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General Superintendent
Job in
Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 70002, USA
Listed on 2026-03-03
Listing for:
The McDonnel Group
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-03
Job specializations:
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Management
Operations Manager, Program / Project Manager -
Construction
Operations Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The McDonnel Group is a values-driven organization that invests in our team members through generous benefits, competitive compensation, and ongoing professional development. Everything we do supports the work done in the field.
The General Superintendent is responsible for the leadership and oversight of all Field Operations activities, by successfully managing through their team. This key leadership position requires a passion for building, extensive building experience, strategic thinking, and a strong drive for continuous learning. The General Superintendent ensures that all TMG projects are performed safely and consistently according to established processes and philosophies.
This position will work from the Metairie office when not in the field, and will be expected to travel between jobsites within and outside of Louisiana and Texas.
Essential Job Functions
- Must place the utmost importance on safety for TMG employees and subcontractors
- Reads, understands, applies, and communicates TMG safety standards, per the Field Operations Playbook and Safety Policy
- Applies and enforces OSHA standards at all times, with no exceptions.
- Establish production goals and formulate effective execution plans that deliver profitable results
- Plan and prepare construction schedules and milestones, and monitor progress against established budgets
- Plan, organize, and evaluate supervision and labor of each project according to schedules, specifications, and budget
- Oversee and monitor material and labor variances of each project for performance daily with field supervision and determine required action to maximize profitability
- Develop strategies for field operation improvements and efficiencies
- Develop and maintain positive and open communication with internal and external stakeholders (customers, site supervisors, builders, inspectors, other trades)
- Develop and implement quality control programs
- Participates in the quarterly and annual performance review process
- Positively represents TMG as the most sought-after construction partner and employer of choice within the industry and the community.
- Consistently contributes to and promotes a positive company culture.
- Believes in and exemplifies the TMG Core Values: (1) Work Ethic, (2) Solution Oriented, (3) Project Excellence, (4) Client Centric, (5) Professionalism
- Assists with TMG's positive revenue and profitability
- Markets the TMG Mission, Vision, and Brand Promise externally and internally.
- Maintains knowledge and is familiar with TMG marketing, statistical, and project-related information necessary to discuss and sell the company
- Locates or proposes potential business deals by contacting potential partners.
- Builds market position by locating, developing, defining, and closing business relationships
- Embraces the role of mentor for their team, encouraging continuous performance development for team members
- Places importance on sustaining and improving upon positive company culture
- Can create a cohesive team built on mutual trust;
Creates and maintains psychological safety for those on their team and throughout the organization - Has the ability and places importance on demonstrating empathy for others
- Encourages their team to maintain a healthy balance of work/life
- Checks in with team members proactively and regularly, helping them prioritize tasks and align their work with our corporate strategy
- Demonstrates respectful behavior toward employees at all levels of the organization
- Portrays and exhibits a professional presence in the communities we currently serve, in communities we may serve in the future, and through social media outlets.
- 15+ years of general construction experience in the commercial space, with the ability to demonstrate technical building knowledge
- Proficient with MS Excel, MS Word, and project management software; familiarity with P6 and Procore is a plus
- The candidate will have a track record of proven leadership abilities (communication, relationship building, training & development, employment decisions) as well as commercial project management experience
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment criminal, driving, and drug screen successfully
- Must possess a current and valid state driver's license and a clean driving record
An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. While performing the duties, the employee must regularly use close vision to read engineering blueprints and reduced-size black and white drawings, specifications, fine print, reports, schedules, estimates, spreadsheets, summaries, and
other documents in either hard copy or computer monitor. Must be able to converse on the telephone and in person, use hands and fingers to write and type, prepare email messages with attached files, and use personal computers and calculators. The employee will periodically need to lift and/or carry heavy documents such as specifications and/ or equipment, weighing up to 25…
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