Superintendent

Position Description

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

Create and maintain relationships with customers

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 discipline. ( 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

o 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

o 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

o 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.