Construction General Superintendent

Job Description

Job Description

Summary The purpose of this position is to supervise field erection of cooling towers, ensuring that each job is completed safely, efficiently, and with quality.  The incumbent ensures that the construction aspect of cooling towers is completed under experienced leadership and direction.  Further, the incumbent is responsible for customer satisfaction and completing each job according to contract and budget.  This role involves travel, within the US, in order to effectively hire and supervise the craft workers who complete cooling tower construction.  The successful incumbent demonstrates strong leadership skills, ensures that job sites are as safe as possible, works well with clients and fellow associates, and stays on time and on budget.  This position typically overseas project(s) of a large scale, with a large budget and / or that contains smaller projects being operated all as part of the overall project.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned).

• Knowledgeable of the policies set in the Employee Information Handbook and know the consequences of not following company policy.
• Interface with clients.
• Highly knowledgeable in carpentry skills, procedures, and fabrication to insure the most efficient and timely installation.
• Demonstrate safety knowledge on all tools they may work with within their area.
• Conduct safety orientations and supervise safe work practices
• Receive and manage construction materials
• Create daily reports and time reports
• Close out each job, including final paperwork, ensuring client approval and satisfaction
• Attend pre-construction meetings
• Confer with supervisory and engineering personnel and inspectors and suppliers of tools and materials to resolve construction problems and improve construction methods
• Study specifications to plan procedures for construction on basis of starting and completion times and staffing requirements for each phase of construction
• Keep work area neat and clean
• Conduct daily and weekly Safety meetings
• Complete incidents reports as necessary
• Purchase small construction needs, rent any equipment required, and issue purchase requisitions to management as necessary.

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Qualifications :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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