SPO Senior Superintendent - Concrete

Turner Construction Company•New York, NY

3d•$159,000 - $239,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Superintendent - Concrete plans, forecasts, leads, directs, and coordinates Self-Perform Operations (SPO) staff, subcontractors, and suppliers on large or complex concrete projects. The role oversees implementation of planned work to ensure adherence to contracted scope, safety requirements, schedule sequence, quality standards, and production plans. It also supervises trade labor in concrete or other assigned areas and oversees SPO Forepersons and multiple SPO Superintendents on large and complex projects. The position works with project teams to manage concrete schedules, staffing, procurement, logistics, quality control, production tracking, and construction layout. It resolves field issues and coordinates with project leaders, owners and their representatives, architects, engineers, and trade forepersons. The role also supports bidding, constructability reviews, and continuous-improvement practices. This is a salaried-exempt position with travel required. The stated annual salary range is $159,000–$239,000. The role regularly involves work at construction sites as well as in an office setting.

Requirements

At least 12 years of related experience as a Superintendent managing self-perform work, or relevant experience such as Trades Foreperson, Surveyor, or Project Engineer in specialty scopes such as concrete.
Thorough understanding of multiple commercial construction market segments and self-perform work.
In-depth superintending knowledge and experience, with the ability to adopt Turner’s methods.
Thorough understanding of Turner’s methods.
Knowledge of building systems that interface with the structure, including envelope, structural steel, MEP, and excavation.
Experience managing specialty-contractor work focused on concrete.
In-depth technical knowledge of concrete structures, trade tools, and equipment.
In-depth knowledge and experience with various formwork systems and reinforcing.
Thorough understanding of general and subcontract documents, drawings, specifications, construction means and methods, materials, line and grade, and survey methods.
Thorough knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, engineering, and accounting principles and techniques.
Ability to create and manage schedules that support consistent, productive crews.
Extensive knowledge of OSHA requirements and project safety programs.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including climbing stairs and ladders, negotiating construction areas, and regularly lifting or moving up to 15 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Building Construction, or a related field is a plus, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Building Construction, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Oversee the jobsite safety program in collaboration with the EH&S team and support compliance with standards, safety codes, and regulations.
Oversee development and lead communication of site-specific Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs).
Promote a workplace environment in which people demonstrate care for one another through Turner’s Active Caring philosophy.
Understand project scope, complexity, and contract requirements across assigned projects.
Oversee SPO Forepersons and multiple SPO Superintendents on large and complex concrete and general Trades SPO projects.
Develop and implement SPO concrete work schedules and integrate them into the main project schedule; anticipate critical-path items and constraints and support productive progress.
Oversee and validate construction layout and surveying plans and performance.
Validate resource-management plans and oversee scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control, and SPO trade staffing provided by SPO Superintendents.
Establish production requirements with SPO Superintendents and Trades Forepersons, measure results weekly, and adjust work practices or crew assignments to improve production.
Monitor and report installed quantities and percentage of completion for SPO concrete tasks, and lead weekly production meetings.
Make hiring and termination decisions related to trade labor and communicate those decisions to the General Superintendent and SPO Trades Manager.
Develop relationships with labor sources to identify qualified workers for project staffing needs.
Resolve escalated local-area issues involving procedures, precedence, design clarifications, labor, and equipment schedules.
Supervise and develop SPO Trade Forepersons, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to or complete performance appraisals.
Investigate and resolve field issues with project leaders, Trade Forepersons, owners and their representatives, architects, and engineers, as appropriate.
Collaborate with the SPO Project Manager on weekly estimates of work completed, payrolls, material invoices, and subcontractor payment applications.
Manage installation of work in compliance with approved contract documents.
Monitor estimated quantities and manage material procurement.
Assist with bidding by reviewing productivity and work implementation approaches.
Perform constructability reviews and analyze drawings to identify construction constraints for resolution.
Assign and validate the team’s use of continuous-improvement methods, including the Last Planner System (LPS), for proactive scheduling.