Superintendent- Ground Up Buildings
Job Description Summary
Supervision of the construction project resulting in successful project completion.
Job Description
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
- Able to perform all essential Asst. Supt./Project Engineer job responsibilities
- Attend and participate in Safety Training Program and enforce safety procedures
- Verify subcontractor certificates of insurance
- Prepare and maintain responsibility for CPM job schedule
- Develop Owner and Architect’s confidence
- Recruit, organize, train, direct and coordinate field construction team including subcontractor’s direct hire work
- Assure work quality - set standards for quality control
- Order materials and tools and plan supply allotment to avoid “crisis” buying
- Prepare necessary reports (e.g. time sheets, work orders, daily reports and invoice approval)
- Document and complete all punchlists in a timely manner
- Review all drawings, specifications and subcontractor submittals
- Chair or attend pre-job conference, regular subcontractor meetings
- Perform start-up testing and turnover to Owner
- Document final close-out and Owner’s acceptance
- Perform manual work only in rare circumstances when, in employee’s independent judgment, exigent circumstances require it
- Ability to travel as required by management
- Ability to supervise multiple projects over a large geographic area as required by management
- Complete other responsibilities as assigned
MINIMUM SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- Engineering, Construction Management or Architectural degree, or equivalent experience (4 years as Assistant Superintendent)
- Extensive field construction experience at supervisory level
- Current Safety Trained Supervisor (STS) Certification, or achievement of STS Certification within six months of hire, maintenance of active certification status
- Working knowledge of all crafts (ability to read and understand specifications for all trades), and prior experience as foreman or journeyman in at least one trade, or project engineer
- Knowledge of OSHA laws
- Knowledge of job scheduling, planning, expediting and cost control
- Ability in problem-solving
- Strong sense of urgency