Construction Superintendent

Job Description

Job Description

Position Description:

Supervises the field construction of a project, including its organization, planning, and scheduling, to complete the work on time, within budget, and to quality specified. Our Superintendents are critical to the success of the project team and are directly responsible for the supervision, coordination, scheduling, and control of all field activities of Subcontractors and suppliers. Our Superintendents protect and promote the interest of the Company in all matters.

Reports to: Project Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Primary liaison with owners/architects/engineers for the day-to-day construction activities of the project.
· Developing and implementing overall project work schedules identifying the critical path including the expediting of scheduled critical materials and equipment for their timely delivery to site.
· Leading, supervising, and developing all Company field staff, including providing input on performance appraisals.
· Ensure strict adherence to ethics and compliance requirements at all times.
· Assist Project Manager and Project Engineer in securing all equipment guarantees, warranties and service/maintenance agreements
· Keep Project Manager and Project Engineer informed as to changes made in the field, so that such changes may be covered by general contact change orders and subcontract change orders.
· Keep detailed daily records of subcontractors’ work progress for monthly billing reviews.
· Assist Site Safety and Health Officer in developing and managing the overall site safety program as required and ensuring subcontractor compliance with Healtheon standards and all applicable safety codes and regulations.
· Managing and making decisions related to the performance of work related to scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control and trade employee staffing levels.
· Overseeing work among all trades to promote a coordinated project operation. Resolving local area problems regarding procedures, precedence, design clarifications, adequate labor and equipment, schedule, and all other appropriate matters.
· Managing labor relations with subcontractors and Healtheon staff.
· Implement inspections and associated testing, review, and approval.
· Ensuring all necessary permits and insurance are in place and kept current for the term of the project. Acting as liaison to inspection agencies.
· Managing the General Conditions and General Requirements for the project to maintain budget.
· Coordinating with the Project Manager to manage the billing process as it relates to work in place and overseeing the monthly estimate of work completed, payrolls, material invoices and subcontractor payment applications.
· Managing the work to ensure that it is installed in compliance with and conforms to the approved contract documents.
· Supervise all subcontractors who are on-site.
· Attend pre-construction meetings and weekly progress meetings with client, architect, engineers, and project team.
· Minimize delays through collaboration with the Project Manager at the onset of construction.
· Maintain good relationship and open lines of communication with the client and the project team.
· Provide accurate information documenting Daily Job Reports, Daily Safety Reports, 3-Week Look Ahead (weekly) and Incident/Accident Reports
· Maintain fiscal responsibility for labor and other miscellaneous expenses while proactively looking for ways to streamline tasks during projects.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with minimum of four years’ related training and at least eight years of building construction experience required, or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience. Thorough knowledge and understanding of the general and subcontract documents, drawings and specifications, construction means, methods and materials, understanding of line and grade and survey methods. Knowledge of construction cost control and basic accounting procedures. Computer skills and a familiarity with Microsoft Office suite programs. Knowledge of Primavera scheduling desirable. Knowledge of CMiC project management software desirable. Strong management, leadership and interpersonal skills combined with the ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing.
License or certification: OSHA 30 (Required)
Will be subject to security clearance.

Skills & Abilities:
· Ability to follow and maintain schedule to meet deadlines
· Strong planning and organizational skills
· Anticipation and forethought of problem-solving and critical thinking
· Ability to drive projects forward with attention to detail
· Ability to represent company well
· Strong interpersonal skills - Ability to develop rapport and maintain strong relationships with internal team, subcontractors, clients, and inspectors
· Ability to improvise, adapt and overcome

Physical Demands and Work Environment:
Physical Demands: 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. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
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 regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; exposure to outside weather elements (heat, cold, and dust conditions).

Experience
· Construction Superintendent: 8 years (Minimum)

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