Residential Construction Superintendent

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced, Construction Superintendent with a strong background in plumbing to oversee our residential new construction projects. You will be responsible for managing field operations, leading on-site crews and subcontractors, ensuring blueprint specifications are met exactly, and delivering projects safely, on time, and within budget.

Responsibilities:

• Project Oversight: Manage the daily operations of residential new construction sites from groundbreaking to final inspection.
• Team Leadership: Supervise, schedule, and coordinate on-site labor, trade partners, and subcontractors.
• Blueprint Interpretation: Read, analyze, and implement structural and plumbing blueprints, ensuring precise field execution and identifying potential discrepancies early.
• Quality & Compliance: Conduct regular quality control inspections, specifically leveraging plumbing expertise to oversee drainage, water supply, and venting system installations. Ensure all work complies with local building codes and safety regulations (OSHA).
• Communication Bridge: Serve as the primary point of contact between project managers, inspectors, and field crews, utilizing bilingual skills to eliminate language barriers on-site.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum of 6 years of supervisory hands-on experience in the plumbing trade, with a strong focus on residential new construction.
• Leadership: Proven track record of managing and motivating field teams or subcontractors as a foreman, lead, or supervisor.
• Technical Skills: Expert-level ability to read, interpret, and explain architectural, structural, and plumbing blueprints.
• Organization : Must be well organized and able to maintain equipment, supplies material, and inventory.
• Communications : must have excellent communication skills and work as a team.
• Knowledge: Deep understanding of residential building phases, scheduling, and local plumbing/building codes.
• Must be willing to submit to a drug screening

Preferred Skills & Attributes

• Strong problem-solving abilities to resolve on-site conflicts or structural layout conflicts quickly.
• Excellent time-management skills to maintain strict construction schedules.
• Basic computer literacy (for daily logs, scheduling software, or email communication).
• Able to operate Procore and Smartsheet applications (a plus)
• Bilingual (a plus)
• OSHA safety certification is a major plus.