Communications Superintendent 1

M.C. Dean, Inc•Richmond, VA

About The Position

The Communications Superintendent plans and manages communications construction work, coordinating multiple subcontractors, crews, and project personnel while meeting deadlines and executing work safely. The position oversees all aspects of construction, including safety, quality, schedule, cost, and client satisfaction, and requires hands-on problem-solving in the field. The Superintendent runs daily operations for crews of 5–30 technicians and coordinates work to meet contractual requirements, phasing plans, and owner needs. Responsibilities span project planning and delivery from kickoff and procurement through installation, commissioning, punch list, and close-out. The role requires accurate project reporting, schedule forecasting, coordination of telecommunications outages, detailed recordkeeping, and communication with customers, engineering teams, project managers, and other stakeholders. The position may require occasional nights and weekends and up to 25% travel.

Requirements

Either 5 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, such as in Engineering Technology or Construction Management, and 5 or more years of installation experience in IT, cable, electrical, RF, and/or telecommunications; or a high school diploma and 10 or more years of installation experience in those fields.
Experience working on telecommunications and electronic security projects ranging from $50,000 to $5 million.
Experience working with contract drawings, subcontracts, contract addendums, specifications, change orders, RFIs, and submittals.
Experience installing Information Transport Systems.
Experience using MS Office Suite, CPM scheduling, cost estimating, modeling, AutoCAD, and Bluebeam software.
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and concepts used to produce precision technical plans, blueprints, and drawings for electrical and security projects.
Familiarity with standard deliverables and work processes on construction and integration projects.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to take ownership of problems and solve them.
Ability to effectively plan and organize one's own activities or the activities of others.
Ability to work in a diverse environment with personnel from a range of backgrounds.
Reliable attendance at project locations during working hours.
Ability to work a flexible schedule that includes occasional nights and weekends.
Up to 25% travel and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

Run day-to-day operations with crews of 5–30 technicians on a project, program, or project/program subsection.
Oversee job-site safety, including daily safety meetings and job-site safety inspections.
Determine labor requirements and dispatch workers to construction sites.
Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to administrative staff, workers, and clients.
Interface with engineering teams to support design efficiency and discuss potential installation issues with field personnel and engineers.
Interface with internal and external customers and address project-status questions and customer concerns.
Plan material locations and storage to improve project productivity.
Plan equipment and material needs to ensure on-time delivery.
Suggest process improvements and cost-saving measures.
Assist technicians with installation work as needed to maintain the project schedule and budget.
Maintain organized and detailed project records, including daily work tickets.
Provide the Project Manager with weekly project status and schedule updates.
Use project-tracking tools to track progress and document issues and conditions daily.
Maintain as-built documents as work is completed.
Build project schedules with specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish the installation plan.
Understand and manage project costs in relation to the budget.
Plan and execute project delivery, including kickoff, procurement, pre-testing, pre-fabrication, installation, commissioning, punch list, and close-out.
Maintain continuous quality control to ensure compliance with industry and company standards, project plans, drawings, specifications, and owner requirements.
Read and interpret blueprints, design artifacts, and project specifications.
Identify changes to the scope of work, assist the project team with pricing, and implement approved changes.
Validate the awarded project estimate for constructability, manpower, material budgets, and equipment requirements.
Confer with senior management, supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, and design professionals to discuss and resolve work procedures, complaints, and project issues.
Assist the project team with permits, badge and access requests, inspection scheduling, and ensuring installations comply with local codes and standards.
Prepare accurate daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
Provide look-ahead schedules, arrange critical telecommunications outages, and re-forecast tasks as site conditions change.