Senior Project Superintendent

Wharton Smith•Palm Beach Gardens, FL

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Wharton-Smith, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Superintendent to work in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The role provides senior-level leadership and operational oversight for large, complex, or multiple construction projects, including onsite field administration, supervision, technical management, project execution, and operational performance. The Senior Project Superintendent guides and supports Project Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, Foremen, subcontractors, and other construction personnel. This senior field leader drives project execution, resolves complex construction issues, maintains client relationships, mentors field leadership teams, and supports company initiatives. The position ensures projects are completed safely, efficiently, on schedule, within established budgets, and in accordance with company standards. It also supports workforce development, production planning, safety programs, quality control, financial performance, and coordination among project teams and stakeholders. The position is full-time and exempt, typically Monday through Friday, with flexibility for additional hours, nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime according to 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 the ability to coordinate with executive 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 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 effectively in active construction environments with a strong commitment to safety and quality workmanship.
Ability to safely operate or work around heavy construction equipment and 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.
Ability to recognize and respond appropriately to job-site safety 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 to work 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.
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.
Support and mentor Project Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, Foremen, and other field leaders.
Assist executive and senior leadership with strategic planning, operational improvements, staffing, succession planning, hiring decisions, and leadership development.
Help field leadership teams resolve complex construction, manpower, scheduling, safety, and operational issues.
Monitor project performance, productivity, quality, manpower utilization, and schedule compliance.
Promote company culture, operational consistency, continuous improvement, and field standards, procedures, and best practices.
Oversee construction execution on large or high-profile projects to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, budgets, and schedules.
Advise project teams on construction means and methods, sequencing, logistics, and constructability.
Review and support project schedules, manpower plans, production goals, recovery plans, and critical-path issue resolution.
Participate in pre-construction planning, constructability reviews, project startup, inspections, commissioning, and project closeout.
Monitor quality-control processes and participate in project quality reviews.
Review daily reports, production tracking, safety documentation, and field coordination reports.
Support coordination 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 across assigned projects.
Support implementation of safety policies and procedures, participate in safety audits, inspections, and incident reviews, and assist with high-risk activity planning.
Ensure projects maintain OSHA compliance and inspection readiness; mentor field leaders on accident prevention, hazard recognition, and safety accountability.
Support Stretch and Flex programs and other company safety initiatives.
Mentor and develop field personnel, evaluate performance and advancement opportunities, identify training needs, support craft and leadership training, and assist with onboarding.
Support labor forecasting and manpower planning; review production plans, labor budgets, and field productivity metrics.
Assist with schedule recovery planning, operational improvements, production planning meetings, and implementation of production-planning systems and field-reporting standards.
Review financial performance of assigned projects, including labor, field material, and equipment budgets, expenditures, resource utilization, forecasts, and performance metrics.
Help project teams update budgets and forecasts, promote cost awareness, identify potential cost impacts, and support financial performance goals.
Provide field leaders with guidance on cost control and resource utilization.