Traveling Project Superintendent

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

  Summary: 

To provide on-site coordination for all phases of ­­­­­­­­DiMarco construction projects, including coordinating subcontractors, material and equipment, ensuring that specifications are being strictly followed, and work is proceeding on schedule and within budget. Superintendent shall be responsible for scheduling, inspections, quality control, and job site safety.

Essential Functions / Major Responsibilities of Superintendent:

• Schedule subcontractors, consultants, and vendors in critical path to ensure timely completion.
• Perform quality control duties and responsibilities regarding the work being performed. 
• Communicate with project team regarding OCO, RFI’s, and Material Submittals. 
• Ensure that subcontractor is fully executing and complying with his contracted scope of work. 
• Coordinate required inspections with local jurisdictions. 
• Identify conflicts in construction progress and communicate them to project team for resolution. 
• Maintain daily log of activities on the jobsite. 
• Walk all areas on project daily to monitor activities and assist in future planning. 
• Facilitate at foreman, project management and owner meetings. 
• Issue notices of non-compliance to subcontractors in regards to quality of work or scheduling for safety, health, and environmental quality. 
• Ensure subcontractor has corrected all deficiencies identified by project team
• Ensure that the job site is always kept in a clean and organized manner. 
• Perform job progress and completion punch list identification and completion.
• Assist in obtaining permits or approval of revisions. 
• Plan and maintain a submittal log in concert with the project documents. 

Secondary Functions: 

• Continuously evaluate and document existing conditions before and during constructions. 
• Identify areas of work that are in addition to or outside of subcontracted scope. 
• Opening the jobsite at beginning of the day and securing the jobsite at the end of the day.
• Assist in hiring sub-contractor employees

Supervisory Responsibility: 

• Superintendent shall supervise all subcontractors, consultants, and vendors on a daily basis. This supervision shall ensure adequate manpower is available for each task and compliant work performed. This position shall be responsible for monitoring project security personnel. Superintendent shall supervise all Assistant-Superintendents, Project Foremen, Engineers and Skilled Workforce.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Provide direction to and resolve problems amongst various subcontractors and vendors. 
• Ability to identify deficient work and provide resolution. 
• Cloud based project management knowledge, Bluebeam, Microsoft office, Asta/Microsoft Project 
• Communicate using the following tools: CMiC, telephone, scanning, email, computer, and camera. 
• Blueprint reading. 
• Physically lift up to 100 lbs. 
• Endurance and ability to visit entire job site, including stairs or other elevated structures. 
• Monitoring jobsite general health and safety. 
• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments. 
• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things. 
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings. 
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality. 
• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly. 
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly. 
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events. 
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time. 
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan. 
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information. 
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed. 
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.

Other Qualifications: · Must be able to travel to the jobsite(s) as assigned.

Education and/or Experience:

• Minimum of three years of verifiable experience, thorough knowledge of trades and be computer literate. Experience in CMiC is preferred. Office experience of MS Project is also preferred. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Language Skills:  

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills : 

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:  

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Qualifications:  

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position involves work at a construction site where duties will be performed both indoors and outdoors
• Overtime may be required to meet project deadlines 
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse and other business machines 
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk; 
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Reach with hands and arms 
• Climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Talk or hear
• The employee is occasionally required to sit
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 lbs.

Work Environment:  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock and risk of vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.