Lead Superintendent

The Lead Superintendent is responsible for executing construction projects by organizing, planning and overseeing tasks. They are responsible for maintaining the project schedule and overall quality of construction. The Lead Superintendent will provide leadership, a safe work environment, supervise subcontractors and is responsible for ensuring project compliance with the contract documents including all applicable building codes and municipality requirements. The position requires at least 15 years of construction supervision experience.

The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Leadership

• Attend and lead all construction progress meetings. Participate in regular owner, subcontractor, and design meetings.
• Set measurable weekly and monthly goals.
• Anticipate and solve problems with a positive mindset and focus on solutions.
• Hold yourself to uncompromising standards, personally and professionally.
• Coach, mentor, and train all jobsite personnel.
• Seek out opportunities for continuous improvement; implement new strategies.
• Consistently build strong positive relationships with staff, inspectors, and subcontractors.
• Give ongoing feedback to field members.
• Provide input on field staff members’ annual review process activities when requested, providing valuable feedback for establishing performance goals for the next year.
• Dedication to quality, safety, and schedule.

Safety and Risk Management

• Ensure project team and all subcontractors have developed and are implementing a site-specific safety plan.
• Establish and maintain good safety and security practices for the entire project in accordance with the company safety program, OSHA, EPA, and all governing authorities.
• Investigate unsafe conditions and immediately address and then educate on any unsafe conditions or acts whether observed or brought to your attention. Immediately issue safety violations.
• Engage in all tasks with a safety-first mindset and implement corrective measures.
• Ensure regular site safety audits are conducted and maintained in accordance with the site-specific safety plan.
• Safe work or no work mindset; fully committed to safety and jobsite standards, policies, and processes.

Operations and Field Management

• Create, update, and maintain the master project schedule with the help of the Scheduler, including providing weekly look-ahead schedule to all subcontractors and vendors.
• Prepare and distribute short-interval look-ahead project schedules to the subcontractors weekly to make sure that upcoming events are proactively communicated, tracked, and completed on time pursuant to the established project schedule. Responsible for recognizing and trouble-shooting problems.
• Manage on-site field staff to achieve the project goals of schedule, budget, and project quality.
• Diligently manage the day-to-day field activities of all subcontractors to ensure that the project milestone dates, and overall schedule completion date is met, and the work is being performed within the established project budget.
• Direct and manage the workloads of supporting field staff to include training, mentoring, and follow-up.
• Produce record files for the duration of the project, including oversight of subcontractor-prepared “Operations and Maintenance Manuals,” maintenance of current as-built drawings, and all related “Close Out” documents.
• Communicate and coordinate with project management team on all cost and time related issues to seek appropriate and timely resolution.
• Manage the punch list and project closeout process to assure timely completion.
• Develop a Request for Information “RFI” system log and track, monitor, and resolve all RFIs. Responsible for overseeing and inspecting project progress daily. Coordinate all inspections and ensure that the quality aspects of the physical work are fully documented.
• Prepare daily reports for each day of the project life cycle. These must be thorough and provide adequate details of all subcontractors’ daily activities including manpower and equipment for the proper tracking of the project.
• Monitor all changed conditions,…