
Commercial/Retail Building Project Superintendent
- Cape Girardeau, MO
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Directs, coordinates and monitors activities of construction workers on a construction site
- Collaborates with others to define construction requirements and project schedules; controls project scope and budget; modifies project schedule to reflect approved scope changes
- Follows and promotes established project standards, processes and procedures; examines and inspects work progress and construction sites to ensure specifications are met
- Reads drawings and specifications to determine construction requirements and to plan procedures
- Anticipates and identifies project issues and risks, proactively communicates identified project issues and risks, presents solutions and confers with project team to resolve problems
- Enforces conformance to safety and quality standards, processes and procedures; conducts safety and quality control inspections
- Conducts weekly project status/issues meetings (i.e. preconstruction, safety, etc.); documents and distributes results
- Records detailed information such as personnel, production, and operational data on construction documents
- Maintains established contractual requirements to manage customer expectations and quality standards; identifies opportunities for improvement
- Maintains positive client relationships to leverage future repeat business
- Takes personal responsibility for fostering a safe workplace by following safety policies and procedures
- Properly manage any crises or emergencies
- Serve as primary on site liaison with owner and owner’s representatives
- Develop and maintain a complete understanding of the scope and approach to assigned construction projects and identify change orders when appropriate
- Assist Project Manager in the development and implementation of the project schedule
- Ensure quality workmanship and tolerances to eliminate rework
- Ensure that the completed facility functions as intended
- Ensure that subcontractors are properly managed and scheduled
- Maintain favorable relationship with subcontractors to ensure their performance throughout the project
- Support subcontractors with the resources to allow them to perform their work when necessary
- Maintain jobsite order and cleanliness
- Find appropriate construction solutions when needed
- Coordinate with Project Manager to ensure selection and scheduling of employees
- Coordinate with Project Manager to ensure selection and scheduling of proper tools and equipment
- Serve as a motivator for employees by providing positive feedback
- Provide overall direction for all on site activities
- Ensure good attendance and timeliness of employees
- Foster an environment of cooperation and teamwork among employees
- Train and develop field engineers and foremen
- Identify leadership candidates and provide opportunities for development
- Coordinate the daily/weekly work plan with the foremen and employees
- Ensure that employees and equipment are productive and fully utilized
- Ensure that the most efficient construction approach is being utilized
- Ensure that the construction site is maintained properly to allow ongoing construction activities
- Coordinate all on site purchasing in a timely and cost effective manner
- Coordinate with the Project Manager to ensure appropriate and timely delivery of materials
- Ensure that delivered material is checked for quality and quantity and is properly documented and stored
- Ensure that delivery tickets are marked with the proper cost codes and delivered to the receptionist weekly
- Coordinate with vendor representative for installation procedures and start up services
- Ensure that timesheets are completed accurately and forwarded to the Project Manager daily
- Ensure that daily reports are comprehensive and electronically entered or forwarded to the Receptionist for entry on a daily basis
- Complete the Employee Evaluation Forms and forward to the Payroll Administrator upon employee layoff, termination, or on a periodic basis as directed
- Maintain on site project files in a neat and orderly manner
- Maintain construction as built drawings as the project progresses
- Ensure quality start up documentation and forward to the Project Manager
- Ensure that operators perform daily maintenance and document in the logs
- Conduct weekly toolbox talks and forward documentation to Human Resources
- Maintain on site safety program and forms
- Conduct site specific orientation for all employees and forward documentation to Human Resources
- Complete all necessary incident/accident/near miss reports
- Ensure that all employees comply with the safety program
- Ensure that all employees have and wear proper PPE
- Review the site to ensure compliance with the safety program
- Ensure that all required signs and posters are properly mounted
- Meet with OSHA inspectors in accordance with the safety policy
- Ensure all on site activities comply with HazCom and Substance Abuse policies
- Identify, plan and document all critical lifts
- Ensure that subcontractors are conforming with company’s safety and quality programs
- Continuously monitor the site and address any safety issues that arise
- Work with the Safety Director to develop a site safety plan early in the project
- Ensure compliance with the company Hiring Procedures
- Take or deny applications as directed by the Project Manager
- Terminate employees with guidance from the HR Manager
- Ensure appropriate and timely disciplinary action when necessary
- Work to improve employee morale
- Conduct new employee orientations
- Complete new employee paperwork
- Interface with the Project Manager, Mentor, and Field Engineer to insure proper development opportunities for the assigned Field Engineer
- Develop subordinate staff to allow Traveling Superintendent to provide input to the company as needed
- Maintain the level of quality that is expected by the owner
- Work with the Engineering Department to ensure timely design documents for construction
- Ensure that the project is built in compliance with the project plans and specifications
- Ensure that design engineers are consulted before modifications are made to drawings
- Maintain involvement during planning, construction and closeout
- Offer knowledge and input to the estimating department relative to project productivity and approach
- Ensure continuous communication with the Project Manager to develop and maintain total cost awareness of the project
- Maintain open communication and relationships with foremen and workmen
- Monthly supervisor’s meeting
- Preconstruction meeting
- On site progress meetings
- Project closeout meeting
- Owner/engineer requested meetings
- Weekly safety and quality meetings
- Knowledge of Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Outlook
- Internet Explorer
- ProCore
- Knowledge of computerized scheduling
- Substantial knowledge of the construction industry; seven years of commercial, institutional or healthcare construction supervisory experience
- Experience with commercial tenant build out is helpful
- Ability to communicate and manage projects effectively
- Confined Space
- Excavation & Competent Person
- First Aid/CPR
- Crane Safety & Rigging
- OSHA 30 Hour Certification
- Overtime may be required