1497 - Superintendent 4 Piping

Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Carrollton, TX

About The Position

The Superintendent 4 Piping oversees construction activities and coordinates with direct-hire supervisors, major subcontractor supervision, and field engineering to ensure craft and supervisory performance meets project expectations. The role ensures adherence to safety, quality, schedule, performance, company standards, procedures, and contractual commitments, and provides craft supervisors with technical direction and information needed to complete work safely, on time, and to quality requirements. The superintendent communicates schedule and technical requirements across craft disciplines and subcontractors and may support site safety and quality responsibilities as needed. The position may involve union projects, including ensuring daily execution aligns with applicable Black & Veatch and local union agreements, maintaining relationships with union representatives, and supporting uninterrupted workflow at union interface points. The superintendent may stand in for the Construction Manager when requested, mentor and train other discipline superintendents, and be designated as a Lead Discipline Superintendent. The role supervises general foremen, foremen, subcontractor superintendents, and field engineers, while providing work direction without management responsibility for all people directed. This is a safety-sensitive construction role in both construction-site and office environments. Work may involve physical labor and outdoor exposure, including difficult conditions and shifts of up to 12 hours.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience as a Superintendent or Construction Manager on equivalent projects.
Valid driver's license.
OSHA 10 certification.
Ability to complete applicable pre-employment onboarding requirements, which may include background checks, drug screening, and motor vehicle records searches.
Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds; stand, kneel, bend, stoop, move, and walk long distances; perform repetitive hand movements; climb and balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; and work at heights above 5 feet if required.
Ability to work shifts of up to 12 hours performing physical labor, in varying temperature extremes and outdoor conditions.
Ability to work in cramped or awkward spaces, around hazardous equipment, and in environments with extreme temperatures, inclement weather, varying light conditions, and distracting or uncomfortable noise.
Ability to see and hear naturally or with correction and maintain the range of motion and flexibility required by the job.

Nice To Haves

Construction Management or Engineering degree.
Budget and cost-control skills.
Industrial relations knowledge for recognizing and resolving potential labor issues.
Knowledge of union agreements and jurisdictional issues.
Knowledge of company construction guides and manuals.
Construction safety awareness and comprehension.
Cultural and social awareness skills.
Conflict management skills.
Ability to prioritize, organize, and schedule multiple tasks.
Problem-solving skills, including identifying, analyzing, researching, evaluating, and resolving issues.
Project management skills.
Communication skills.
Constructability knowledge within the discipline and construction knowledge in other disciplines.
Conceptual planning ability.
Understanding of legal contracts, including EPC contracts and subcontracts.
Leadership and human relations skills.
Risk assessment and management skills.
Knowledge of time-reporting systems, cost-code labor productivity systems, time-reporting policies and procedures, expense-reporting policies and procedures, construction guides and standards, administrative policies and procedures, and computer skills.

Responsibilities

Assist the Construction Manager in ensuring site supervision and craft adhere to safety, quality, ethical standards, lessons learned, and performance management programs.
Report inappropriate conduct by site personnel to the Construction Manager and project Safety Manager.
Monitor, verify, and report construction activity for CPM schedule compliance, including progress of schedule activities and commodity installation.
Help craft, subcontractors, and superintendents resolve issues involving drawings, information, schedule, quality, quantity tracking, cost reporting, and safety.
Monitor discipline construction productivity, progress, and cost, report to the Construction Manager and Field Project Controls Manager, and take action to maintain targets.
Apply company standards and lessons learned, and communicate new project lessons learned for possible future implementation.
Conduct foreman and subcontractor meetings to support daily, weekly, and monthly planning.
Develop and monitor a three-week look-ahead schedule for assigned work scope and corrective plans to meet progress and productivity targets.
Verify that materials, manpower, and other resources needed for the three-week look-ahead schedule are available and on site.
Develop, monitor, and report completion of craft and subcontractor punch-list activities.
Maintain a daily site log and review craft/subcontractor timesheets, installed-quantity reports, and progress-payment requests.
Monitor supplier Technical Service Representative daily logs and review and approve their timesheets.
Coordinate assigned craft and subcontractor daily and weekly work plans with other discipline superintendents/facilitators and the Construction Manager.
Monitor assigned subcontractors for compliance with scope and schedule requirements and develop stable working relationships with them.
Assist the Field Subcontract Administrator with extra-work authorization requests (RFMPs/WAs).
Assist the Construction Engineer with compiling or answering Contractor Information Requests (CIRs), and compile and answer CIRs when required.
Administer execution of work packages and equipment installation.
Develop and distribute Job Hazard Analyses for major erection packages within scope.
Identify potential back charges and out-of-scope issues, report them to the Construction Manager, and support commercial recovery.
Provide supervision, training, development, and performance management to direct reports.
Adhere to applicable safety and quality standards and support continuous improvement and associated change management.
Supervise direct-hire project general foremen and foremen, and CM-project subcontractors, superintendents, and field engineers.
For union projects, ensure execution follows applicable union agreements, understand local agreements, establish relationships with union representatives and site job stewards, and support uninterrupted workflow at union interface points.
Stand in for the Construction Manager during absence from site if requested; mentor and train other discipline superintendents and recommend trainee development needs.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Disability insurance.
Wellness program.
Flexible work schedules.
Paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.
Company-matched 401(k).
Adoption reimbursement.
Tuition reimbursement.
Vendor discounts.
Employment referral program.
AD&D insurance.
Pre-tax accounts.
Voluntary legal plan.
B&V Credit Union.
Potential eligibility for a performance-based bonus program.
Employee stock ownership and share in financial rewards through stock ownership.