MEP Construction Superintendent

CMTA•Madison, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

CMTA, formerly known as AMA Group, is seeking an experienced MEP Construction Superintendent for our offices in New York City and New Jersey. We are looking for a mid-level MEP Construction Superintendent who will be responsible for coordinating all site construction activities and support/report to management. You will work for with clients like NBC Universal, Disney, NBC Sports, and A+E Networks. The role requires travel to jobsites throughout New York City, Brooklyn, Northern New Jersey and Southern Connecticut; there is limited time spent in the office. CMTA, formerly known as AMA Group, is a full-service construction management company established in 2004. It evolved from its parent company, CMTA, a leader in the design of MEP/FP building systems specifically for media, broadcast, and production facilities, including sound stage campuses. CMTA has completed over 1,000 projects and serves a diverse range of clients in corporate, financial, educational, and residential sectors. In 2024, AMA Group was acquired by Legence, a company within the Blackstone portfolio, which consists of 9,000+ employees and offers a multifaceted approach to design and construction. This acquisition enhances our national reach across various markets and sectors, facilitating continued growth. The acquisition also aligns AMA Group with CMTA (https://www.cmta.com/), which is a 1,500-person MEP design firm with 50 offices across the United States.

Requirements

1 - 4 years of experience in construction management; MEP and Interiors.
Requires working knowledge of various construction disciplines, union agreements/jurisdiction, cost control, scheduling, safety regulations, engineering drawings and other documents.
Working knowledge of MS Project, MS Project Suite, PlanGrid/Procore.
Experience working on cross functional teams within different offices.
Proven ability to work in a deadline driven environment.
Ability to adapt communications; have strong verbal, and written communication skills.
Ability to work effectively within a team and independently while managing multiple projects.

Responsibilities

Supervising all trade and field personnel, implementing and/or improving companywide project management processes with the highest level of focus on administering good safety practices.
Establish site safety/site-office setup to ensure all necessary elements are in place at the time construction begins, including a logistics plan, material arrival and exit strategy, project safety requirements, and an emergency/evacuation plan.
Review and understand project schedule, assist Project Manager in maintaining schedule (in MS project format).
Create Project Team & Home Page on Procore. Generate a project directory with all field personnel including the building engineers/staff, design teams, expeditor, special inspector, contractor’s PM’s/foremen, etc. in Procore.
Issue subcontractor welcome letters, collect subcontractor insurance, and communicate project safety requirements.
Review trade scope sheets/proposals to ensure an understanding of each subcontractor’s scope of work.
Generate a list of RFI’s based upon drawing, scope, and job site review; gather a full understanding of what is owed. Review and highlight drawings to ensure all scope shown is captured. Coordinate the design team addressing any open RFI issues.
Prepare a submittal log based upon review of the design drawings, issue log to subcontractors and coordinate reviews of all submittals/shop drawings with the design team via Procore.
Print and post all required/helpful OSHA/Safety signage; and permits on a permit board near the freight entrance and field office.
Perform site specific safety orientations, enforce subcontractor weekly toolbox talks and daily huddles: generate meeting agenda and take minutes.
Mark up MEPS plans daily to track progress of work, take daily progress photos, issue weekly progress report to client and two-week lookaheads.
Managing laboring staff and record timesheets.
Create change events (CE’s) and obtain sub-contractor pricing when required.
Coordinate Subcontractor meetings and record meeting minutes.
Prepare client meeting minutes for Project Manager review and editing in Procore.
Generate close out and permit matrix.
Organize site clean off and removal of all material.