Superintendent

Thornton Construction Company•Opa-locka, FL

20d

About The Position

The Superintendent supervises field construction to complete projects on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with specified safety and quality standards. Depending on project size and complexity, the Superintendent may oversee one or more projects at a time. The role requires leadership, coaching, negotiation, and arbitration, and is critical to project performance. The Superintendent establishes effective working relationships with on-site staff, clients, and Thornton team members, promotes positive project morale, and maintains a thorough understanding of owner contracts, subcontracts, drawings, specifications, and addenda. The role works closely with the Project Manager and Project Executive to address project issues and support cost-effective solutions. Responsibilities span pre-construction planning, scheduling, safety, quality management, subcontractor and site management, meetings, administrative oversight, and project closeout. The Superintendent monitors field progress and costs, documents site activities, manages subcontractor performance, and ensures work meets contractual requirements and client expectations.

Requirements

Four to six years of experience in related construction fields.
Minimum OSHA-30 certification.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and similar documents.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to visit the entire jobsite, including stairs or other elevated structures.

Responsibilities

Lead on-site staff and foster effective, harmonious working relationships and positive project morale.
Maintain a thorough understanding of owner contracts, subcontracts, contract drawings, specifications, and addenda, and assist the Project Manager with on-site procedures.
Review contract documents for design deficiencies, impractical details, and possible code violations, and raise them with the Project Manager.
Communicate issues, events, performance, and progress to the Project Manager daily, and promptly report problems to the Project Manager or Project Executive.
Build effective working relationships with clients and Thornton team members, and request advice on materials, sequencing, scheduling, and personnel as needed.
Identify pre-mobilization activities with the Project Team, develop the start-up schedule with the Project Manager, and submit it to the Project Executive for review.
Assist with developing and implementing field construction schedules and the Project Baseline Schedule; maintain the schedule, update it monthly, and provide progress reports with three-week look-ahead schedules.
Ensure subcontractors attend safety pre-construction meetings and have project access to full sets of MSD sheets and current insurance certificates.
Review the project daily for compliance with OSHA and other governing requirements and the site-specific safety plan, and make necessary corrections.
Attend monthly Thornton safety meetings, provide weekly safety checklists to the Project Manager, conduct weekly Tool Box Talks and safety inspections, and report subcontractor safety violations weekly.
Implement Thornton’s Hurricane Preparedness Plan when a storm is impending.
Identify contract-based quality standards, establish methods to monitor and measure quality, and ensure delivered materials and equipment comply with approved submittals and shop drawings.
Ensure inspection items are pre-inspected for compliance and inspection reports are submitted to the Project Team.
Manage site pre-construction, including surveys, jobsite utilization, and staging plans; mobilize the field office and maintain the jobsite to Thornton standards.
Organize jobsite documentation and manage subcontractor performance to meet schedule and quality expectations.
Work with the Project Manager to identify and resolve personnel issues and construction process revisions.
Manage all phases of construction, documenting and reporting site activities and progress.
Attend project turnover, mobilization, coordination, safety pre-construction, closeout, and owner meetings; conduct weekly subcontractor meetings and other meetings needed to manage the project.
Monitor costs, including labor time and materials, and complete and implement site-specific regulatory requirements.
Complete daily reports and maintain logs, files, and shop drawings; review delivery receipts for completeness and submit them promptly to Accounting.
Submit timesheets for Thornton personnel who worked on site to the Project Manager by 3 p.m. every Friday.
Maintain as-built working drawings and current drawings and revisions, and communicate them to subcontractors.
Manage subcontractor closeout, utility transfers, owner training, and punch lists.
Ensure final inspections are completed and all trade permits are closed and finalized.