Construction Supervisor

Westminster Management•Eatontown, NJ

6d•$140,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position leads one or more construction projects and manages project planning, scheduling, code compliance, cost tracking, safety, and completion. The Superintendent directs and mentors subcontractors and other on-site field staff. The role requires business management acumen, strong leadership, organizational and time-management skills, and effective communication and team-building skills. Work hours are weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., as required. The position involves traveling between multiple job sites while managing the workloads of individual projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, or equivalent years of related experience.
10 or more years of experience in stick-frame multifamily residential construction.
Working knowledge of construction disciplines, cost control, scheduling, safety regulations, engineering drawings, and other required documents.
Superior communication and interpersonal skills, including tact, diplomacy, and influence, for working with internal project teams, subcontractors, and the labor force.
Ability to work with and understand the shop drawing submittal process.
Ability to read and comprehend building plans and specifications and recognize safety standards and issues.
Ability to prioritize assignments based on 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, including the ability to adapt communications and presentations and deliver clear, concise reports and analyses to senior management.
Ability to meet deadlines and work in a structured corporate environment.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and demonstrate self-motivation, ethics, and integrity.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of company and customer information.

Nice To Haves

Previous sitework and structured garage construction experience.

Responsibilities

Secure, post, and renew required permits and approvals from jurisdictional agencies before work begins.
Develop, update, modify, and maintain project schedules, including a master schedule and 60-day and two-week look-ahead schedules for assigned trades.
Track material arrival dates and communicate them to the project management team to support contract item lists and shop drawing schedules.
Coordinate subcontractors, vendors, and inspectors to complete projects on time.
Communicate with and support subcontractors so they can perform their work effectively and efficiently.
Monitor work and materials to ensure quality-control standards are met throughout the project.
Perform inspections or schedule inspectors to meet job-location safety and compliance requirements.
Prepare thorough, timely daily construction reports and maintain a written daily log of visitors, work performed, materials used, and problems resolved.
Ensure sufficient daily job-progress photographs are taken.
Travel between multiple job sites and manage workloads across individual projects.
Establish and maintain appropriate risk controls and uphold the site safety and logistics plans.
Maintain corporate safety program requirements in day-to-day project operations.
Prepare for and attend weekly subcontractor meetings, assist with meeting minutes, and ensure minutes are recorded and distributed.
Prepare and manage weekly safety meetings, regular toolbox talks, and safety pre-task meetings as required.
Attend weekly project-team meetings to report field-work status, communicate issues requiring team input or action, and notify the team of relevant issues.
Establish and maintain document control to ensure work follows current design documentation and approved shop drawings.
Raise requests for additional information from designers and consultants promptly with the project manager for issuance of RFIs.
Assist in preparing the monthly status report for submission to the lender.