Construction Superintendent - North Central/Northwestern Iowa

Who you are:

If you are an experienced commercial construction superintendent who enjoys building relationships, aligns with our core values, and appreciates a performance and development-based company culture, this may be the right role for you.

Graham Construction, a 3G Company’s core purpose is to build relationships. Relationships both internally and externally help guide our clients from concept to completion. We operate with 5 core values in mind each day.

1. We Live the Graham Mentality


2. We Never Compromise Our Reputation


3. We Do Whatever it Takes to Get the Job Done


4. We Are Professional


5. We Are ALL Committed to Safety.

A day in the life of a superintendent at Graham Construction, a 3G Company: A superintendent will work on a construction site to lead trade partners, suppliers, and internal manpower to safely build clients’ desired spaces. This is a position that focuses on building and maintaining relationships internally and externally to complete commercial construction projects on schedule and within budget.

JOB TITLE: Superintendent I

(Superintendent II and Senior Superintendent Positions also available)

REPORTS TO: Field Operations Leader

PURPOSE: The purpose of this job is to lead small to medium and/or less complex construction project(s) while always ensuring the project is completed on time and aligned with the budget.

What you’ll do:

• Collaborates with trade partners, field and office staff on a daily basis to complete construction projects on schedule


• Manages the work of trade partners per contract


• Ensures local, state, and national building codes are followed


• Enforce Graham and OSHA safety requirements


• Build and maintain relationships with owners, architects, trade partners, and industry representatives


• Construct buildings per plans and specs


• Complete all daily, weekly, and monthly reports


• Manage carpenters, laborers, field engineers, and interns


• Utilize Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft Projects, Outlook, and Excel


• Plan and manage schedule with a six-week look ahead


• Attend and contribute to pull sessions and other preconstruction activities


• Enforce Graham quality standards per Graham core processes


• Collaborate with project managers to manage budget, labor, and cost codes


• All other duties as assigned

What knowledge, skills, and abilities you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in management or related degree + 5 years of commercial construction experience or equivalent commercial construction field experience


• Demonstrated ability to build commercial construction projects


• Use project management and scheduling software effectively.


• Great verbal and written communication skills


• Ability to build per construction drawings


• Extremely detail-oriented


• Ability to work nights and weekends as necessary

  Legal Requirements :

• Valid driver’s license


• Ability to pass pre-employment testing


• Must be able to navigate all areas of the construction site in all types of weather.


• Must be able to work in a noisy environment


• Ability to take and pass OSHA 30 certification


• Ability to work within one of Graham Construction, a 3G Company’s operational areas as assigned

  What benefits you’ll enjoy:

• 401K with a 6% immediate vesting match


• Personalized growth opportunities


• Two healthcare plans to choose from


• Vision, Dental, & Life Insurance


• Paid Time Off 


• 9 Company holidays annually

Note - This is a field-based position and will not be an in-office role. This superintendent's first project, after onboarding will be located in North Central/Northwestern Iowa (ex. Humbolt, Pocahontas, Storm Lake, Spirit Lake, Iowa). We do have mileage and travel reimbursements in place. 

More about Graham Construction, a 3G Company: John Graham, a well-known developer, in the Midwest founded Graham Construction in 1981. John believed in building relationships, always doing the right thing, and looking at each project as a long-term promise; that needed to stand the test of time. More than 40 years later our company still holds these values. Graham Construction, a 3G Company, has grown into a premier Midwest General Contractor and Construction Manager. The commitment to quality and client satisfaction has led us to a long list of repetitive business, growth into three regions, and a leading employer.