Senior Superintendent

PCL Construction•Jacksonville, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Superintendent role at PCL Construction Services, Inc., within the Florida Buildings Group, is a key position focused on developing, implementing, and maintaining the company's safety program while fostering a strong jobsite safety culture. This role involves close collaboration with project managers and teams to proactively identify and resolve potential issues, conflicts, and schedule challenges, developing recovery plans as needed. The Senior Superintendent is responsible for effective communication with internal teams and trades to ensure performance, productivity, quality, and safety standards are met, and oversees subcontractor coordination. They also liaise with clients, other site contractors, and office representatives. A significant part of the role includes supervising, directing, coaching, training, and mentoring project teams and other superintendents, and being involved in the selection, onboarding, and placement of field staff. The position requires a visionary approach to projects, identifying and driving the critical path of the schedule, anticipating constructability issues, and embedding solutions into plans. The Senior Superintendent works with the project management team to develop and implement the Project Execution Plan (PEP), ensuring compliance with district policies, safety procedures, equipment, and quality control. They are responsible for prompt scheduling, coordination, and effective cost control related to project labor, equipment, and materials, and influence equipment selection and construction methodology. A thorough understanding of contracts and subcontracts is essential for developing plans that identify and mitigate risks, maximize opportunities, and achieve financial targets. The role also involves staying current with industry practices and seeking innovative construction methods.

Requirements

Journeyman certificate or postsecondary diploma / engineering degree in a related discipline.
NCSO designation (IND) and Gold Seal certification required (CDN), certificate in negotiation or equivalent experience.
15 years of progressive experience in field supervision preferred.
In-depth knowledge of and experience in the construction industry and company operations, including building materials, construction specifications, and methods and procedures.
Understanding of project scope and able to apply complex engineering principles to construction challenges and embed solutions in construction plans and schedules. Ability to complete value engineering and define scope and limitations for pursuits.
Experience with scheduling, monitoring, and mentoring others on forecasting resources.
Ability to lead and manage others, including coordinating multiple scopes.
Thorough understanding of contract language and ability to identify and mitigate risks and identify and leverage opportunities.
Understanding of collective agreements and jurisdiction assignment for multi-trade sites (IND).
In-depth knowledge of and application of safety and environmental principles/ procedures/legislation and demonstrated experience in implementing a strong safety culture.
Ability to lead effective site meetings with the client, consultants, trades, own forces work (OFW), and internal employees; ability to present at client meetings or for project pursuit work.
Experience mitigating grievance and employee relations issues.
Demonstrated conflict-resolution skills, problem-solving abilities, and professional judgment.
Expert understanding of productivity rates or own forces work (OFW), Labor Cost Reports (LCRs), and ability to interpret cost reports.

Responsibilities

Develops, implements, and maintains PCL safety program, including creating and influencing jobsite safety culture through mentorship and modeling.
Consistently collaborates with construction/project manager and project team. Proactively identifies, manages, and resolves potential problems, work conflicts, or schedule challenges. Develops and implements recovery plan. Works with project team to anticipate and resolve project issues.
Effectively communicates with own forces and trades and ensures performance, productivity, quality, and safety requirements are met. Oversees subcontractor coordination and progress.
Liaises with client, other site contractors, and office representatives.
Supervises, directs, coaches, trains, and mentors the project team and superintendents on the same site or multiple sites.
Involved in selection, onboarding, and placement of jobsite field staff.
Visualizes and conveys vision of an entire project, identifies, and drives the project schedule’s critical path, anticipates constructability issues, and troubleshoots, and embeds solutions in the construction plans and schedules.
Works with the project management team to develop and implement the Project Execution Plan (PEP).
Ensures compliance with district policies, safety procedures, equipment, and quality control.
Ensures prompt scheduling, coordination and effective cost control pertaining to project labor, equipment, and materials.
Influences equipment selection and construction methodology for formwork systems, cranes, etc.
Reviews and understands the contract and subcontracts and develops a plan that identifies and mitigates risks (e.g., scope gaps) and maximizes opportunities to ensure that all financial targets, including budgets, forecasts, and profitability levels are achieved. Assigns subcontract review to area superintendents.
Stays current with industry practices and seeks new and innovative construction methods and initiatives.

Benefits

Employee ownership opportunities that build long-term value
Annual discretionary performance bonuses
401(k) with company match
Industry-leading medical, dental and vision benefits
Prescription drug coverage and telemedicine services
Life, AD&D and disability insurance
Paid parental leave and family care support
HSA or FSA for healthcare, dependent care and transportation
Mental health and wellness support, including Employee Assistance Programs
Career growth pathways, leadership development and mentorship programs
Access to world-class training through PCL’s College of Construction and professional development courses
Ongoing opportunities to learn new skills, explore different roles and grow your career across sectors and regions