Construction Assistant Superintendent

Westminster • Livingston, NJ

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Superintendent assists with one or more construction projects, supporting overall planning, scheduling, code compliance, cost tracking, safety, and project completion. The role calls for business management acumen, strong leadership and organizational skills, time management, communication, and team-building abilities.

The position is for the Livana Livingston luxury development in Livingston, New Jersey. The work schedule is weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. as required. Work is regularly performed on-site at a construction work site, with exposure to construction hazards, outdoor weather, and noise ranging from moderate to very loud.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Five years of stick-framed multifamily residential construction experience.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills, including tact, diplomacy, and influence, for working with internal project teams, subcontractors, and labor forces.
• Ability to work with and knowledge of the shop drawing submittal process.
• Ability to read and comprehend building plans and specifications and recognize safety standards and issues.
• Ability to prioritize assignments according to critical deadlines.
• Ability to resolve field-initiated questions.
• Understanding of construction contracts, retention, and releases.
• Ability to interact with personnel and customers at all levels.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work in a structured corporate environment.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and be self-motivated.
• High degree of ethics and integrity.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of company and customer information.
• Physical ability to climb stairs and ladders, use construction personnel hoists, and negotiate areas under construction.
• Vision abilities including close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; sit, talk, hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work at an active construction site with moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock, and moderate-to-very-loud noise.

Nice To Haves

• Sitework experience.

Responsibilities

• Study and understand plans, specifications, blueprints, and process submittals.
• Assist project coordination and support staff in distributing project data and documents to the project team.
• Maintain field copies of project drawings and specifications.
• Assist the project manager and superintendent in coordinating, scheduling, and managing construction activities.
• Maintain accurate timekeeping and construction activity records.
• Coordinate information flow between field personnel, subcontractors, and the design team.
• Assist in reviewing and evaluating subcontractor proposals, including preparing cost comparison or leveling charts as needed.
• Monitor site activities and material receiving; ensure materials are inspected for quantity, quality, and compliance with specifications and approved submittals.
• Assist with jobsite reporting, including daily reports, field purchase orders, weekly unit reports and meetings, weekly two-week look-ahead updates, and monthly construction schedule updates.
• Monitor shop drawings, submittals, the submittal schedule, contract documents, and tracking logs to meet contract and company reporting requirements.
• Attend required jobsite meetings and prepare minutes for attendees and other relevant parties.
• Maintain safety standards by incorporating safety planning into pre-job planning and daily operations.
• Maintain quality consistent with company standards and bring repetitive subcontractor or vendor quality problems to management's attention.
• Identify and aggressively follow up on punch-list items.
• Close out projects in compliance with contract documents and satisfy subcontractors, vendors, and the company.
• Attend to special requirements of customers, subcontractors, vendors, and neighbors to support satisfactory relations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level