Senior Superintendent

IPS-Integrated Project Services • Emeryville, CA

5h

About The Position

IPS is seeking a Senior Superintendent to join its Project Delivery and Construction team at a site near Emeryville, California. The role leads specific construction-site activities and trades, manages portions of field operations, and supports project leadership in overseeing work progress, subcontractor staffing, and trade coordination. The Senior Superintendent helps ensure subcontractor and vendor work is completed safely, in compliance with contract documents, and according to the project schedule. The position also supports project planning, scheduling, budgeting, procurement, change control, quality, safety, closeout, startup, and commissioning activities.

The role involves visiting construction sites and may require assignment to a client site for an extended period. It includes 25% travel or travel as required by the project, and may involve overnight stays. The work schedule may require flexibility to work first, second, or third shifts, as well as weekends. This is a safety-sensitive field position that requires site safety training and adherence to site safety rules. The employee must be able to work indoors and outdoors and follow strict cleanroom gowning protocols.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline, or an equivalent technical degree.
• 10+ years of experience in Project Delivery or a related discipline.
• Ability to stand, sit, and walk for prolonged periods.
• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl as required.
• Ability to lift and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to climb ladders as necessary.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varying conditions.
• Ability to adhere to strict cleanroom gowning protocol.
• Access to reliable transportation and ability to travel and commute routinely.
• Ability to take site safety training and adhere to site safety rules.
• Flexibility to work first, second, or third shifts and weekends as required.

Responsibilities

• Collect and assemble on-site testing and inspection reports and complete Construction Completion Records for closeout documentation to the IPS Commissioning/Validation team and client.
• Take primary responsibility for activities associated with assigned trades on construction sites.
• Lead assigned vendors and subcontractors to meet project goals.
• Ensure safety objectives and corporate goals are achieved on assigned projects.
• Ensure projects meet applicable quality requirements.
• Interact with clients at the site and promote positive relationships.
• Support development and maintenance of preconstruction, construction, and closeout execution plans.
• Support development and maintenance of project schedules, including activity lists, durations, and sequencing logic.
• Develop working knowledge of assigned-trade budgets and identify budget exceptions during project execution.
• Support development of change-control and related financial documentation.
• Oversee assigned vendors and subcontractors to ensure compliance with quality requirements.
• Participate in constructability reviews of design documents.
• Support procurement and coordination of required extra-corporate project resources.
• Participate in pre-bid walk-throughs and descope meetings.
• Support evaluation of vendor and subcontractor invoices and requests for payment against actual performance.
• Manage subcontractor and vendor field time-and-material change requests, evaluating contractual legitimacy and cost estimates.
• Facilitate communication among subcontractors, vendors, and project personnel and document project-participant communications.
• Support the request-for-information (RFI) process.
• Conduct periodic site inspections and evaluations and report their results.
• Support production of daily reports on site conditions, including weather, workforce levels, and safety issues.
• Review job safety analyses and other required safety documentation with IPS Health and Safety Professionals.
• Support periodic coordination meetings with trade subcontractors at the site.
• Support Construction Management and Document Control in distributing, reviewing, and storing submittals; review submittals as necessary.
• Support compliance of project activities with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee startup and commissioning activities for assigned trades when included in project scope.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior