Assistant Superintendent; AI Builder Development Program

Position: Assistant Superintendent (AI Builder Development Program)

On site in Los Angeles County. Location will change from project to project. Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend work when projects require it.

$85,000 to $115,000 a year dependent on qualifications and experience. Target start:
December.

Job responsibilities:

You would run your own jobsite and report directly to our founder, Luke Mac Dougall.

Who you would report to

Before starting Mac Dougall Builders, Luke spent ten years in the field as a superintendent and general superintendent, running projects of $2 million to $50 million for clients including Apple, Gucci, Tom Ford and Aimé Leon Dore. Most recently he spent two years as president of a Los Angeles general contractor before starting his own firm.

Luke is focused on being leading edge in the construction industry in implementing AI into all workflows, while also training and developing the next generation of builders.

How we think about AI

We work in Claude Code every day and we are building our own software. We don't think AI is going to have one super running more projects. We think it means you run the same project much better, with better control and with much of the admin reduced or eliminated. That lets you focus on what's important: managing jobsite safety, walking the jobsite, managing quality control and communicating early with the client, design team and subcontractors.

The

day on site

You walk the site before the trades get there, set up the day and keep the work in sequence. You manage the trades, deliveries, inspections and access. You run safety: the site-specific safety plan, toolbox talks and stopping work that isn't safe. You walk quality every day, catch problems while they are still small and carry punch through closeout. You maintain the daily log and move RFI and submittal questions from the field to the project team.

You manage the project schedule including the look ahead schedule and work with our scheduler on the CPM master schedule.

What you would use from day one

• Constructable for RFIs, submittals and changes. It connects to Claude.
• Hardline, which turns phone calls into transcripts and brings what was said into the system we use for task tracking, schedule planning and coordination.

The AI Builder Development Program: your first 12 months

This is a structured 12 months with Luke, alongside running your site.

• Month
  1. Luke teaches you Claude and Claude Code, and you use our tools on your site from day one.
• Months 2 and 3. You build with Luke. The list is below.
• Months 4 to 9. You would build tools in Claude Code for your own site, on problems you choose, and take one piece of the field tool from the problem through to use on site.
• Months 10 to 12. You would be building and maintaining your own tools, and helping set up for future field hires.

What you would build with Luke in months 2 and 3

• The next version of the look-ahead tool, built for exactly how it fits your workflows.
• A daily briefing that would set the day's priorities from the daily log, look-ahead and master schedule. It would sit in the same tool.
• Build an external facing daily update, that is customized to each role for items that the field needs:
  Owner, Design Team, Subcontractor, PM, APM.

The daily briefing, thought partner and version for our subs aren't built in progress, and you have a chance to be a part of the initial development and framework.

What we pay for

• A Claude plan and a laptop.
• A seat in a community of construction people building with AI, with its weekly live calls.
• Set time each week to build with Luke.

The path to superintendent

This role is built to move you from assistant superintendent to superintendent. The timeline is dependent on your progression as a leader and communicator, as well as your technical skills in construction and as a Superintendent.

What we are looking for

• 2 to 3 years or more in the field as an assistant super or field engineer on commercial, hospitality or tenant improvement work.
• You have run a site on your own for stretches, when your super was at another project or out.
• You can review drawings, you know how the specialty trades go together and you can coordinate schedule and quality with the trades.
• You have the experience and confidence to use your judgment and make calls on the jobsite when needed to keep the project moving.
• One thing you built with any AI tool to save yourself time on your own work. Bring us an example to demonstrate any experience with AI.

This is a field job. Your day is on the jobsite, and focusing on delivering construction…