Senior Superintendent - Commercial Construction

Barton Malow

The Role

Overview

Lead site safety, quality, and schedule; coordinate contractors and liaise with owners

Key Responsibilities

  • construction liaison
  • schedule management
  • contractor coordination
  • work monitoring
  • safety enforcement
  • quality control

Tasks

The Senior Superintendent is responsible for managing, in collaboration with the Project Manager, the successful completion of assigned projects. The Senior Superintendent is the lead for job site safety, quality control, and project schedule and is the liaison with architect and consultants on all field and constructability issues. -Serves as liaison between owner, contractors/crafts, and engineers to ensure construction complies with drawings and specifications and construction activities are in support of project schedule and various owner requirements. -Maintains and updates the progress schedule in conjunction with area Superintendents; Reviews shop drawings, contract, and specifications. -Initiates paperwork to resolve field interference problems; holds meetings and maintains daily log of construction activities and problems as an aid for problem resolution. -Supervises, coordinates, and sequences contractors’ work to minimize interference between various contractors on the project; May supervise and coordinate trades. -Observes and interfaces with contractors or trades to monitor work performance and productivity of trades to ensure project rules and procedures are maintained and to check progress and quality of work being performed. -Enforces Barton Malow’s safety policy.

Requirements

  • construction
  • safety
  • communication
  • negotiation
  • 10+ years
  • engineering degree

What You Bring

-Demonstrated knowledge in construction principles, practices and methods, performance standards, environmental regulations, workplace safety, and union relation -Strong ability to effectively communicate with all members of the team including contractors, architects and owners. Ability to negotiate and professionally handle conflicts and confrontations. -10+ years of direct supervision of projects including trades -4-year technical/engineering degree or equivalent combination of education/experience required -Healthcare, sports, higher education, manufacturing and/or other market experience preferred

The Company

About Barton Malow

-Evolved into a multi-billion-dollar enterprise with integrated self-perform capabilities across civil, concrete, steel, and trades. -Pioneered fast-track delivery, BIM, and launched LIFTbuild to challenge traditional high-rise construction methods. -Serves diverse sectors—from automotive plants and energy facilities to sports stadiums, hospitals, and educational campuses. -Delivered iconic venues like Little Caesars Arena, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and major industrial complexes. -Backed by investments in construction technology and robotics, it continuously reshapes jobsite innovation. -Branches across North America under a unified enterprise structure, integrating specialized arms like LIFTbuild and Construction Robotics.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy

Automotive

Mission Critical

Buildings

Commercial

Healthcare

Higher Education

K12

Sports + Entertainment

Aerospace

Industrial

Energy

Government

Infrastructure

Residential

Utilities