Superintendent, Data Centers

Suffolk Construction•Ashburn, VA

About The Position

The Superintendent oversees and manages day-to-day job site activities for data center construction projects. This includes project team performance, site conditions, safety and quality standards, compliance with scope, and effective management of trade partners. The role directs field personnel, coordinates with the Project Manager and other project leaders, and documents site activities and progress from project start-up through closeout. The Superintendent helps establish and maintain construction schedules, coordinates subcontractor work, monitors safety and quality, and ensures that work complies with contract requirements, OSHA and governing requirements, and client expectations. The position also manages job site logistics, meetings, administrative records, material deliveries, drawings, and project closeout activities. The role requires regular time in an office environment and walking on the job site. Suffolk describes itself as a national construction enterprise with more than $13 billion in annual revenue, 3,000 employees, and 17 offices.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience in related construction fields.
Applicable area licenses.
Ability to manage and embrace change, responding and adapting to new processes and approaches to old problems.
Excellent team development skills and leadership abilities.
Strong ability to partner with the Project Manager and staff.
Commitment to excellence; self-motivated and self-confident.
Effective communication skills.
Ability to deal with ambiguity and tight work oversight, and to manage competing priorities while maintaining excellent customer relations.
Business judgment to balance budget considerations with construction processes.
Excellent organizational skills to manage the details necessary for successful construction.
Judgment to know when to escalate issues through the chain of command.
Excellent management skills to maintain high-quality subcontractor performance.
Excellent problem-solving skills and confidence and decisiveness in taking action.
Must possess Suffolk’s Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, and Caring.
Ability to perform the described work, including prolonged sitting, talking or hearing, fine motor and keyboard/telephone/writing tasks, frequent standing, walking and reaching, and use of close and distance vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

Responsibilities

Oversee, manage, and document day-to-day job site activities, including OSHA safety compliance.
Direct field personnel according to the project plan and Suffolk supervisory principles.
Communicate issues, events, performance, and progress daily to the Project Manager, and promptly report problems to support cost-effective solutions.
Build effective working relationships with clients and Suffolk team members; request the General Superintendent’s advice on materials, sequencing, scheduling, and personnel matters.
Coordinate project start-up and turnover activities, identify pre-mobilization needs, and develop the start-up schedule with the Project Manager for review by project leadership.
Assist with developing and implementing construction schedules; establish the Project Baseline Schedule based on contracts and subcontractor input, maintain it, update it monthly, and provide progress reports with a two-week look-ahead.
Ensure subcontractors attend safety pre-construction meetings and provide required safety plans, MSD sheets, and insurance or OCIP/CCIP enrollment documentation.
Review daily site activities for compliance with OSHA and governing requirements and the project-specific safety plan; review safety reports and injury data, communicate safety expectations, and conduct inspections using predictive solutions software in accordance with the Suffolk safety program.
Ensure projects are budgeted and staffed appropriately to support safety programs and adhere to Suffolk safety requirements.
Establish project quality benchmarks and include them in the baseline schedule; ensure Q-Team participation and timely, approved, documented, and communicated first-delivery and benchmark inspections.
Manage site pre-construction, including surveys, site utilization and staging plans; mobilize the field office and maintain the job site to Suffolk standards.
Manage subcontractor performance against quality and ethical standards; work with the Project Manager to address personnel issues and construction process revisions.
Manage construction phases, document and report site activities and progress, oversee excavations, and assist with the Job Site Utilization Plan.
Attend or chair turnover, mobilization, coordination, safety pre-construction, weekly foreman and safety, monthly schedule review, closeout, owner, and subcontractor meetings as needed.
Complete and implement construction office checklists, including emergency phone lists; complete daily reports and maintain logs, files, and shop drawings.
Manage the quality and condition of material deliveries and maintain required safety reports and other project files to Suffolk standards.
Maintain as-built working drawings and current drawing and revision logs, and communicate updates to subcontractors.
Manage subcontractor closeout, utility transfers, owner training, work lists, and punch lists.