Superintendent Of Construction

Lead Superintendent of Construction

The Lead Superintendent of Construction will oversee a large, ground-up public K–12 school project in the Hartford area from early site work through final closeout. This role suits a seasoned field leader who takes full ownership of site operations, makes decisive field-level decisions, and successfully delivers complex institutional projects without relying on heavy corporate oversight. The project is a multi-year, high-visibility public elementary school build delivered by a lean team that emphasizes accountability, collaboration, and strong field leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary on-site leader responsible for day-to-day construction operations from initial civil and site work through project closeout.
• Plan, coordinate, and direct the work of subcontractors, inspectors, suppliers, and utility providers to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality execution.
• Lead pre-installation and coordination meetings, ensuring scopes are fully reviewed and that constructability, logistics, and quality control requirements are clearly defined and understood.
• Develop and maintain the project sequence of work to meet schedule milestones, proactively identifying and mitigating risks that could impact schedule or budget.
• Enforce all job-site safety requirements, uphold OSHA standards, and promote a strong, proactive safety culture among all project stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with the Project Manager and leadership on planning, scheduling, and project strategy while operating independently in the field.
• Drive accountability across trade partners and internal staff, ensuring commitments, deadlines, and quality standards are consistently met.
• Use construction technology tools such as Procore, digital plans, tablets, and iPads for documentation, reporting, communication, and issue tracking.
• Oversee and enforce project quality control standards, ensuring the work meets or exceeds high-performance public building requirements.
• Coordinate effectively with architects, engineers, owner and client representatives, and state representatives to resolve field issues and maintain alignment with project goals.
• Lead and mentor assistant superintendents, project engineers, and other field staff, providing guidance, feedback, and support to develop their capabilities.
• Support civil and site work activities, including coordination of foundations, steel erection, building envelope, and interior build-out.
• Maintain clear, professional communication with all stakeholders regarding progress, challenges, and changes, and support timely and accurate project documentation.

Essential Skills

• 10+ years of experience as a Superintendent overseeing commercial construction projects.
• Proven track record delivering ground-up construction projects from site work through closeout.
• Experience managing large-scale public or municipal projects, with prior K–12 school project experience strongly preferred.
• 15+ years of experience as a Superintendent on large public ground-up projects valued at approximately $50 million or more.
• Demonstrated expertise in subcontractor management and coordination across multiple trades.
• Strong capability in civil and site work, including foundations, utilities, and site development.
• Proficiency with Procore construction management software for documentation, coordination, and reporting.
• Ability to effectively use an iPad and digital plans for field management and communication.
• OSHA 30 certification and deep familiarity with enforcing job-site safety requirements.
• Strong quality control experience on commercial or institutional projects.
• Comfort working directly with and leading coordination among subcontractors, designers and architects, owner and client representatives, and state representatives.
• Ability to operate independently in the field while maintaining close collaboration with project management and leadership.
• Decisive leadership style with the ability to make sound field decisions under time and schedule pressures.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Extensive experience with public, municipal, or K–12 school construction projects.
• Experience managing high-performance public…