Site Superintendent

Job Description

CJW Contractors Inc. is seeking a highly experienced, motivated, and mission-driven Site Superintendent with a minimum of 15 years of dedicated federal construction experience. The successful candidate will serve as the primary on-site authority for all construction operations, safety enforcement, subcontractor coordination, reporting, and schedule management. This role demands a self-starter with exceptional foresight — someone who anticipates construction activity needs well in advance, drives production relentlessly, and holds themselves and their teams to the highest standards of federal construction excellence. 

1. FEDERAL FIELD EXPERIENCE — NON-NEGOTIABLE  

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• Minimum 10 years as a Site Superintendent on federal government construction contracts — commercial experience does not count toward this threshold. 
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• Must have delivered projects under NAVFAC, USACE, GSA, USAF, or NIH contract vehicles — MACC/IDIQ, SATOC, MATOC, or standalone task orders. 
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• Must have managed at least two of three delivery methods: Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, and IDIQ Task Order. 
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• Must have experience on occupied federal facilities — managing active operations, phasing, and access control while construction is ongoing. 
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• Experience on DoD installations in the DC Metro region is strongly preferred: Indian Head, Dahlgren, NRL, JBAB, Bethesda, Fort Belvoir, Aberdeen, Patuxent River, Norfolk Naval Station. 
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• Minimum portfolio must include at least three of the following federal project types: 
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• Interior renovation of occupied federal building (office, lab, or medical) 
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• MEP upgrade or full system replacement on a federal facility 
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• Fire Alarm / Mass Notification System installation or upgrade 
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• Perimeter security / Force Protection (anti-ram barriers, guard booths, fencing) 
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• Pre-Engineered Metal Building (PEMB) — erection and full enclosure 
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• Design-Build project with a Designer of Record and government design review 
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• Ground-up new construction on a military or federal installation 
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2. CERTIFICATIONS — MUST BE ACTIVE ON DAY ONE  

The following are hard requirements — not preferred qualifications:  

✓   OSHA 30-Hour Construction — active, not expired 

✓   First Aid / CPR — current certification 

✓   Valid driver's license — required for all CJW operating states 

Preferred — differentiating qualifications:  

✓   Active CAC or DBIDS base access credential — can get on-site Day 1 

✓   Procore Certification — platform used on all CJW projects 

✓   ASHE Healthcare Constructor — relevant for NIH and VA hospital work 

✓   Note: CQM-C is NOT required for this role — that is the QC Manager's credential 

3. SITE MANAGEMENT & EXECUTION COMPETENCY  

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• Must establish and maintain full site logistics from mobilization through demobilization without PM direction — staging, laydown, temporary facilities, access control, haul routes. 
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• Must manage and direct multiple subcontractors simultaneously — knows how to sequence trades, resolve conflicts on site, and maintain production momentum. 
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• Must manage badging, escort, and installation access for all personnel and subcontractors on secure military bases — including coordinating DBIDS and base access submissions. 
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• Must be able to read and apply construction drawings at expert level — architectural, structural, civil, MEP, fire protection — and cross-reference against specs without assistance. 
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• Must identify field conflicts, drawing discrepancies, or scope ambiguities and immediately communicate RFI needs to the PM with clear documentation. 
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• Must maintain a marked-up, current set of drawings on site at all times and contribute to as-built preparation throughout the project. 
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• Must conduct and document pre-task meetings before each new trade activity — not just attend, but run them. 
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4. SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT  

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• Must produce and own a 3-week lookahead schedule every week without PM prompting — distributes to subs, updates actuals, identifies float risks. 
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• Proficient in Primavera P6 or MS Project at the task level — can update actuals, identify critical path erosion, and revise after a government-directed change. 
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• Must understand CPM logic well enough to have an independent recovery conversation with a COR without the PM present. 
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• Must have documented a government-caused delay with contemporaneous field records sufficient to support a future REA — and understand why that documentation matters contractually. 
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• Must pre-order long-lead materials and pre-position crews well in advance — anticipates, does not react. 
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5. SUBCONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION  

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• Must be comfortable reviewing subcontract scopes of work and identifying gaps before work begins — not just directing subs verbally after the fact. 
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• Must produce written subcontractor direction — emails, field directives, notices of non-compliance — when verbal coordination is insufficient or a paper trail is required. 
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• Must run a weekly subcontractor coordination meeting and produce written minutes that serve as contract record. 
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• Must maintain daily field logs with full narrative — manpower, work in place, deliveries, visitors, open issues, weather, and any government interactions. 
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• Must be comfortable communicating directly with the COR/QAR on day-to-day matters while knowing when to loop in the PM before responding in writing. 
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6. SAFETY LEADERSHIP  

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• Must have no recordable incidents as superintendent on their most recent two projects — or must explain any incident with documented corrective action demonstrating accountability. 
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• Must conduct independent safety inspections — can identify EM 385-1-1 violations on the spot without a checklist. 
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• Must be prepared to issue a Stop Work Order to a subcontractor immediately upon identification of an imminent danger — and have done so at least once in their career. 
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• Must run Toolbox Talks without a script — speaks to the crew about the specific hazard relevant to that day's work. 
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• Must understand how federal safety standards exceed OSHA minimums on DoD installations and be able to brief subs accordingly at site orientation. 
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• Must conduct and document pre-task safety briefings before each new DFOW without prompting from the QC Manager or SSHO. 
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7. SECURITY & BASE ACCESS  

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• Must be able to obtain base access credentials for all CJW operating installations — no disqualifying background check history. 
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• Must have prior experience navigating SECNAV 5512/1 NAC processing for subcontractor workforces — tracking submissions, managing escort while clearances are pending. 
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• Must understand OPSEC awareness requirements and be able to brief first-time base visitors. 
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• Active CAC or DBIDS credential is a significant differentiator — means installation-ready from Day 1. 
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8. BEHAVIORAL & CULTURE FIT INDICATORS  

These will not appear on a resume — surface them in the interview:  

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• Owns the job site — does not wait for the PM to tell them what to do next. Calls the PM when something is wrong, not when they need direction. 
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• Comfortable with daily government oversight — a NAVFAC QAR walking the site every morning is a normal part of the day, not a source of friction. 
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• Documentation-first mentality — writes things down instinctively. Sees the daily log as professional practice and legal protection, not paperwork burden. 
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• Anticipates and pre-positions — looks 3 weeks ahead, identifies conflicts before they become delays, flags issues before they become RFIs. 
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• Builds relationships with subs — firm on scope and quality, but earns the kind of loyalty that gets a call when a sub has a problem instead of a surprise. 
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• Geo-flexible — willing to work per diem across MD, VA, DC, PA, FL, IN, and WA as project assignments require. 
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9. AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFIERS  

✗   No OSHA 30-Hour (or expired) 

✗   Zero federal installation or agency construction experience 

✗   Federal experience limited to a single project or single agency 

✗   Never worked on a DoD or military base with access control requirements 

✗   No experience managing multiple subcontractors simultaneously on a federal project 

✗   OSHA recordable incident within the last 3 years with no documented corrective action 

✗   Background check disqualifiers that would prevent federal base access 

✗   No experience with CPM scheduling tools (P6 or MS Project)