Senior Superintendent K-12

Reports to:

Director of Operations or Vice President of Operations

FLSA Status:
Full-Time, Salaried Exempt

Normal Working Hours – Field: 7 am to 3:30 pm, or Office: 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, plus additional hours as required for completing project duties

Position Objective:
The Senior Superintendent is responsible for providing overall field leadership for complex K-12 construction projects from preconstruction and mobilization through completion and closeout. This position oversees day-to-day field operations, project scheduling, subcontractor coordination, site logistics, safety, and quality while ensuring projects are delivered on time and in accordance with project requirements.

The ideal candidate brings significant experience leading K-12 construction projects and understands the unique planning, phasing, safety, and communication requirements involved in working on active and occupied school campuses. This individual serves as a key field leader and works closely with owners, school district representatives, architects, trade partners, and the internal project team to successfully deliver each project.

• Provide overall field leadership for K-12 construction projects from preconstruction and mobilization through project completion and closeout.
• Lead daily on-site construction activities and coordinate subcontractors, field personnel, equipment, deliveries, and site logistics.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate short-term and long-term project schedules in partnership with the project team.
• Plan construction sequencing and proactively identify schedule risks, coordination issues, and constructability concerns.
• Manage work on active and occupied school campuses, including phasing, student and staff separation, temporary access, deliveries, shutdowns, and construction activities around school operations.
• Establish and maintain a strong safety culture for employees, subcontractors, owners, visitors, students, staff, and the surrounding community.
• Conduct regular safety meetings, site observations, and coordination meetings to ensure expectations are clearly communicated and followed.
• Monitor construction activities to ensure work is completed in accordance with plans, specifications, quality standards, and project requirements.
• Coordinate inspections, testing, quality control, punch list activities, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Build strong working relationships with school district representatives, owners, architects, consultants, subcontractors, and internal project team members.
• Communicate project progress, schedule impacts, field conditions, and potential issues clearly and proactively.
• Work closely with the Project Manager and project team to resolve field challenges and maintain project objectives.
• Support preconstruction efforts by providing field input related to constructability, logistics, phasing, scheduling, site access, and project-specific challenges.
• Review drawings and specifications and assist with identifying conflicts, coordination concerns, and opportunities to improve construction sequencing.
• Mentor and develop Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, and other field team members.
• Lead by example and promote teamwork, accountability, professionalism, and a solutions-oriented approach throughout the project.

• 10+ years of commercial construction field experience with progressively increasing superintendent and field leadership responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience successfully leading large, complex, and/or multi-phase construction projects.
• Meaningful experience leading K-12 educational construction projects
  , including ground-up construction, additions, renovations, and/or occupied-campus work.
• Strong understanding of…