Construction Lead Person
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Construction
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Management
Project & Program Management, Operations Management
Construction Lead Person (Steel Erection)
The Construction Lead Person (Steel Erection) assists the Superintendent and Foreman in supervising and leading a group of Employee-Owners (i.e., construction crews and the individual Employee-Owners on a jobsite) in the erection of pre-engineered, prefabricated steel buildings. Lead-men lead small groups of workers on specific tasks and installations safely, skillfully, efficiently, and on schedule. This position is an important step on the path to becoming a Foreman, and requires leadership, mentoring abilities and a strong desire to learn.
Safety Responsibilities:
• Prioritizes safety as the utmost importance, even before production, and promotes a jobsite culture that makes safety the primary focus for all Employee-Owners at all times.
• Assists the Superintendent or, at times, conducts frequent safety meetings, including but not limited to daily morning huddles and weekly "Toolbox Safety Talks."
• Completes all required and/or necessary safety-related reports and inspections, including but not limited to daily safety reports, daily Jobsite Safety Analyses (JSAs), daily equipment inspections, and other periodic inspections of equipment, machinery, materials, and tools.
• Communicates and enforces safety procedures and site rules.
• Assists the Superintendent in coaching, translating, and administering disciplinary actions with Employee-Owners for safety infractions, adhering to company progressive disciplinary action procedures.
• Provides support to the Superintendent in investigating and documenting safety infractions.
• Responsible for directing crew to complete work in accordance with OSHA and Company safety policies and regulations, as well as any site-specific requirements.
Strategic Responsibilities:
• Fully understands and shares a passion for the Company's core values, vision, mission, and objectives.
• Provides leadership and management to ensure that the vision, mission, and core values of the Company are put into practice.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
• Effectively motivates, directs, trains, and coaches Employee-Owners to substantively add value to our company labor pool.
• Assists the Superintendent in successful and meaningful onboarding and training of field Employee-Owners, including but not limited to indoctrination from day one into the Company's culture, particularly with respect to its safety culture.
• Responsible for the day-to-day management of field Employee-Owners assigned, including but not limited to administering Company policies.
• Supervises, trains, and leads crews and individual Employee-Owners throughout the duration of the project while constantly demonstrating proper procedures and promoting safety, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Is responsible for providing coaching and mentoring to Employee-Owners.
• Responsible for directing crew to complete specific scope in adherence to project schedules/deadlines.
Pre-Construction Responsibilities:
• Is responsible for learning how to access site-specific and other relevant documents, in Procore and/or Autodesk.
• Assists the Superintendent and Foreman in securing all equipment, safety material, and tools needed for the project.
Construction Phase Responsibilities:
• Deciphers drawings and directs proper layout and placement of building components.
• Plans, coordinates, and directs the day-to-day work and activities of small groups of workers in specific tasks.
• Is responsible for organizing, maintaining, issuing, and managing tools and equipment on site, and effectively and timely communicating inventory needs to the Superintendent.
• Regularly inspects work for quality and adherence to SPAN standard details, drawings, plans, and other relevant specifications and directives.
• Anticipates problems and/or conflicts that may arise during phases of construction and proactively adjusts accordingly.
• Regularly reviews updated and revised drawings and documents to ensure all new details are incorporated into the work plan.
• In the absence and in support of the Superintendent, communicates and cooperates with inspectors coming to the jobsite, demonstrating knowledge of the project, relevant drawings,…
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