Assistant Superintendent

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Assistant Superintendent

Job Description

This Assistant Superintendent role supports a full-service commercial general contracting operation focused on corporate workplace, private education, multi-housing, building repurposing, hospitality, and healthcare/wellness projects in the Midwest. The position plays a key role in coordinating field activities, managing multiple construction projects, and maintaining strong relationships with project stakeholders while ensuring work is completed safely, on schedule, and in alignment with project specifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple construction projects of varying sizes simultaneously within active construction settings, ensuring work progresses according to plan and quality standards.
• Produce, maintain, and execute detailed project schedules with clearly defined milestones and critical paths, coordinating closely with project teams to keep activities on track.
• Communicate clearly and precisely with team members, owners, architects, and subcontractors to ensure alignment on project goals, expectations, and changes.
• Attend and actively participate in weekly progress meetings with project teams, providing updates on schedule, issues, and action items.
• Coordinate punch list completion in accordance with the project schedule and customer expectations, ensuring all items are addressed thoroughly and promptly.
• Maintain effective working relationships and partnerships with customers, management, field staff, and subcontractors to foster collaboration and long-term trust.
• Read and comprehend project drawings, blueprints, and specifications, and use this information to guide field execution and resolve construction issues.
• Ensure all trades have the most current drawings and documents on site, and verify that updates are communicated and implemented in the field.
• Follow organizational processes and reporting requirements, including documentation related to RFIs, change orders, and project coordination.
• Support risk mitigation efforts by adhering to safety procedures, participating in toolbox talks, and promoting a culture of safety on site.
• Assist with construction supervision and site coordination, including oversight of subcontractor activities and adherence to project design and quality standards.
• Contribute to tenant improvement, renovation, mixed-use, and site construction projects by coordinating work sequences and resolving day-to-day field issues.

Essential Skills

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple construction projects simultaneously within commercial construction environments.
• Strong project management and construction management skills, including coordination of field activities and subcontractors.
• Proficiency in producing and maintaining project schedules, including identification of milestones and critical paths.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply project drawings, blueprints, and specifications in the field.
• Experience in commercial construction, including tenant improvement, site construction, renovation, mixed-use, and building repurposing projects.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills for interacting with team members, owners, architects, and subcontractors.
• Subcontractor management experience, including oversight of performance, quality, and adherence to schedule.
• Knowledge of RFIs, change orders, and project coordination processes in a general contractor environment.
• Understanding of safety practices on construction sites and ability to support OSHA-related compliance.
• Capability to follow established organizational processes, reporting standards, and risk mitigation measures.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• OSHA 30 certification.
• Experience conducting toolbox talks and promoting safety awareness among field teams.
• Background working with or for a general contractor in commercial construction.
• Exposure to design, estimation, and project scheduling tools and methods.
• Experience with construction supervision and site construction activities.
• Familiarity with tenant improvement, renovation, and mixed-use project types.
• Ability to maintain professional relationships with customers, management, field staff, and subcontractors.
• Comfort working in fast-paced environments with multiple concurrent projects.

Work Environment

This role is primarily field-based, working on active construction sites across the Midwest. The Assistant Superintendent spends most of the time on site coordinating trades, reviewing drawings, and monitoring construction activities. Travel to various project locations is required, and a company vehicle and gas card are provided for work-related travel, along with per diem on days that involve travel. The environment involves collaboration with project teams, subcontractors, and clients in corporate workplace, private education, multi-housing, building repurposing, hospitality, and healthcare/wellness settings. Work is performed in typical construction conditions, which may include exposure to outdoor elements, active equipment, and varying site conditions, with appropriate safety practices and protective gear expected.

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This is a Permanent position based out of Minneapolis, MN.

The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $105000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

401K Company Vehicle & Gas CardPer Diem

This is a Permanent position based out of Minneapolis, MN.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Minneapolis,MN.

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