CIVIL SUPERINTENDENT

Superintendent Description

Summary/Objective

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

The Superintendent position will be responsible to handle, but is not limited to the following:

Essential Function
• Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
• Direct face to face customer service communication
• Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
• Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety to ensure that specifications are met.
• Locate, measure, and mark site locations or placement of structures or equipment.
• Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.
• Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.
• Confer with managerial or technical personnel, other departments, or contractors to resolve problems and coordinate activities.
• Obtains required permits and licenses; executes construction contracts according to terms of agreement.
• Analyze worker or production problems and recommend solutions, such as improving production methods or implementing motivational plans.
• Train workers in construction methods, operation of equipment, safety procedures, or company policies.
• Record information such as personnel, production, or operational data on specified forms or reports.
• Provide assistance to workers engaged in construction or extraction activities, using hand tools or other equipment.
• Arrange for repairs of equipment or machinery.
• Suggest or initiate personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, and hires.
• Ability to read and understand work orders, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Detailed Work Activities
• Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.
• Communicate with other construction or extraction personnel to discuss project details.
• Coordinate construction project activities.
• Direct construction or extraction personnel.
• Estimate construction project labor requirements.
• Estimate materials requirements for projects.
• Evaluate projects to determine compliance with technical specifications.
• Inspect equipment or tools to be used in construction or excavation.
• Mark reference points on construction materials.
• Measure work site dimensions.
• Monitor construction operations.
• Order construction or extraction materials or equipment.
• Record operational or environmental data.
• Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements.
• Train construction or extraction personnel.

Requirements

Required Education and Experience
• High school diploma preferred.
• 5 years of more in construction and industrial services.


Required Skills/Abilities/Work Conditions/Physical Demands
• Frequent standing, reaching, stooping, kneeling, walking and crouching in high heat temperature settings.
• Must occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Must operate heavy equipment.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to oversee and coordinate a variety of people in different roles.
• Ability to quickly identify problems and efficiently solve them.
• Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the construction site in all types of weather.