Superintendent

Costello Construction•Columbia, MD

21d•Onsite

About The Position

Costello Construction, a mid-size commercial construction contractor founded in 1993, is seeking a Superintendent for projects in Maryland, Virginia, and DC. The company prides itself on client satisfaction, high-quality construction, and performing a significant portion of work in-house, including site and concrete work. They own substantial heavy equipment and tools to manage costs and schedules effectively. Costello Construction emphasizes a hands-on management style to control all aspects of the building process, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. Candidates must be local to the Baltimore Washington Metro Area. The Superintendent, or in conjunction with a Senior Superintendent, will be responsible for the overall onsite management of the project from start to finish. This includes planning, organizing, and controlling field operations. The role ensures the timely and accurate completion of work, focusing on detail, quality control, and a proactive attitude. Key duties involve schedule updates (CPM, 2-week look ahead), safety toolbox talks (if no dedicated coordinator), progress documentation, RFI generation, daily diary maintenance, creative problem-solving, managing punch lists and closeout, ensuring accurate timecards, managing trade foremen (enforcing safety, quality, and documentation), assisting with new employee acquisition and training, understanding subcontractor scopes, ensuring LEED requirements are met, managing mobilization, attending pre-installation and coordination meetings, communicating project updates, participating in owner meetings, maintaining jobsite security and E&S measures, understanding OSHA procedures for accident reporting and investigation, maintaining a safe and organized job site, scheduling field inspections, and overseeing project commissioning and closeout.

Requirements

5+ years’ experience as a Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent or Project Engineer working on U.S. based "ground up" commercial construction project in excess of $5M
Staff Management experience
Excellent Safety record
Ability to work with various field personnel and sub-contractors in an efficient manner
Must be comfortable with and able to manage self perform work
Computer literate with experience in Procore or similar project management software
Detail oriented and organized with a commitment to excellence
OSHA 30 Certification

Nice To Haves

A combination of experience and a higher education in a Trade Specialization, Construction Management, Engineering or similar is a plus

Responsibilities

Overall onsite management of the project from inception to final acceptance
Onsite planning, organization, and control of the work in the field
Ensure timely and accurate completion of work
Assist in completing monthly CPM schedule update forms
Make updates to CPM schedule daily
Provide “2-week look ahead” schedules
Assist in conducting weekly safety toolbox talks and complete associated forms (if no full-time safety coordinator)
Provide photographic and/or video job progress documentation
Generate RFIs as required
Maintain a daily diary of all activities and site conditions
Meet objectives by thinking outside the box
Manage punch lists and closeout process through owner/architect acceptance
Ensure that all timecards are completed daily
Manage the foreman of each trade, including enforcement of safety practices, ensuring quality of work and timely/accurate field documentation
Assist in the acquisition, training and daily management of new project employees
Read and understand subcontractors’ scopes of work to effectively manage the trades
Share responsibility for ensuring all LEED requirements are being met onsite (if applicable)
Manage all requirements for mobilization (pre-mobilization site survey, field office setup, initial survey with third party surveyor, arranging for temporary sanitary facilities and dumpsters)
Attend all pre-installation conferences and weekly Subcontractor Safety and Coordination Meetings
Effectively communicate project updates to Senior Superintendents and Project Manager
Attend and participate in all Owner Progress Meetings
Ensure the jobsite security is maintained
Ensure E&S measures are maintained and in good order
Understand OSHA safety procedures to ensure all accidents on site are promptly reported and investigated
Assist in safety inspections by outside agencies
Maintain a safe, clean and organized job site
Schedule field inspections
Project commissioning and closeout