Senior Superintendent

Job Description Summary:
Supervision of the construction project resulting in successful project completion
Job Description:
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Able to perform all superintendent job responsibilities
• Enforce safety procedures
• Attend and participate in Safety Training Program
• 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 (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
• Extensive field construction experience at supervisory level (Minimum 8 years as Superintendent)
• 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