The Superintendent's primary role is to provide overall field management and administration to field employees, subcontractors, vendors and suppliers. The Superintendent may manage a major project or many projects simultaneously.
Core Responsibilities
Deliver a quality project safely, on time, within budget and with focus on establishing positive relationships
Manage subcontractors and vendors in a coordinated manner while developing long lasting relationships for the Company
Provide input and valuable review of subcontractor scope to assist the PM
Create and maintain relationships with unions to foster harmony on the project site
Maintain care and custody of the project site to assure safety is of the utmost priority
Ensure that Quality Control requirements are met and followed in accordance with the Contract Documents
Provide assistance with pre-job planning, strategizing and conceptual scheduling
Provide training and mentorship to field personnel
Focus on creating and maintaining respect from Subcontractors, Owners, Design team and subordinates
Ensure timely submission of Incident and Accident Reports
Produce tight, realistic construction schedules
Institute a "zero punchlist" philosophy, to minimize punchlist and call backs on projects
Ability to finish projects ahead of schedule
Ensure that no subcontractor is allowed to work on-site without an approved Insurance certificate, signed Subcontract or a Letter of Intent
Provide constructive input into policy making relating to field employees
Perform professional and thorough annual evaluations and focuses on following up on training objectives for field employees reporting to this position
Organize, manage and record meetings
Produce daily reports and Weekly Status Reports
Take digital progress photographs
Assist the project team in developing monthly cost reports
Execute the Company Safety Program
Establish good working relationships with government agencies
Mentor subordinates
Promote a team atmosphere
Qualifications
BS or BA in engineering or related (A proven track record of Construction and/or Management experience in the field may be substituted for degree.)
Extensive knowledge of the Owner contracts, drawings and specifications, subcontract agreements, insurance risks. Focuses on mitigating risk for the Company.
Extensive knowledge of the Scheduling process
able to provide a project plan for use in the development of the overall project schedule
Thorough knowledge of self-performance activities including site work, concrete, underground utilities particular to gas and electric transmission, substations and campus infrastructure
Understanding of the manpower requirements related to these activities
Ability to provide professional representation at a project interview
Proficient at public speaking
Thorough knowledge of OSHA 1926 and related Corporate Safety Program
Thorough knowledge of Safety Risk Management process, including understanding of EMR, IR, SR, FR and how to effectively improve Safety performance ratings in each of these areas
Thorough knowledge of confined space, hazmat, asbestos, lead paint and other hazard policies and procedures
Thorough knowledge of equipment safety
assures that all required inspections of equipment onsite are completed
Ability to manage an entire Project field force commensurate with high-risk large projects
Ability to provide coaching/mentoring/leadership to field supervisory staff
Successfully completed OSHA 30-hour safety training
Successfully completed First Aid and annual CPR training
Proficiency with computer programs necessary
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.