General Superintendent

Brinkman Construction Inc•Denver, CO

About The Position

The General Superintendent provides decisive and accountable leadership for Field Management and Craft teams across multiple projects. The role oversees successful project delivery from preconstruction through closeout, with emphasis on quality, safety, schedule adherence, procurement and change management, budget maintenance, and client satisfaction. The General Superintendent supports field personnel and project teams, manages staffing and resource needs, coordinates with company leaders and other departments, and contributes to company-wide initiatives and organizational growth.

Requirements

Minimum 15–20+ years of experience with a General Contractor.
10+ years of experience in a lead role across a variety of ground-up project types, including commercial, mixed-use, multifamily, medical office, senior living, and/or institutional healthcare.
Proficiency with Microsoft applications, construction scheduling software, and project management applications.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 30 Certification, First Aid/CPR Certification, SWMP Certification, and Colorado Class A Contractor License are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Cultivate an engaging project environment and high-performing teams where team members feel comfortable raising concerns and needs.
Mentor team members, set clear performance expectations, and provide regular, candid feedback.
Recruit, manage, and mentor field management and craft staff, including assisting with interviews, hiring, promotions, and terminations.
Provide leadership, training, and support to field personnel and ensure they follow corporate policies and procedures.
Work with the Construction Executive to assemble effective project teams.
Identify project concerns, help resolve team and project problems and conflicts, and hold teams accountable for resolving issues.
Drive safety culture across projects and coordinate with the Safety Director on developing, improving, training, and enforcing the Safety Program.
Identify risks that team members may not recognize or understand.
Participate in development, training, and implementation of the QA/QC Program.
Maintain knowledge of owner and subcontractor contract and insurance language and apply it to project delivery and negotiations.
Advise on and execute negotiations involving substantial difficulty and risk.
Maintain a strong understanding of project status, including schedules, costs, technical issues, and reporting.
Work with project teams to keep field budgets within project expectations.
Meet or exceed client and company standards for schedule, quality, safety, and profitability.
Oversee schedule management, including activity tracking, documenting impacts, schedule analysis, and developing recovery schedules.
Create, assist with, or review project schedules and logistics plans for the preconstruction department.
Assist in selecting project equipment, manpower, and construction methods to determine project budgets.
Coordinate with the Warehouse Manager on warehouse operations and resources supporting project requirements and execution.
Partner with the Construction Executive to monitor buyout status, risk factors, contingency and allowance expenditures, and profit fluctuations, and explain these to company leadership.
Attend project interviews as needed.
Attend internal preconstruction and design meetings and provide input on sequencing, schedule, value engineering, and constructability.
Ensure effective project start-up and closeout; attend kick-off and closeout meetings, review the Responsibility Matrix, site logistics plans, and schedules, and ensure closeout tasks are assigned and completed.
Collaborate with the Warranty Manager to communicate and train operations staff on lessons learned from warranty callbacks.
Participate in company-wide initiatives, strategic planning, and organizational growth efforts.
Meet the conditions of subcontractor and vendor agreements collaboratively and equitably.
Build and maintain client relationships and support client satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.
Periodically attend on-site project OAC, internal team, and subcontractor meetings.
Monitor timecards and, with the vehicle equipment manager, monitor Superintendent fuel usage.
Manage field personnel resource allocations using the Bridgit software platform.
Forecast hiring needs based on projected future project needs.
Visit jobsites regularly to maintain field effectiveness in budget, quality, safety, and time.
Review and monitor field labor utilization against budgets.
Conduct performance reviews for field staff and support their continued development.