Superintendent, Insulation

Taurus Industrial Group•Geismar, LA

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About The Position

The Superintendent is responsible for safe, productive, timely, and cost-effective field execution of assigned projects, work areas, or construction scopes. The role directly manages field operations and ensures employees understand work plans, work safely, charge time correctly, use materials and equipment responsibly, and complete work according to the schedule, budget, drawings, specifications, and quality requirements. The Superintendent controls project costs and understands how daily field decisions affect productivity, budget, non-billable cost, schedule, and contribution margin. The Superintendent directs daily work, develops and communicates daily and weekly plans, coordinates crews and other parties, monitors progress, and addresses issues that could affect safety, quality, productivity, or schedule. The role is accountable for safe execution, cost and productivity control, accurate timekeeping and documentation, quality control, and proper management of materials, tools, equipment, and workforce. The Superintendent communicates field status and risks, escalates unfavorable trends, and exercises authority within approved scope, schedule, budget, and management direction. Changes affecting scope, contract terms, pricing, major staffing levels, equipment commitments, or schedule milestones require appropriate management approval.

Responsibilities

Direct daily field execution of assigned work in accordance with project scope, drawings, specifications, schedule, budget, and client expectations.
Develop daily and weekly work plans and communicate assignments and production expectations.
Ensure crews have the necessary information, materials, tools, equipment, access, and permits.
Coordinate work among crafts, subcontractors, operations personnel, and client representatives.
Identify field conflicts and monitor progress against plans, taking corrective action when needed.
Lead safe field execution; ensure permits, job safety analyses, pre-task plans, toolbox meetings, inspections, and hazard controls are completed.
Enforce company and client safety policies, use Stop Work Authority, correct unsafe conditions and behaviors, and report incidents, near misses, property damage, and concerns.
Understand labor budgets, planned hours, production goals, and cost expectations; track labor hours and installed quantities against plan.
Adjust crew size, work methods, supervision, and resource allocation when productivity is below expectations.
Prevent unnecessary overtime, idle time, standby time, rework, and non-billable labor; ensure responsible use of tools, equipment, rentals, and materials.
Escalate unfavorable cost, labor, or production trends to the Site Manager or Project Manager; participate in cost-to-complete reviews and avoid unauthorized extra work.
Ensure employee time is accurate, submitted on time, and charged to the correct project, work order, cost code, and billing classification.
Review billable and non-billable hours, explain non-billable time, and correct inaccurate entries before approval; verify time before approving it.
Complete or verify daily reports covering manpower, hours, work completed, quantities, equipment, materials, delays, safety, quality, client direction, extra work, and site conditions.
Ensure extra work tickets and client-directed work are documented and signed when required.
Ensure work meets drawings, specifications, procedures, and client standards; review work packages and quality requirements before work begins.
Coordinate inspections and testing, prevent premature covering, energizing, commissioning, or turnover, correct deficiencies, minimize rework, and document completed work for client acceptance.
Plan material, tool, equipment, and labor needs; ensure materials are received, stored, protected, issued, and used properly.
Ensure equipment is inspected, maintained, accounted for, and operated by qualified personnel; identify idle rental equipment and request off-rental or reassignment.
Direct and hold General Foremen and Foremen accountable, maintain proper span of control, address performance, attendance, conduct, and policy concerns, and develop future field leaders.
Attend daily and weekly planning meetings and provide accurate updates on safety, manpower, progress, productivity, cost, quality, equipment, materials, and risks.
Communicate problems early, recommend solutions, and maintain professional communication with clients, employees, subcontractors, and other trades.
Avoid unauthorized commitments regarding scope, price, schedule, or contract terms.
Direct assigned field personnel and organize daily work within approved scope, schedule, budget, safety requirements, and management direction.
Meet expectations for safety, productivity, labor cost control, non-billable hours, timekeeping, schedule, quality, materials and equipment management, crew leadership, documentation, communication, and completion of assigned work.