Superintendent, Building Enhancements

Donohoe Companies Inc., The•Bethesda, MD

13d•$80,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Donohoe Construction Company is seeking a highly motivated Superintendent for its Building Enhancements team. The role is primarily responsible for on-site field planning, staffing, cost control, and supervision, ensuring projects are completed successfully within schedule and cost objectives across self-performed and subcontracted work. The Superintendent maintains Owner/Architect relationships and promotes strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, and vendors, while identifying potential new work with existing clients. The position supports project management with constructability reviews, initial schedule development, and means-and-methods planning. It develops and enforces site logistics and occupied-space plans, project-specific quality assurance and workmanship programs, and safety measures. The Superintendent participates in project meetings and manages jobsite reporting, scheduling, labor, quality, documentation, and punch-list activities. The work is performed primarily at active construction sites in the DMV; the field position is not suitable for telework. This is a physically active role involving regular movement around construction sites, climbing ladders and stairs, working on temporary routes and scaffolding, and lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds. Work may take place in a jobsite trailer or temporary onsite office and can involve moderate to extreme noise, inflexible deadlines, work beyond normal scheduled hours, and extreme weather conditions. The expected base pay range is $80,000–$120,000, depending on qualifications and experience.

Requirements

At least 5 years of applicable experience for a Superintendent; at least 3 years for an Assistant Superintendent.
Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Construction-related computer software skills for scheduling and project management.
Ability to work at any location within the DMV.
Ability to meet the physical demands of active construction-site work, including walking and moving around regularly, climbing ladders and stairs, standing for extended periods, accessing temporary routes and scaffolding, bending and reaching, and lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment at all times on the jobsite.
Ability to work in active construction-site conditions, including varying noise levels, inflexible deadlines, potential work beyond normal scheduled hours, and extreme weather.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in construction, such as BSCE, BSCM, or BSAE; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Plan, staff, control costs, and supervise on-site field work.
Ensure successful project completion within time and cost objectives for self-performed and subcontracted trade work.
Maintain Owner/Architect relationships.
Ensure jobsite safety measures meet or exceed company safety policy.
Implement jobsite quality control policies and enforce a project-specific quality assurance and workmanship program covering subcontractors.
Assist Project Management with initial project schedule development, constructability reviews, and means-and-methods logic.
Develop, maintain, and enforce project site logistics and occupied-space plans, including temporary facilities, egress, and maintenance plans.
Participate in Owner/Architect/Contractor, coordination, lead team, subcontractor, staff, scheduling, and progress meetings.
Collaborate with the Project Manager on monthly progress reporting.
Perform and monitor jobsite control reporting, including daily and weekly reports, RFIs, MOPs, pre-punch and punch lists, labor management, quantity reporting, accident and incident reports, and timesheets.
Maintain working knowledge of project plans, specifications, contracts, purchase orders, correspondence, shop drawings, submittals, and other project documents, and maintain accurate as-builts.
Develop, update, and monitor two- and six-week schedules in relation to the master CPM schedule to support timely project completion.
Ensure insurance, safety, labor relations, and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements are met.
Understand trade contractors’ means and methods in accordance with project contract documents.
Promote client, subcontractor, and vendor relationships and identify new work opportunities with current clients.