Construction General Superintendent

Marian Development Group LLC•Louisville, KY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The General Superintendent provides portfolio-level field leadership for Marian Construction and is accountable for consistent, predictable execution across all active projects. This role exists to ensure field operating systems are fully installed, standards are enforced uniformly, and execution outcomes are reliable without heroics. The General Superintendent produces results by enforcing the Foreman and Superintendent Operating Systems at scale, inspecting outcomes across projects, aligning staffing to project complexity and risk, removing systemic constraints, and developing field leadership capability. This role does not manage day-to-day project execution. Crews, Foremen, and Superintendents execute the work; the General Superintendent leads through standards, inspection, coaching, and escalation. The General Superintendent serves as the senior field authority and primary steward of execution discipline across the portfolio. Time Allocation: ~45% inspection and verification; ~30% coaching and leader development; ~15% systemic constraint removal and staffing alignment; ~10% executive coordination and escalation.

Requirements

Extensive experience leading large, complex, or multi-project construction portfolios.
Proven success installing and enforcing standardized field operating systems.
Advanced understanding of construction sequencing, safety systems, and quality management.
Demonstrated ability to develop and coach senior field leaders.
Strong executive communication and decision-making capability.
Ability to identify systemic risks and act decisively to remove them.
Applicant must demonstrate discipline, accountability, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, and schedules.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, specifications, and schedules.
Excellent written/oral communication and negotiation skills.
Applicant must have a positive attitude towards change. Able to identify the need, remove barriers, and make things happen.
Values diversity of ideas, opinions, and people.

Responsibilities

Provide portfolio-level field leadership for Marian Construction.
Ensure consistent, predictable execution across all active projects.
Ensure field operating systems are fully installed and standards are enforced uniformly.
Ensure execution outcomes are reliable without heroics.
Enforce Foreman and Superintendent Operating Systems at scale.
Inspect outcomes across projects.
Align staffing to project complexity and risk.
Remove systemic constraints.
Develop field leadership capability.
Serve as the senior field authority and primary steward of execution discipline across the portfolio.
Coordinate and escalate issues to executives.