Senior Project Superintendent

Marker•Pittsburgh, PA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Marker Construction is seeking a Senior Superintendent to supervise and mentor superintendents, forepersons, and field personnel, while directly overseeing large and complex commercial construction projects. The role focuses on developing field staff, identifying training needs, supporting performance evaluations, and ensuring assigned superintendents understand and fulfill their duties. The Senior Superintendent reports directly to the Vice President of Construction and communicates project issues, events, performance, and progress to that leader. The position may also support project pursuits, proposals, presentations, and internal superintendent meetings. The Senior Superintendent manages on-site activity, including planning and coordinating work, directing subcontractors, maintaining safety and site security, monitoring quality, and keeping the site clean. The role requires interpreting contract documents, managing work with regard to job costs and budgets, maintaining payroll records through Procore, updating as-built drawings, and responsibly caring for company-owned or rented equipment. The Senior Superintendent also leads Marker’s self-performed associates, participating hands-on when needed. Other duties may be assigned. The role is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is identified as onsite.

Requirements

10–15 years of experience on construction projects in a Superintendent role.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience using Procore.
Demonstrated proficiency and understanding of site logistics and contract operations.
Experience and proficiency across all divisions of work, including methods, materials, scheduling, and cost control.
Experience supervising multiple superintendents on projects of varying sizes.
Strong attention to detail.
Excellent team development skills and leadership abilities.
Ability to communicate effectively with architects, engineers, and clients.
Ability to communicate site progress and problems effectively to project team members, including project managers, senior project managers, and project executives.
Ability to communicate with individuals of varied backgrounds and give workers clear directions.
High school graduate.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of post-high-school training.

Responsibilities

Supervise and mentor superintendents, forepersons, and field personnel.
Identify training needs and support the development of assigned project superintendents and field personnel.
Ensure assigned superintendents are trained on and performing the duties described in their job descriptions.
Ensure company policies and rules are followed and take appropriate action when infractions occur.
Assist the Vice President of Construction with field personnel performance evaluations.
Assist in coordinating and facilitating internal superintendent meetings.
Communicate site issues, events, performance, and progress to the Vice President of Construction.
Participate in project pursuits, proposals, and presentations as needed.
Be on-site and manage project site activity.
Ensure personnel on site work safely and have a safe work environment.
Plan and coordinate work and provide direction to subcontractors.
Review contract documents to understand responsibilities, materials, and installation requirements.
Use job cost reports to monitor costs against budget and plan work to stay below budget.
Maintain payroll records and submit them to the Payroll Manager via Procore.
Supervise and lead Marker’s self-performed associates, participating hands-on when time allows or circumstances require.
Manage job site cleanliness and security.
Oversee the care and maintenance of company-owned or rented equipment.
Keep as-built drawings and update them continually.
Monitor work quality and ensure work that does not meet required standards is corrected promptly.
Perform other duties as assigned.