SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT K-12

Joeris General Contractors LLC•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Senior Superintendent provides overall field leadership for complex K-12 construction projects from preconstruction and mobilization through completion and closeout. The role oversees daily field operations, project scheduling, subcontractor coordination, site logistics, safety, and quality to ensure projects are delivered on time and in accordance with project requirements. The position calls for significant experience leading K-12 construction, including an understanding of planning, phasing, safety, and communication requirements on active and occupied school campuses. The Senior Superintendent works closely with owners, school district representatives, architects, trade partners, and the internal project team to deliver projects successfully.

Requirements

10+ years of commercial construction field experience with progressively increasing superintendent and field leadership responsibilities.
Demonstrated experience successfully leading large, complex, and/or multi-phase construction projects.
Meaningful experience leading K-12 educational construction projects, including ground-up construction, additions, renovations, and/or occupied-campus work.
Strong understanding of scheduling, phasing, logistics, safety, and stakeholder coordination for construction on active school campuses.
Proven ability to lead and coordinate multiple subcontractors and field teams while maintaining schedule, safety, and quality expectations.
Strong knowledge of construction methods, sequencing, scheduling, quality control, site logistics, and safety practices.
Ability to read, understand, and interpret construction drawings, specifications, schedules, and contract documents.
Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to proactively identify issues and collaborate with the project team to develop solutions.
Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft 365, and construction management software.
Ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining safety, quality, schedule, and budget objectives.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Texas public school districts and/or K-12 bond programs.
Experience leading large-scale ground-up or multi-phase K-12 construction projects.
Experience managing construction within active or occupied school environments.
OSHA 30 certification or equivalent construction safety training.
Experience with commonly used construction technology and project management platforms.

Responsibilities

Provide overall field leadership for K-12 construction projects from preconstruction and mobilization through completion and closeout.
Lead daily on-site construction activities and coordinate subcontractors, field personnel, equipment, deliveries, and site logistics.
Develop, maintain, and communicate short-term and long-term project schedules with the project team.
Plan construction sequencing and identify schedule risks, coordination issues, and constructability concerns.
Manage work on active and occupied school campuses, including phasing, student and staff separation, temporary access, deliveries, shutdowns, and construction around school operations.
Establish and maintain a strong safety culture for employees, subcontractors, owners, visitors, students, staff, and the surrounding community.
Conduct regular safety meetings, site observations, and coordination meetings.
Monitor construction activities for compliance with plans, specifications, quality standards, and project requirements.
Coordinate inspections, testing, quality control, punch list activities, commissioning, and project closeout.
Build working relationships with school district representatives, owners, architects, consultants, subcontractors, and internal project team members.
Communicate project progress, schedule impacts, field conditions, and potential issues clearly and proactively.
Work with the Project Manager and project team to resolve field challenges and maintain project objectives.
Support preconstruction with field input on constructability, logistics, phasing, scheduling, site access, and project-specific challenges.
Review drawings and specifications and help identify conflicts, coordination concerns, and opportunities to improve construction sequencing.
Mentor and develop Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, and other field team members.
Promote teamwork, accountability, professionalism, and a solutions-oriented approach.