General Superintendent

General Superintendent – IPS

IPS is a global leader in technical consulting, architecture, engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, qualification, and validation services for technically complex facilities, primarily in the life sciences industry.

As a General Superintendent, you will lead specific construction site activities and manage field operations on projects. You will support the Project Director, Project Manager, Construction Manager, and Senior Superintendent in overseeing work progress, subcontractor manpower, and coordination between trades.

• Assist in ensuring that subcontractor and vendor work is completed safely and in compliance with contract documents and schedule.
• Collect and assemble on‑site testing reports, inspection reports, and construction completion records for close‑out documentation to the IPS Commissioning/Validation team and client.
• Assume primary responsibility for activities associated with specific trades on assigned construction sites.
• Ensure achievement of corporate goals for assigned projects.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of project schedules, including targeted and actual activities lists, durations, and sequencing logic.
• Develop a working knowledge of the project budget for assigned trades and identify exceptions during execution.
• Support the Project Director and Project Manager in the development of change control documentation and related financial documentation.
• Participate in constructability reviews of design documents.
• Assist with procurement and coordination of all required extra‑corporate project resources.
• Evaluate the legitimacy of requests in terms of contractual requirements and validity of cost estimates.
• Facilitate communication between subcontractors, vendors, and project personnel, and produce documentation of communications.
• Help ensure all submittals are distributed, reviewed, and stored to meet project and corporate requirements.
• Assist in ensuring compliance of project activities with legal and regulatory requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline, or an equivalent technical degree.
• 5+ years of experience in Project Delivery or a related discipline.

• Must be able to stand, sit, and walk for prolonged periods.
• Must possess the ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl as required.
• Must be able to lift and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to climb ladders as necessary.

• Must be able to work in both indoor and outdoor environments, including varying conditions.
• Must adhere to strict cleanroom gowning protocol.

• Must be able to travel and commute on a daily or routine basis to the client site or office.
• Work schedule may require flexibility, including availability to work 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shifts, as well as weekends.
• Must have access to reliable transportation.

• This position is a safety‑sensitive position.
• The employee is designated for field work and attends activities at client sites where they work in construction, process, packaging, manufacturing, research, or other non‑administrative areas.

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually, with video required.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at IPS without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran, marital, or citizenship status, or any other status protected by law. IPS is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.