General Superintendent

JRM Construction Management•Los Angeles, CA

10d

About The Position

The General Superintendent (GS) is a seasoned field leader responsible for planning support, team guidance, complex issue resolution, and oversight of Field Operations. The GS actively manages the Field Staff workforce, including scheduling, development, training, and mentorship, and conducts project visits to provide expertise and oversight. The GS serves as a quality and operations checkpoint to help ensure field practices, safety standards, and execution align with company expectations. The position works with and reports to a Field Operations Director and collaborates with other General Superintendents to ensure projects are managed and executed to JRM standards. The GS oversees project success from pre-construction through completion. Responsibilities include supporting project startup and staffing plans, monitoring safety, schedule, quality, coordination, and field processes, coaching field and project staff, managing performance and labor use, resolving or escalating issues, and maintaining relationships with building management and subcontractors. The GS remains involved through punchlist signoff and communicates project risks, status, and staffing needs to leadership.

Responsibilities

Directly manage assigned Field Staff, including Field Mechanics, Superintendents, and Assistant Superintendents, including staffing and performance management.
Assist the Field Operations Director with interviewing and selecting potential field personnel.
Drive project execution success in conjunction with Project Teams, the Director of Project Management, and the Field Operations Director.
Implement and champion JRM processes and procedures and drive adoption of JRM Core Values among field staff.
Represent Field Operations on projects.
Communicate and escalate significant safety, schedule, procedural, employee performance, and client or owner perception issues; resolve issues within project teams when possible.
Conduct monthly check-ins with building management and maintain subcontractor relationships.
Lead and enforce safety compliance across projects; champion safety and logistics plans, review documentation for high-risk activities and equipment, anticipate hazards, and guide mitigation planning.
Coordinate safety lessons learned and best practices with the EHS Department.
Plan project startup with project teams, identify project challenges, define manageable scopes and staffing roles, establish critical-path priorities, and help develop General Conditions projections.
Conduct weekly site reviews, or more frequently as needed, covering schedule adherence, installation sequence, construction methodology, quality, process efficiency, and safety.
Coordinate with the Director of Project Management to address issues between field teams and project management and communicate outcomes.
Review project schedules and recommend sequencing and constructability improvements; ensure teams adhere to project schedules.
Monitor work quality and implementation of JRM's QA/QC practices; assist with representation to municipal agencies on behalf of projects.
Oversee field supervision and field-related procedures and best practices; provide training and coaching, including guidance on time management and JRM processes.
Monitor field staff performance, provide timely constructive feedback, document and report performance improvement plans when applicable.
Monitor General Conditions and labor use to minimize unnecessary costs and expenditure overruns, communicating with Project Leadership.
Identify project risks and recurring trends, lead mitigation or recovery planning, track implementation, and escalate field issues as appropriate.
Establish project completion and exit plans, remain through punchlist signoff, assess general contractor exposure and staffing needs, and communicate with Project Leadership, the BU Lead, and Field Operations Leadership.