Project Superintendent

Description

• Discuss quality expectations with trade foremen prior to installation (pre-bid, post-bid, and pre-installation meetings).
• Plan and coordinate site logistics, including traffic patterns, equipment locations, and storage and staging.
• Prioritize and review critical submittals for dimensional control and constructability.
• Complete assigned and required training for this role.
• Establish an environment that supports questions and learning in the context of project goals and schedules.
• Define safety expectations by providing a safety orientation for every individual who enters the site. Emphasize the importance of not sacrificing safety for speed. Discuss relevant safety topics with trade contractor on a weekly basis or more frequently if needed.
• Establish project site expectations for safety, quality, unforeseen conditions, housekeeping, and general conduct.
• Review conceptual, schematic, and design development documents for constructability, phasing options, temporary protection requirements, site logistics, and other field construction issues. Recommend or evaluate construction options and efficiencies based on these reviews.
• Promptly report and investigate accidents and safety-related incidents, disciplining repeat or extreme violations, up to and including, permanently removing individuals from the project site.
• Partner with Project Manager, client, and trade contractors to develop a work plan for the project. Coordinate project team’s preparation for upcoming work through progress meetings.
• Plan and coordinate timely initiation, momentum, and completion of all trade contract work on the project site according to the project schedule.
• Verify and authorize trade contractor timesheets for extra work performed on a time and material basis.
• Oversee technical interpretation of construction documents and drawings, recommend construction methods, and equipment as required. Assure consistency with contractual specifications and requirements for the project.
• Arrange and coordinate timely permitting and required inspections to start and complete work.
• Arrange pre-installation coordination meetings for all work areas that involve overlapping work by multiple trade contractors.
• Maintain rolling punch list defining final quality expectations and ensure completion.
• Compile fair and honest reports of the project team’s experience with each trade contractor using the trade contractor evaluation survey.
• Provide motivational and constructive feedback to team members regarding the impact of their efforts on the project’s success, impressions being created with other team members, and contributions to the quality of relationships being developed within the team.
• Ensures Christman is represented at the project site every day work is being performed by setting expectations, responsibilities, and maintaining commitments.
• For all project team members, promote development of knowledge base, leadership skills, and partnership by modeling effective performance, encouraging discussion and debate over solutions and approaches, connecting project team members with learning opportunities and other team members who could serve as mentors, and prompting team members to recognize challenges early and plan ahead for important project activities.
• Continuously assess and analyze the project’s actual status against goals, develop contingency plans, and revise construction strategy as required.
• Complete thorough and accurate daily reports of progress and concerns or challenges, including daily weather and safety inspections, violations, and accidents.
• Address early offenses to clarify expectations and reinforce commitment to safety, recognize and correct common work area hazards.
• When conflicts and disputes arise during the course of the project, focus all parties on developing mutually acceptable solutions aligned with the contractual agreements.
• Authorize purchase requisitions for material, equipment, and labor as agreed with Project Manager, Executive, or Director prior to the project startup or in the event emergency situations arise and is required to keep the project and team members safe.
• Create project-specific safety program highlighting key or unique hazards introduced by site conditions or work methods and scheduled adjacencies. Develop and communicate leadership approach for addressing hazards on the project.

Requirements

• Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.
• Able to demonstrate interest and familiarity with site requirements, tools, methods, and materials as it relates to the entire range of trade divisions.
• Have basic computer skills and a basic understanding of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Microsoft Word, Procore, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and a firm understanding of Microsoft Project.
• Possess good problem solving and communication skills along with an understanding of how risk is managed as it relates to the project and company as a whole.
• Ability to manage time, plan, schedule, organize, and prioritize responsibilities to consistently meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates the ability to create and build strong, positive relationships with owners, architects, and contractors.
• Successful completion of classes or other training in Construction Management, Project Management, Safety, or Communication.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field.
• Must have the ability to manage and plan work activities along with the ability to recognize safety concerns while promoting a safe culture amongst our team, partners, and trade contractors.
• OSHA 30-Hour, First-Aid/CPR, and other safety/quality related certifications.
• Advanced understanding of construction scheduling, cost control and ability to control and supervise large trade and subcontractor groups.
• Demonstrated progress in leadership experience on multiple small projects ranging from $500K to $5M and larger single projects up to $40M.
• Minimum five (5) years of commercial construction experience in a leadership role as a Foreman or Superintendent.
• Ability to understand job cost accounting practices and ability to analyze reports.
• Must be able to lead, work well with others, and build relationships with the project team and subcontractors, resolving conflicts or jobsite issues as they arise.
• Must be able to write and communicate clearly and quickly to a variety of audiences.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance