of daily operations on assigned projects. The Project Superintendent also is responsible for training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and if necessary, resolving employee performance issues with the help of the HR Director and Project Manager when expectations are not being met.

Major Duties:

• Manages one to twenty (1-20) hourly field employees. Manages all aspects of day-to-day operations for the successful completion of projects.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws.
• Reviews for Value Engineering ideas for work being performed by BHS.
• Recognizes potential issues and facilitates contingences and is able to provide solutions to the issues if/when they arise.
• Verifies Plumbing/Electrical rough-in locations.
• Provides accurate shop material and BHS equipment list.
• Provides field reports to Project Manager.
• Confers with daily, and directs BHS personnel and subcontractors.
• Engages in planning and executing work procedures, interpreting specifications and coordinating various phases of construction.
• Coordinates with the project manager and estimator to evaluate subcontractors and suppliers.
• Performs customer relations activities and promotes teamwork with owner, architect, engineers, city officials, inspectors, safety officials, subcontractors, and BHS personnel in the field.
• Maintains tools and equipment on site.
  • Ensures all equipment checked out from shop is in good working order before using.
  • Returns equipment to shop in good working order.
  • Confers with Project Manager or President about repairs that need to be made to equipment.
• Schedules all necessary BHS inspections and ensures subcontractor inspections are being completed in a timely manner.
• Works with building inspectors, environmental authorities and health and safety authorities to ensure all relevant rules, regulations, laws and requirements are met or exceeded.
• Performs project mobilization and demobilization.
• Provides on-site supervision for all project personnel and phases of construction. Resolves onsite complaints and grievances within the work force when possible. Confers with HR, Project Manager, or President as needed.
• Interprets company polices to workers and enforces safety regulations.
• Determines sequence of activities concerned with fabrication, assembly and erection of structures.
• Schedules subcontractors and procures and schedule delivery of materials and tools to ensure timely completion.
• Reviews production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of project. Maintains time and production records as requested by Project Manager.
• Reviews and inspects materials and workmanship throughout the project to ensure compliance with specifications and adherence to construction schedules. Keeps an In Progress Punch list for subcontractors, and BHS, for performed work.
• Works with Project Manager to monitor budget and expenses to ensure all work is completed within or under budget and in the most cost-effective manner.
• Resolve on site, and written schedule conflicts between subcontractors and suppliers, in conjunction with the Project Manager.
• Attends or conducts project meetings:
  • Weekly jobsite meetings (performs project walk through for percent complete, quality of work, cleanliness and safety issues).
  • Reports project progress weekly to Project Manager.
• Produces/Maintains Redline Drawings for BHS performed work.
• Ensures subcontractors have up to date Redline Drawings.
• Performs project walk through with owner, architect, and Project Manager. Ensures all In Progress Punch list items are completed correctly and in a timely manner.
• Serves as primary field contact and manages unexpected issues professionally.
• Perform other assignments as directed by the Project Manager or President.

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Five (5) years construction experience, and previous supervisory experience.
  
• Valid drivers license and clean driving record.
• Completed and passed, at minimum, the OSHA 10-hour training course.
  
• Understanding of general construction techniques, knowledge of construction equipment, ability to read and understand construction documents, can do quantity takeoff.
  
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with a diverse range of people.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Sound judgment and decision making and is expected to always consult with other members of the management team and with ownership where their areas of influence, knowledge or authority are affected.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to maintain consistently positive attitude and outlook.
• Ability to work additional hours to meet business demands. May work evenings and weekends to meet job assignment requirements.

Physical Demands:

Ability to stand; walk; sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Ability to read computer screens, email and talk on the phone.

Ability to use hands to handle, or feel and talk or hear.

Ability to lift a hundred (100) pounds. Regularly required to lift/move twenty-five (25) pounds, frequently required to lift/more fifty (50) pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Work Environment:

Professional and deadline-oriented environment.

In Company trucks for extended periods of time.

• Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and /or humid conditions; mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration.
• The noise level in work environment is usually low to moderate in the office and moderate to high in the field.

Additional Duties:

Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee(s) holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor.