Superintendent I (Area)
About The Position
The Superintendent I (Area) role at Skanska USA Building is responsible for leading field operations within assigned project areas, ensuring work is completed safely, on time, profitably, and in alignment with contract documents, design, budget, and schedule. This position directly supervises field labor and Assistant Superintendents, with a strong emphasis on on-site presence, coordination, and real-time leadership in production, safety, and supervisory meetings. The role requires a solid construction management background, including a bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience, plus relevant leadership experience on fit-out projects or specific areas of larger building projects. Key experience includes safety and QAQC leadership, subcontractor oversight, schedule updates, change order and ticket management, and interpreting plans and specifications. Preferred qualifications include familiarity with tools and systems such as Procore, Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, OPC and JD Edwards. This position also demands strong competency in contract management, risk management, logistics, quality control, project cost management, schedule ownership, and subcontractor oversight. The Superintendent is expected to coach others, maintain work-site harmony, support business development in the field, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards. Overall, the role combines operational leadership, technical construction knowledge, and people management to keep projects running efficiently and successfully.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience
- Relevant leadership experience on fit-out projects or specific areas of larger building projects
- Safety and QAQC leadership experience
- Subcontractor oversight experience
- Experience with schedule updates
- Experience with change order and ticket management
- Ability to interpret plans and specifications
- Strong competency in contract management
- Strong competency in risk management
- Strong competency in logistics
- Strong competency in quality control
- Strong competency in project cost management
- Strong competency in schedule ownership
- Strong competency in subcontractor oversight
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Procore
- Familiarity with Revit
- Familiarity with AutoCAD
- Familiarity with Bluebeam
- Familiarity with OPC
- Familiarity with JD Edwards
Responsibilities
- Leading field operations within assigned project areas
- Ensuring work is completed safely, on time, profitably, and in alignment with contract documents, design, budget, and schedule
- Directly supervising field labor and Assistant Superintendents
- Maintaining on-site presence, coordination, and real-time leadership in production, safety, and supervisory meetings
- Safety and QAQC leadership
- Subcontractor oversight
- Schedule updates
- Change order and ticket management
- Interpreting plans and specifications
- Contract management
- Risk management
- Logistics
- Quality control
- Project cost management
- Schedule ownership
- Coaching others
- Maintaining work-site harmony
- Supporting business development in the field
- Ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
