Senior Superintendent

Liberty Companies•Fort Lauderdale, FL

About The Position

The Senior Superintendent serves as a key field leader and mentor, supporting Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, foremen, and craft teams in planning, coordination, execution, safety, quality, and productivity. The role requires strong construction knowledge, leadership ability, communication skills, and a commitment to delivering successful projects from site setup through closeout. The position oversees field operations and project performance, including personnel, subcontractors, vendors, trade partners, schedules, manpower, materials, equipment, site logistics, safety, and quality. It works closely with Project Managers and other project stakeholders to coordinate work, resolve field issues, manage schedule risks, and complete project closeout requirements. The employee works in an office environment with quiet to moderate noise levels and also performs job site walking. The description notes that it covers principal duties and responsibilities but is not a complete listing of all duties that may arise.

Requirements

10 or more years of related construction field experience.
Prior experience in a Superintendent or senior field leadership role.
Experience managing field operations, subcontractors, schedules, manpower, safety, quality, and site logistics.
Associate or bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or a related field preferred; equivalent field experience accepted.
OSHA 30 certification preferred or required based on project needs.

Nice To Haves

Commercial construction experience is preferred.
Experience with vertical commercial construction projects is strongly preferred.
Additional applicable safety, trade, or industry certifications are a plus.
Associate or bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or a related field.
OSHA 30 certification.

Responsibilities

Supervise, schedule, and coordinate on-site company personnel, subcontractors, vendors, and trade partners.
Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship to Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, foremen, and field teams.
Oversee field productivity, manpower, materials, equipment, site logistics, and overall project performance.
Review project schedules, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, manpower needs, and job site requirements before and throughout construction.
Develop and support site logistics plans covering staging, access, deliveries, storage, hoisting, and movement of materials and personnel.
Maintain clear communication with Project Managers, Superintendents, clients, subcontractors, vendors, and internal teams.
Promote and enforce a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with company safety policies, site-specific safety plans, OSHA requirements, and client standards.
Participate in safety meetings, orientations, toolbox talks, JHA reviews, Take 5s, and other safety initiatives.
Ensure work complies with contract documents, approved drawings, specifications, Liberty quality standards, and project requirements.
Conduct field inspections, identify deficiencies, support corrective actions, and ensure punch list and closeout items are completed.
Manage and monitor project schedules, milestone dates, three-week lookahead schedules, subcontractor coordination, and material deliveries.
Identify schedule risks, delays, field conflicts, and coordination challenges, and work with the project team to develop recovery plans.
Review project budgets, estimates, job cost codes, field costs, productivity, and potential cost impacts with the Project Manager and project team.
Coordinate subcontractor and vendor activities so work is performed safely, efficiently, and according to schedule and quality expectations.
Maintain accurate documentation of job site activities, progress, manpower, deliveries, safety observations, delays, field conditions, and closeout requirements.
Support team development, training, onboarding, and a positive, professional job site culture reflecting Liberty’s core values.