Assistant Superintendent

Overview

Oversee construction planning, safety, quality, and schedule while coordinating documents and teams.

Key Responsibilities

• progress reporting
• quality inspections
• work planning
• layout verification
• permit management
• safety management

Tasks

The Assistant Superintendent is responsible to plan and execute the construction program according to Suffolk’s procedures, including safety, quality, and schedule. Assistant Superintendent responsibilities on a project may be divided on a project by area or by trade discipline. -Monitor and document all daily construction activity using written reports, photographs, sketches, and other software tools -Administer Suffolk’s Quality Management Program, specifically the First Delivery and Benchmark Inspections. Document any deficiencies and assist in tracking them to final resolution -Help create and distribute daily and weekly work plans to the project team, including schedules and logistics plans -Responsible for managing layout and confirming and verifying the correctness of field dimensions -Compile and maintain all permits, testing, and inspections required for successfully project completion and acceptance -Communicate clear expectations for safety to project teams -Continuously monitor job progress on-site, checking all work to ensure compliance with Contract Documents -Maintain and distribute the construction documents to the entire project team, including Plans, Specifications, RFI’s, Bulletins, and Field Reports -Verify subcontractor layout to ensure compliance with established line and grade -Supervise and mentor Suffolk’s Field Engineers in their daily work -Assist in the administration of the Suffolk Safety Program, including pre-construction meetings, pre-task planning, daily monitoring, and enforcement of all applicable safety requirements -Attend and participate in weekly and/or monthly meetings with customers and clients providing updates on the status of construction and addressing concerns of said customers and clients

Requirements

• communication
• engineering degree
• organization
• time management
• 2+ years
• construction

What You Bring

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stands; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking. -Strong communication skills -Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management preferred -Strong organizational skills -Strong time management and multi-tasking skills -Possess a strong sense of urgency -Candidate must possess Suffolk’s Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, and Caring -2+ years of experience in related construction fields

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About Suffolk Construction

-From its Boston headquarters, they expanded through strategic acquisitions in healthcare and regional offices across the US. -Their portfolio spans iconic projects like Wynn Everett casino, GE’s Boston headquarters, major airports, and mixed-use towers. -They offer full-spectrum services: pre-construction, construction management, general contracting, and design-build. -They operate Centers of Excellence across sectors such as aviation, mission-critical, education, healthcare, and hospitality. -Their approach combines cutting-edge technologies like AI, VR, and virtual design with collaborative, people-focused execution. -Notable innovations include VR groundbreaking ceremonies and AI-driven risk modeling on complex builds. -Projects range from large-scale casinos and airport terminals to universities, residential towers, and mission-critical facilities. -Despite its scale, they maintain a reputation for a regimented culture and a meritocratic, performance-driven ethos.

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