Commercial Construction Superintendent - Healthcare

HITT Contracting Inc.•Richmond, VA

51d•$90,000 - $137,000•Onsite

About The Position

Every day, our team members do amazing things in pursuit of our shared purpose to build trust with our clients, partners, subcontractors, and teammates. No matter your background, education, or career path, if you share our vision to create extraordinary experiences, you belong at HITT. A Superintendent directs the workflow of the project on site consistent with the project schedule and HITT safety and quality standards. Within HITT's Healthcare group, the Superintendent oversees construction of hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, medical office buildings, imaging and laboratory spaces, and renovations within occupied healthcare environments, where patient safety, infection prevention, life safety, and continuity of operations are critical to client success. The Superintendent provides leadership and serves as the liaison between project team members, communicating project priorities to site staff and all subcontractors as the primary on-site leader.

Requirements

Four-year degree in construction, engineering, or business strongly preferred; additional work experience accepted in lieu of a degree
5+ years of commercial construction experience with a general contractor; demonstrated healthcare construction experience required, with occupied acute-care renovation experience strongly preferred
Renovations, service work, occupied-space work, night/weekend work, and fast-paced project experience all a plus
Strong command of building processes and field best practices; working knowledge of ICRA, interim life-safety measures, healthcare inspection processes, and applicable life-safety and medical gas requirements
Ability to organize people, tools, and time to meet tight deadlines while protecting patient safety, clinical operations, and required facility access
Project lead/superintendent experience preferred, ideally on technically complex healthcare or occupied-facility projects
Proficiency with MS Office (Project, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint), Procore, Adobe, Bluebeam
OSHA 30 Certification required
ASHE Healthcare Construction Certificate or Certified Healthcare Constructor credential preferred
Ability to read and coordinate architectural, structural, MEP, controls, medical gas, and equipment drawings and specifications
Availability for project-required off-hours work, shutdowns, weekends, and travel, as applicable
Ability to walk/stand for long periods; lift up to 50 lbs
Clear, concise, professional communication, written and verbal
Positive attitude and passion for construction and the healthcare sector
Ability to gather and interpret data into clear, actionable communication, connecting details to the bigger picture
Strong organization and prioritization across concurrent technical scopes (MEP systems, medical gas, controls, imaging, and equipment coordination)
Consistent integrity with The HITT Way and HITT's core values
Continuous self-improvement, particularly around evolving healthcare codes, technologies, and construction practices
Adaptability to evolving technology, clinical requirements, design, and means/methods
Collaboration across backgrounds and styles, including facility representatives, clinical teams, design partners, and equipment vendors
Strong relationships with colleagues, clients, subcontractors, and vendors
Punctuality, focus, and respectfulness

Responsibilities

Understand and administer the HITT safety program across all subcontractors, including prompt reporting/investigation of incidents, with particular attention to occupied healthcare spaces, infection-control barriers, interim life-safety measures, egress, and utility shutdowns, including documented pre-task planning, daily safety engagement, and immediate correction of unsafe conditions
Maintain HITT quality standards for all aspects of the project, including compliance with infection-control requirements, healthcare codes, medical gas standards, and owner-specific facility protocols; verify work against approved drawings, specifications, submittals, mockups, testing requirements, and manufacturer instructions
Maintain daily logs of activities and site conditions, manage the punch list, and drive the closeout process through owner/architect and facilities-team acceptance
Partner with the project manager to develop, maintain, and communicate the master schedule and rolling three-week look-ahead, coordinating phased work, infection-control measures, shutdown windows, inspections, commissioning, and turnover while ensuring proper installation methods and sequencing
Maintain strong working relationships with all subcontractors, including specialty trades for medical gas, controls, nurse call, low-voltage, and healthcare equipment systems, while ensuring subcontractors are treated fairly
Maintain current field documentation, including daily reports, inspection records, photographs, as-built conditions, and shutdown logs; understand subcontractor scope to avoid unnecessary change orders; and identify/resolve problems early given the complexity of healthcare systems and occupied-space coordination
Develop and organize the site team and logistics, maintain temporary facilities/utilities and required infection-control and life-safety provisions, and identify/expedite long-lead items critical to healthcare project delivery
Collaborate with the project manager, site team, facility representatives, and clinical stakeholders throughout the project to anticipate issues before they affect patient care, schedule, or cost
Implement and continuously verify infection-control risk assessment and interim life-safety measures, including containment, negative-air performance, pressure monitoring, housekeeping, egress, and documented daily inspections
Develop and execute detailed method-of-procedure plans for utility shutdowns, tie-ins, energization, and other high-risk activities, including advance approvals, notifications, contingency planning, and post-work verification
Lead field coordination of MEP systems, medical gas, controls, low-voltage systems, owner-furnished equipment, above-ceiling work, and access requirements; confirm installation sequence and service clearances before work is placed
Coordinate with the design team, facility representatives, authorities having jurisdiction, and third-party inspectors to resolve field conditions, RFIs, inspections, and code-compliance issues promptly
Lead site readiness for inspections, testing, commissioning, training, owner acceptance, and phased turnover; maintain complete as-built and closeout information throughout the work rather than deferring it to project completion