Superintendent 1

CDM Smith•Boca Raton, FL

About The Position

The Superintendent manages day-to-day activities of project construction staff and oversees work performance on assigned projects or project portions, ensuring craft workers follow project rules and procedures. The role supports staff performance, training and development, PTO administration, and compliance with human resources and safety policies. For positions supervising union employees, the Superintendent ensures evaluations are completed on time under union agreements and reviews, approves, or rejects staff promotions up to and including Foremen. The Superintendent advises project management of potential project issues, including work interferences and scheduling challenges, and proactively proposes solutions. The position reviews, approves, and negotiates change orders; develops project completion and turnover plans; and maintains relationships with internal departments to support project timelines and construction schedules. The role also contributes expertise on project material and equipment quantities and specifications, works with clients to resolve problems and support planning, completes project documentation and administrative duties, maintains daily activity records, and oversees monthly job-cost updates and quarterly cash-flow projections. The role requires leadership overseeing field crews, ideally on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, dams, and water or wastewater treatment plants. Travel may be required, with an estimated amount of 20%–40%, depending on duties and project demands. An appropriate and valid driver's license is required.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Six years of related experience, including two years as a craft foreperson.
Leadership capacity overseeing field crews.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints and engineering drawings.
Excellent planning and organizational skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience in leadership, safety, negotiations, planning, and contract administration.
Ability to quickly understand and implement company policies, procedures, and project-related software programs.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
An appropriate and valid driver's license.
Domestic and/or international travel may be required; amount of travel is stated as 20%–40% and may vary with duties, workload, and project demands.

Nice To Haves

Experience overseeing field crews on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, dams, and water or wastewater treatment plants.

Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day activity of project construction staff.
Provide performance appraisal feedback and manage staff training and development.
Approve PTO requests and ensure human resources policies are followed.
For union staff, ensure performance evaluations are completed on time in accordance with union agreements and review, approve, or reject promotions up to and including Foremen.
Manage work performance on designated projects or assigned project portions, ensuring craft workers follow project rules and procedures.
Ensure employees comply with company safety policies and keep safety training current.
Advise the project management team of potential issues, including work interferences and scheduling challenges, and propose solutions.
Review, approve, and negotiate project change orders.
Develop and implement project completion and turnover plans.
Recommend organizational, policy, procedural, or staff changes where appropriate.
Maintain relationships with departments such as Purchasing, Preconstruction, Accounting, and Engineering to support project timelines and construction schedules.
Provide input and expertise on quantities and requirements or specifications for project materials and equipment.
Initiate and attend client meetings to resolve problems and facilitate project planning.
Complete administrative duties, documentation, and timecard approvals in a timely manner.
Maintain a daily record of project activities.
Oversee and approve monthly job-cost updates and quarterly cash-flow projections.
Perform other duties as required.