Field Lead/Area Superintendent

Job Description

Job Description

About Broughton Construction

Broughton Construction LLC, founded in 1999, is a self-performing commercial concrete contractor focused on delivering high-quality work through disciplined execution, strong leadership, and accurate project controls. We utilize state-of-the-art equipment and employ a professional team whose commitment to safety, quality and speed of service is second to none.

Broughton Construction specializes in:

• Data Centers

• Tilt-Up Construction

• Industrial Facilities

• Manufacturing Projects

• Large Slab-on-Grade Construction

• Structural Concrete

We are growing rapidly and looking for experienced concrete leaders who enjoy building projects, leading crews, solving problems, and delivering quality work safely and efficiently.

Position Summary

The Field Lead / Area Superintendent oversees profitable installation of project work by directing co-workers and interfacing, coordinating, and directing other trades. Responsible for a specified area or shift of a large project, or an entire small or medium project. When running a small or medium project, responsible for managing the client relationship. Responsible for safety, planning, cost, quality, and productivity.

Essential Responsibilities:

Plans Work

• Participates in the transition, start-up, close-out, and post-job review.
• Reviews the project documents to establish the most cost-effective way to build the project while considering the impact of safety, quality, and schedule.
• Provides input in establishing the budget and is held accountable for the units agreed to in that budget.
• Provides input to the project schedule and is held accountable for meeting that schedule.
• Participates in and/or leads project pre-planning meetings and supplies input for short-term look-ahead schedules.
• Responsible for manpower; interviews and assists in the selection process of new hires while following Company recruitment and hiring guidelines.

Coordinates and Executes Work

• Manages cost by adjusting crew size, make-up of crew, and means and methods to address quality and efficiencies.
• Meets with site staff and foremen daily to plan production and review schedules, materials, manpower needs, pre- and post-pour checklists, and safety requirements.
• Interfaces with the client and serves as the primary Company representative when running a small or medium size job.
• Anticipates and mitigates schedule and constructability conflicts with other trades and other areas of the project.
• Supervises and coordinates layout of the work; verifies line and grade, embeds, anchor bolts, and blockouts against the drawings before placement.
• Coordinates delivery of materials, equipment, and services, and the installation of work by subcontractors and other trades, to maintain the construction schedule.
• Ensures compliance with Company policies, local labor laws, and labor agreements where applicable.
• Assigns cost codes to time and quantities and verifies timecard accuracy.
• Provides target and feedback information to the crews.
• Recommends and leads change by implementing measures to improve production results and equipment performance.
• Prepares and distributes short-term interval work schedules.
• Inspects work in progress to ensure adherence to safety, quality, and productivity standards.
• Identifies, documents, and communicates changes in scope and supplies the supporting field record.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate security for equipment.

Oversees and Mentors Direct Reports

• Mentors Foremen, Leads, and developing field leaders through hands-on coaching, regular feedback, and increased responsibility, with an emphasis on developing future Broughton field leadership.
• Supervises, trains, evaluates, and develops direct reports.
• Addresses complaints appropriately.
• Provides guidance, direction, coaching, and support to direct reports to maximize individual and overall performance.
• Responsible for holding timely performance appraisals and progress reviews.
• Assists direct reports in developing short- and long-term goals that align with Company mission and strategy.
• Ensures direct reports receive appropriate training that aligns with development plans. Training may be remedial, maintenance, or geared to promotion.
• Takes appropriate action to develop direct reports including development plans, promotions, demotions, lateral moves, corrective action, and progressive discipline.
• Collaborates with HR to ensure compliance with all employment laws and related Company policies; may be responsible for conducting training or coordinating workshops related to such compliance.

Ensures a Safe Work Environment

• Champions an incident-free and injury-free work environment for the project.
• Establishes tone and sets the example by ensuring that safety rules are followed and that corrective action is taken when rules are broken.
• Stops work when conditions or behavior require it.
• Serves as Silica Competent Person for the assigned area and enforces the exposure control plan.
• Assumes responsibility for completion of pre-task planning and toolbox talks.
• Assumes responsibility for proper procedures related to worksite incidents.

