Area Superintendent - Huntsville, AL
About The Position
At Hensel Phelps, we don’t just build projects—we build careers, communities, and a culture of excellence. As an employee-owned company, every person here plays a vital role in shaping our success and future. Guided by our core values of Ownership, Integrity, Builder mindset, Diversity, and Community, we combine cutting-edge technology with hands-on expertise to deliver landmark projects across the nation. When you join Hensel Phelps, you join a team that values your growth, empowers your ideas, and invests in your journey. Together, we create an environment where innovation thrives, safety is paramount, and every individual has the opportunity to make a lasting impact. The Area Superintendent (AS) is responsible for supervision of a specific area of the project. The AS is responsible for establishing and achieving the project goals related to all areas of field management including schedule, budget, safety, quality, and the development of personnel. The AS will typically be assigned field engineers to assist them in the oversight of safety compliance, craft supervision and production, trade partner coordination, scheduling, material handling, daily reports, quality control and craft training. This is a safety sensitive position.
Requirements
- A 4-year degree in civil or structural engineering, architecture, or construction management
- Minimum of 5-6 years’ experience on large commercial construction projects
- Valid Driver’s License
- Strong communication skills
- Computer software - Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel-based templates, Prolog, Primavera and the AutoDesk Suite
- Experienced in construction layout, blueprint reading and shop drawing reading
Nice To Haves
- OSHA 10 Certification
- CPR & First Aid Certification.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate, supervise and mentor the company work force in their area
- Coordinate field construction work through organization and proper planning, and by having a collaborative relationship with trade partners
- Participate in weekly schedule and management meetings with trade partners
- Promote and enforce the site-specific safety plan and sound safety principles within their area of work
- Create AHAs/STAs with foremen for all self-performed work
- Review AHAs for trade partners
- Participate in project scheduling and maintain the portion of the four-week schedule for their area to ensure the project is completed on time
- Keep accurate cost and production records
- Participate in the development of material handling and site utilization plans for their specific area
- Coordinate with project engineers and office engineers on material needs, RFIs, etc
- Ensure that material received is properly inspected for quantity and quality, and that the receiving tickets are properly signed and coded and given to the jobsite administrator
- Take responsibility for all quality control on the project and establish high-level standards both for the company and trade partners
- Coordinate the punch list process to ensure owner acceptance at project turnover
- Develop and maintain relationships with the owner, architect, engineer and trade partners to ensure the highest level of quality and customer service is delivered
- Participate in the project coordination meetings to maintain pre-planning engagement and scheduling in the coordination activities
- Assist the BIM and VDC engineers in driving issue resolution to keep the submittal process on schedule.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
