Senior Superintendent- Ground Up

Swinerton•Dallas, TX

20h

About The Position

Supervision of the construction project resulting in successful project completion. This role involves enforcing safety procedures, managing the CPM job schedule, developing owner and architect confidence, and recruiting, organizing, training, directing, and coordinating the field construction team. The Senior Superintendent is responsible for assuring work quality, ordering materials and tools, preparing necessary reports, and documenting punchlists and final close-out. They will review drawings, specifications, and submittals, chair pre-job conferences and subcontractor meetings, and perform start-up testing and turnover to the owner. Manual work is only to be performed in rare, exigent circumstances. The role requires the ability to travel as required by management and to supervise multiple projects over a large geographic area.

Requirements

Engineering, Construction Management or Architectural degree, or equivalent experience
Extensive field construction experience at supervisory level (Minimum 8 years as Superintendent)
Current Safety Trained Supervisor (STS) Certification, or achievement of STS Certification within six months of hire, maintenance of active certification status
Working knowledge of all crafts (ability to read and understand specifications for all trades), and prior experience as foreman or journeyman in at least one trade, or project engineer
Knowledge of OSHA laws
Knowledge of job scheduling, planning, expediting and cost control
Ability in problem-solving
Strong sense of urgency

Responsibilities

Able to perform all superintendent job responsibilities
Enforce safety procedures
Attend and participate in Safety Training Program
Verify subcontractor certificates of insurance
Prepare and Maintain responsibility for CPM job schedule
Develop Owner and Architect’s confidence
Recruit, organize, train, direct and coordinate field construction team including subcontractor’s direct hire work
Assure work quality – set standards for quality control
Order materials and tools (avoid “crisis” buying)
Prepare necessary reports (e.g. time sheets, work orders, daily reports and invoice approval)
Document and complete all punchlists in a timely manner
Review all drawings, specifications and subcontractor submittals
Chair or attend pre-job conference, regular subcontractor meetings
Perform start-up testing and turnover to Owner
Document final close-out and Owner’s acceptance
Perform manual work only in rare circumstances when, in employee’s independent judgment, exigent circumstances require it
Ability to travel as required by management
Ability to supervise multiple projects over a large geographic area as required by management
Complete other responsibilities as assigned