Minimum Requirements:

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field and 3–5 years of related field experience; or high school diploma or equivalent and 8–12 years of concrete construction experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Foreman experience required.
• Line and grade experience required.
• May require appropriate craft certifications.
• Valid driver’s license and a motor vehicle record acceptable to the Company’s insurer.

Self-Perform Concrete Experience

• Demonstrated experience planning and executing concrete work with self-perform crews, not solely managing subcontracted concrete scope.
• Hands-on working knowledge across the full sequence of the work: layout and line and grade, formwork, reinforcing, embeds and anchor bolts, placement, finishing, and curing.
• Experience owning quality control of work in place, including tolerance conformance and inspection of completed work.
• Experience planning manpower and establishing, tracking, and improving crew production rates.
• Experience selecting and adjusting means and methods to suit the work, the schedule, and the crew.
• Experience planning and maximizing equipment utilization across an area or project.

Language / Communication Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business and technical documents, cost reports, legal and regulatory documents, plans, drawings, specifications, and scopes of work.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers and regulatory agencies.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of field management, craft, and customers.
• Bilingual - English/Spanish a plus.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to read and use a tape measure and apply associated math skills.
• Ability to understand concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to calculate mathematical figures such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to analyze and compute mathematical differences from all stages of drawings, from conceptual through final, including development of shop drawings.
• Ability to read and work from cost reports and understand job cost and units-based budgeting.

Computer Skills

• Working understanding of Microsoft software programs such as Word and Excel; ability to understand, customize, and modify spreadsheets.
• Working understanding of Procore — daily logs, drawings, RFIs, submittals, and photos.
• Basic understanding of relevant software and technologies commonly used in construction management.

Interpersonal Skills

• Good listening skills.
• Ability to collaborate with other Superintendents, Foremen, and other trades.
• Ability to move from being a co-worker to a manager.
• Ability to develop good presentation skills.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to define problems, collect information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Knowledgeable of the related trades and construction activities that precede, interface with, and follow concrete work.

Physical Demands:

• Regularly walks and works on uneven ground, formwork, reinforcing mats, and active placement areas.
• Regularly stands, walks, climbs, stoops, kneels, crouches, and balances for extended periods.
• Ascends and descends ladders, temporary stairs, and excavations.
• Frequently uses hands to handle or feel; regularly required to sit, talk, and listen.
• Frequently lifts and carries up to 50 pounds; occasionally up to 75 pounds with assistance.
• Visual acuity to read drawings and inspect work in place; hearing sufficient to communicate in high-noise areas.

Work Environment:

• Work is a combination of jobsite trailer office and field environments involving the various conditions encountered on a construction site.
• Outdoor work in all weather, including heat, cold, wind, and precipitation.
• Exposure to noise, vibration, moving equipment, elevated work, open excavations, and airborne dust including respirable crystalline silica.
• Required personal protective equipment worn at all times in active work areas.
• Extended hours, early starts, and scheduled night or weekend placements as the work requires.

Training/Certifications:

Required

• OSHA 30-Hour Construction
• Silica Competent Person
• First Aid / CPR

Company Safety Program

• Completion of all Broughton Construction safety training, on the schedule set by the Company.
• Participation is non-negotiable and is a condition of continued assignment.

Preferred

• ACI Concrete Flatwork Finisher or Field Testing Technician Grade
• Competent Person — excavation, fall protection, or confined space
• Equipment operator certifications

Renewal

• Silica Competent Person every 3 years
• First Aid / CPR every 2 years

Travel:

• Required.
• The Company self-performs across multiple states; extended out-of-town assignment is a condition of this role.

Work Location:

• Field — active jobsite, with jobsite trailer office time.

Why Join Broughton:

Work on Major Projects

• Data Centers

• Industrial Facilities

• Manufacturing Plants

• Tilt-Up Buildings

• Large Commercial Projects

Career Growth

• Advancement opportunities

• Leadership development

• Long-term career path within a growing company

Competitive Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Performance bonus opportunities

• Vehicle allowance/gas card

• Company-paid travel expenses

• Health insurance

• 401(k) with company match

• Paid vacation and holidays

Broughton Construction is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.