Construction Superintendent

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Enforce Safety and Job Cleanliness – will include safety orientations, JHAs, Hot Work Permits, etc.

Communication:

• Lead Point of communication to subcontractors and their foremen. Able to manage a foreman’s meeting, agenda, issue meeting minutes
• Lead point of communication for utility coordination with subcontractors and utility companies
• Point of contact for city inspectors, will schedule inspections and track in inspection log, along with coordination with subcontractors
• Be able to guide and communicate with Project Management on construction issues
• Be able to communicate job sequencing and scheduling

Preconstruction:

• Know the municipality/permitting/inspection environment of the project
• Able to accurately coordinate drawings and construction details

Logistics:

• Capable of developing logistics to support the project and altering logistics plan as needed
• Understand logistical impacts of details / materials / structural components
• Identify associated budgetary issues (hoisting requirements / site conditions / material handling, etc.)

Schedule:

• Has a grasp of durations of typical activities
• Able to build a 2-week and 6 week lookahead
• Can identify all tasks of a main or sub task set and identify the schedule drivers 
• Assess schedule impacts from sequencing / material & design elements / logistical requirements and identify associated budgetary issues
• Can follow critical path
• Leads and facilitates meeting, is able to develop an agenda and issue meeting minutes

Management:

• Able to generate RFIs, can identify conflicts within drawings
• Understands Submittals and will identify material / job specifications
• Have a complete understanding of the subcontracts (i.e. boilerplate, exhibits and addendums)
• Understanding of Change Orders / tickets can sit with project manager to review
• Basic understanding of monthly requisition to assist PM in billing

Documentation

• Complete Daily Reports, Manpower Logs
• Anticipate manning requirements and challenges early and be proactive to prevent schedule/quality impacts
• 3rd Party reports (concrete breaks, soils and compaction reports, etc., and capture repairs & solutions)
• Generate Punchlists and complete punchlist tasks
• Schedule, sequencing, completing logs to track subcontractor work
• Track laborer hours, keep log for payroll

Miscellaneous

·        Knowledge of means and methods, able to ascertain improper tool use or machine use

·        Able to use tools, machines, etc.