Scaffolding Superintendent

Bechtel Corporation•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Scaffolding Superintendent is responsible for the leadership, planning, coordination, and execution of scaffold operations on the project. This position is for supervising direct hire Craft Professionals to ensure safe, efficient, OS&H compliant scaffold construction, maintenance, inspection, modification, and dismantling operations across multiple work areas.

Requirements

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9 -12 years of relevant work experience
Strong working knowledge of scaffold planning and field execution, including erection, modification, inspection support, use, dismantling, access coordination, and scaffold safety practices.
Ability to identify and resolve scaffold execution challenges by reviewing schedule needs, work area conditions, safety risks, resource availability, and input from project stakeholders.
Sound judgment in selecting safe and effective scaffold work methods that meet project procedures, OSHA requirements, safety expectations, quality standards, and schedule commitments.
Ability to read and apply scaffold drawings, sketches, work packages, vendor information, material requirements, tool and equipment needs, and field change documentation.
Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with construction teams, engineering, safety, quality, subcontractors, and other project groups while using standard construction planning, tracking, and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

Coordinate daily scaffold work with subcontractors, field supervisors, and project teams in the assigned work area.
Support scaffold activities on moderately complex construction projects or work areas with multiple team interfaces.
Track scaffold schedules, labor needs, materials, equipment, and access requirements to help keep work moving safely and efficiently.
Review scaffold work plans, construction methods, sequencing, schedules, staffing plans, and material needs for alignment with project requirements.
Coordinate scaffold work with other construction disciplines, engineering, subcontractors, and area teams to support the overall project schedule.
Review scaffold progress, quantities, cost, schedule, and performance information, and provide input for reports, forecasts, and corrective actions.
Assist with scaffold-related field changes, requests for information, contract change support, and subcontract planning information.
Coordinate scaffold material deliveries, storage areas, tools, consumables, and equipment availability to support planned work.
Help ensure scaffold work is planned and performed safely and meets applicable safety, quality, regulatory, drawing, specification, and manufacturer requirements.
Work with engineering, foremen, craft professionals, subcontractors, and design teams to review technical information, resolve field issues, develop scaffold work methods, and use construction tracking tools.