Traveling General Superintendent

Position Summary

The General Superintendent oversees all Foundation efforts to ensure that projects are completed in accordance with safety, design, budget, and schedule. Works as a liaison with other departments, employees, contractors, and outside agencies.

• Manage day‑to‑day field operations, including scheduling, coordinating labor resources, determining material quantities and delivery, maintaining communication among subcontractors, owners, site engineers, and others, and ensuring timecards, logs, estimates, and required reports are completed on time. Oversee crew mobilization and moves. Act as liaison between clients, project managers, and superintendents. Participate in activities necessary to close each job appropriately.
• Provide guidance to crews on maintaining a safe working environment by enforcing company and OSHA safety guidelines, and other applicable standards. Provide timely and accurate documentation for reporting safety issues in accordance with Veit policies and procedures.
• Ensure all work meets specified quality standards. Inspect fieldwork and materials for quality compliance, and review the assembly of the manufacturer’s literature and drawings before work starts.
• Control costs through efficient use of manpower, equipment, materials, and other resources to minimize expenses. Use HCSS Heavy Job Software to determine the most cost‑effective production standards.
• Remain informed of progress on all assigned jobs and instruct Superintendents on issues and areas of concern. Ensure proper authorizations before beginning work on extras and change orders. Control and monitor all change orders and extra work orders to ensure field completion.
• Maintain knowledge of local, county, and state rules and regulations related to projects and inform crews on how to comply.
• Produce and communicate the Workforce Schedule for projects to keep division crews active and balanced. Track project budgets and work to complete projects within the assigned budgets.
• Manage field personnel fairly and equitably. Address performance issues promptly. Complete daily reports to document associate performance. Oversee team dynamics to maximize productivity, quality, and safety. Provide training and ensure all crews are properly trained in safety, skills, and supervisory skills where applicable.
• Participate in meetings to discuss project start‑up and future plans. Prepare for and attend regular job‑site meetings throughout the project. Keep Veit’s leadership informed of all matters of relative importance.
• Stay up to date on construction methods, techniques, and procedures.
• Other projects or duties as assigned by management.

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience as a Superintendent overseeing construction work, specifically with Foundations.
• HAZWOPER, OSHA 10‑Hour, OSHA 30‑Hour, Excavating Safety Training, Confined Space, Blueprint Reading, CPR, First Aid certifications, or ability to obtain.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, iPad, and iPhone.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret policies, reports, construction plans, specifications, and legal documents.
• Ability to communicate and schedule project needs appropriately.
• Effective oral and written communication with employees, clients, and other business associates. Clearly communicate directions and information. Respond to inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, and members of the business community.
• Good interpersonal skills. Ability to speak effectively before groups as well as individuals and present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts, including fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions, and apply them to practical field quantity situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and handle abstract and concrete variables.
• Must possess the ability to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily.

• Working knowledge of the HCSS…