Project Superintendent

Albuquerque • Albuquerque, NM

19d • Onsite

About The Position

The Project Superintendent oversees the total construction effort on several projects, ensuring work is performed safely, according to design, budget, and schedule, and meets company quality standards and customer expectations. The role coordinates with clients, design professionals, subcontractors, suppliers, project staff, inspectors, oversight agencies, and consultants. The Project Superintendent has ultimate field authority on assigned projects and supervises all crews and subcontractors.

The position plans and monitors job-site activities, communicates company policies and production goals, controls quality, resolves construction problems, and helps ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget. It also trains and mentors site superintendents and project management staff, interprets construction documents, conducts weekly subcontractor meetings, delegates work, inspects completed work, maintains project records, and assists the Project Manager with change-order estimates and meetings as needed. Frequent travel is required. This is a full-time, non-union position; evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

The employee works outdoors at construction sites and may encounter fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, vibration, extreme conditions, and loud noise. The role requires frequent standing and walking, regular talking or hearing, occasional climbing, balancing, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, and lifting up to 50 pounds on occasion.

Candidates should have 5 or more years of related construction experience (preferred), thorough knowledge of construction methods and applicable codes, strong communication, organizational, supervisory, and planning skills, and working knowledge of computers and programs including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and P-6 Scheduling. Candidates must hold a valid driver's license and meet the company's vehicle-insurance and fleet-safety eligibility requirements. Pre-employment screening is required. The job also requires legal authorization to work in the United States. Required safety-course completion includes hazardous substances recognition and protection, First Aid, CPR, Blood Borne Pathogens, and OSHA 10, if applicable; otherwise, the employee must attend the next available class.

Requirements

• 5 or more years of related construction experience preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of construction technology, equipment, methods, and applicable building and industry codes.
• Excellent communication, organizational, supervisory, and planning skills.
• Ability to work effectively with subcontractors and suppliers to direct accurate and timely completion of work.
• Ability to establish procedures and standards for completing work, and to work rapidly and accurately with tools and equipment when required.
• Working knowledge of computers and software, including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and P-6 Scheduling.
• Ability to resolve conflicts with employees, subcontractors, suppliers, design professionals, and owners.
• Understanding of EPA/SWPPP requirements and ability to ensure they are met and maintained on the job site.
• Current, valid driver's license in the state of permanent residence; must be insurable by Jaynes' automobile insurance carrier to drive a Jaynes vehicle.
• Must meet Fleet Safety Management policy eligibility requirements to operate a company or personal vehicle for company purposes.
• Must pass pre-employment screening, which may include drug and alcohol screening, background check, motor vehicle records check, reference check, and physical.
• Proof of current completion of a Jaynes-recognized general course in Hazardous Substances – Recognition and Protection, First Aid, CPR, Blood Borne Pathogens, and OSHA 10, if applicable; otherwise, must attend the next available class.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and complete Form I-9; employees are entered into the federal E-Verify system.
• Must be willing to attend safety meetings and receive required training on the employee's own time.

Nice To Haves

• Current completion of a Jaynes-recognized general course in Hazardous Substances – Recognition and Protection, First Aid, CPR, Blood Borne Pathogens, and OSHA 10, if applicable.
• Ability to work rapidly and accurately with tools and equipment when required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the total construction effort on several projects to ensure safe construction in accordance with design, budget, schedule, quality standards, and customer expectations.
• Coordinate with client representatives, A/E representatives, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Plan project completion and ensure daily and weekly job-site activities follow those plans.
• Communicate company policies to project staff, crews, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, engineers, and owners.
• Manage overall project quality for the company and subcontractors.
• Analyze and resolve construction problems, implement corrective actions, and monitor their effectiveness.
• Train and mentor on-site Project Superintendents and project management staff on work sequences, schedule, site supervision, material usage, and safety.
• Review job-cost reports, identify areas requiring attention, and initiate changes or procedures to keep work within budget.
• Build professional working relationships with owners, architects, engineers, inspectors, oversight agencies, and consultants to support smooth, timely, and budget-conscious project delivery.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, submittals, shop drawings, and job orders for the area of supervision.
• Conduct weekly subcontractor meetings and review updated schedules, meeting minutes, ASIs, RFIs, proposal requests, and approved change orders.
• Delegate and coordinate activities of project staff, craft workers, and subcontractors.
• Assign qualified personnel to operate and maintain equipment and tools.
• Communicate daily production goals.
• Inspect work for conformance with drawings, specifications, building codes, ADA codes, local ordinances, safety requirements, company policies, procedures, and quality standards.
• Complete and maintain timecards, daily reports, concrete pour logs, production forms, absence reports, termination notices, problem discussion forms, injury reports, and other required records.
• Assist the Project Manager with cost estimates for change orders.
• Substitute for and conduct Project Manager duties as needed at meetings with owners, architects, engineers, and subcontractors, including documenting meetings.
• Maintain ultimate field authority on assigned projects.
• Travel frequently and remain eligible to operate a company or personal vehicle for company purposes under the Fleet Safety Management policy.
• Attend safety meetings and required training, which may take place on the employee's own time.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Health savings account (HSA).
• Dependent care flexible spending account (FSA).
• Company-paid and supplemental life insurance.
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance.
• Cancer, accident, and hospital indemnity coverage.
• Retirement planning, including a 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• Bonus plan.
• Paid holidays.
• Up to 5 weeks of paid leave.
• Onsite healthcare clinic for employees and their dependents.
• Employee wellness program with financial incentives.
• Free weekly yoga classes.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Fitness membership reimbursement program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed