Senior Project Superintendent

Wharton-Smith • Fort Myers, FL

19d • Onsite

About The Position

Wharton-Smith, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Superintendent willing to work in Fort Myers, Florida. The role provides senior-level leadership for onsite field administration, supervision, technical management, project execution, and operational performance across multiple projects or large, complex construction projects. The Senior Project Superintendent guides Project Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, Foremen, subcontractors, and other construction personnel, and helps ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with company standards.

The position drives project execution, resolves complex construction and operational issues, maintains client relationships, mentors field leadership teams, supports company initiatives, and contributes to strategic planning and continuous improvement. It also supports workforce planning and development, safety leadership, production planning, project quality, and financial performance. The role is full-time and exempt, typically Monday through Friday, with flexibility for additional hours, nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime based on project requirements. Occasional travel throughout Wharton-Smith’s operating territories may be required.

Requirements

• Minimum of 12 years of construction-related or construction management experience.
• Demonstrated success managing large-scale, complex, or multimillion-dollar construction projects.
• Advanced knowledge of construction methods, sequencing, field operations, project coordination, scheduling, production planning, quality control, safety requirements, and field documentation.
• Proven ability to lead large field teams, oversee daily construction operations, and support successful project execution.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills, including the ability to develop field personnel and emerging leaders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, competing priorities, and complex operational challenges simultaneously.
• Strong decision-making, organizational, planning, and operational management skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills and ability to coordinate with leadership, project teams, clients, subcontractors, engineers, inspectors, vendors, and field personnel.
• Ability to lead difficult conversations, resolve conflicts, communicate operational expectations, and address complex project-related issues.
• Current Competent Person training and certifications in trenching and excavation, scaffolding, rigging, confined space, and fall protection.
• Current First Aid and CPR certifications.
• Training in Silica Safety, Risk Management, and Accident Investigation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and standard computer systems.
• Ability to maintain accurate field documentation and support compliance with project specifications, quality standards, and safety requirements.
• Ability to work safely and effectively in active construction environments and around heavy construction equipment, while maintaining a commitment to safety and quality workmanship.
• Ability to safely use standard office technology, including laptops, smartphones, copiers, and scanners.
• Ability to work in varying environmental conditions, including extreme heat, cold, rain, noise, and dust, and to recognize and respond appropriately to job site signs, instructions, alarms, and warnings.
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks, including prolonged standing, walking, bending, kneeling, crouching, climbing, crawling, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
• Ability to safely navigate uneven surfaces, ladders, scaffolding, stairs, ramps, and elevated work areas.
• Ability to handle heavy or bulky construction materials and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Availability for a full-time, exempt schedule, typically Monday through Friday, with flexibility for additional hours, nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime based on project requirements.
• Willingness to travel occasionally throughout Wharton-Smith’s operating territories as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent combinations of education and extensive field leadership experience may be considered.
• At least five years of experience in a senior field leadership or Project Superintendent role.
• Experience overseeing multiple construction projects and mentoring field leadership teams.
• Current OSHA 30-Hour certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and operational oversight for multiple projects or large, highly complex projects.
• Mentor and support Project Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, Foremen, and other field leadership personnel.
• Assist executive and senior leadership with strategic planning, operational improvements, field standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Help field teams resolve complex construction, staffing, scheduling, safety, and operational issues.
• Monitor project performance, productivity, quality, manpower utilization, and schedule compliance.
• Participate in staffing, succession planning, hiring decisions, leadership development, workforce planning, and company-wide operational meetings.
• Oversee construction execution to ensure compliance with company standards, project specifications, budgets, and schedules.
• Provide guidance on construction means and methods, sequencing, logistics, and constructability.
• Review project schedules, manpower plans, production goals, recovery plans, and critical path issues.
• Participate in pre-construction planning, constructability reviews, and project startup activities.
• Support Project Managers and field teams during critical project phases, inspections, commissioning, and closeout.
• Monitor quality control processes and participate in project quality reviews.
• Review daily reports, production tracking, safety documentation, and field coordination reports.
• Coordinate with clients, engineers, inspectors, subcontractors, and vendors on critical project matters.
• Assist with identifying and pursuing new project opportunities with existing clients.
• Promote and enforce the company safety culture and zero-incident expectations; support implementation of safety policies and procedures.
• Participate in safety audits, inspections, incident reviews, high-risk activity planning, and safety coordination; support OSHA compliance and inspection readiness.
• Mentor field teams in accident prevention, hazard recognition, safety accountability, and company safety initiatives, including Stretch and Flex programs.
• Evaluate field employee performance and advancement opportunities; identify training needs and support craft training, onboarding, and leadership development.
• Support labor forecasting, manpower planning, production planning meetings, and operational review sessions.
• Review production plans, labor budgets, productivity metrics, and schedule recovery plans; support implementation of production planning systems and field reporting standards.
• Review financial performance across assigned projects, including labor, field material, and equipment budgets.
• Review expenditures, resource utilization, financial metrics, forecasts, labor, equipment, and material purchases to identify potential variances.
• Assist Project Managers and project leadership with budget and forecast updates and promote cost awareness and accountability.
• Identify and communicate potential cost impacts arising from field activities, manpower, equipment, materials, and schedule changes.
• Guide field leadership on cost control and resource utilization and support project teams in meeting financial performance goals.
• Travel occasionally throughout Wharton-Smith’s operating territories as business needs require.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior