General Superintendent

Brinkman Construction Inc•Fort Collins, CO

6d•$155,000

About The Position

The General Superintendent provides decisive, accountable leadership for field management and craft teams overseeing multiple projects. The role supports successful delivery from preconstruction through closeout, with a focus on quality, safety, schedule adherence, procurement and change management, budget maintenance, and client satisfaction. The General Superintendent leads, develops, and supports field personnel; coordinates with construction and project leadership; manages project risks, schedules, budgets, and resources; and contributes to preconstruction, project start-up, and closeout. The role also supports company-wide initiatives and organizational growth while fostering strong client, subcontractor, and vendor relationships. Brinkman Construction describes itself as a 100% employee-owned company serving clients across the Front Range. Its stated core values are “Relationship Focused” and “All In.”

Requirements

Minimum 15–20+ years of experience with a General Contractor.
10+ years of lead-role experience across a variety of ground-up project types, including commercial, mixed-use, multifamily, medical office, senior living, and/or institutional healthcare.
Proficiency with Microsoft suite of 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 mentor team members; set performance expectations and provide candid feedback.
Recruit, manage, train, and support field management and craft personnel, including participating in hiring, promotion, and termination decisions as needed.
Ensure field staff follow corporate policies and procedures, and assemble effective project teams with the Construction Executive.
Identify project concerns and risks, help resolve conflicts and problems, and hold teams accountable for addressing issues.
Promote safety across projects and coordinate with the Safety Director on development, improvement, training, and enforcement of the Safety Program.
Participate in developing, training, and implementing the QA/QC Program.
Maintain knowledge of owner and subcontractor contract and insurance language; advise on and execute difficult, high-risk negotiations.
Monitor project status, including schedules, costs, technical issues, and reporting, and work with project teams to keep field budgets within expectations.
Meet or exceed client and company expectations for schedule, quality, safety, and profitability.
Oversee schedule management, activity tracking, impact documentation, schedule analysis, and recovery schedule development.
Create, assist with, or review project schedules and logistics plans for preconstruction.
Help select project equipment, manpower, and construction methods to determine budgets.
Coordinate warehouse operations and resources with the Warehouse Manager to support project requirements and execution.
Partner with the Construction Executive to track buyout status, risks, contingency and allowance expenditures, and profit fluctuations, and explain them to company leadership.
Attend project interviews as needed and participate in internal preconstruction and design meetings, providing sequencing, schedule, value engineering, and constructability input.
Ensure effective project start-up and closeout, including attending meetings, reviewing responsibility matrices, site logistics plans, and schedules, and tracking closeout assignments.
Work with the Warranty Manager to communicate lessons learned from warranty callbacks to operations staff.
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 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 and forecast hiring needs based on projected projects.
Visit jobsites regularly to maintain field effectiveness in budget, quality, safety, and time.
Review field labor utilization against budgets and conduct performance reviews for field staff, supporting their continued development.