The Project Superintendent manages construction projects and job-site employees, contractors, and vendors. The role makes onsite decisions affecting project success, job-site safety, training, compliance, and the use and maintenance of small and heavy equipment. The position focuses on multifamily, cast-in-place construction. The Superintendent assists the Project Manager with preliminary plan distribution, bid receipt, contract preparation, and subcontractor administration. They manage day-to-day site operations, coordinate subcontractors and suppliers, and help keep work on schedule. Duties may include quality checks and inspections, training, scheduling materials and labor, testing, and operating or coordinating elevators, equipment, tools, and cranes. The role tracks schedules, flow charts, site logs, potential delays, and site costs; prepares agreements for equipment purchases, rentals, or leases; and ensures project changes are communicated and approved by the Project Manager before agreements are made. The Superintendent is responsible for job-site and equipment safety, OSHA compliance, conducting site meetings and preparing minutes, and documenting issues with subcontractors, suppliers, inspectors, or utility companies through resolution. The position requires frequent site walking and stair use, physical work and inspections, and travel between assigned job locations, including long-distance travel in a personally owned vehicle on short notice. The employee may use personal or company vehicles and equipment. The role requires effective communication, sound prioritization and organization, independent work with little supervision, and the ability to manage competing priorities and work collaboratively.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED