Senior Superintendent

Job Description

At IPS, we are global leaders in developing innovative solutions for the consulting, architecture, engineering, project controls, procurement, construction management, and CQV of technically complex facilities, primarily in the life sciences industry.

We are looking for a dynamic Senior Superintendent to join our New Jersey Project Delivery and Construction team based out of our Somerset, NJ office.

Project Site:
Ridgefield, NJ (fulltime, onsite)

• Lead specific construction site activities, including specific trades, and manage parts of the field operations on projects.
• Support the Project Director, Project Manager, and Construction Manager for oversight of work progress, subcontractor manpower, and correct work coordination between the trades.
• Assist with ensuring that the subcontractor and vendor work is completed safely and in compliance with the contract documents and project schedule.
• Collect and assemble on-site testing reports, inspection reports, and the completion of 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.
• Lead assigned vendors and subcontractors to meet project goals.
• Ensure achievement of safety objectives and corporate goals on assigned projects.
• Ensure projects meet applicable quality requirements.
• Interact with clients at the site on assigned projects and promote positive relationships.
• Support the development and maintenance of preconstruction, construction, and closeout execution plans.
• Support development and maintenance of project schedules, including targeted and actual activity lists, durations, and sequencing logic.
• Develop working knowledge of the project budget for assigned trades and identify exceptions to the project budget throughout execution.
• Support development of change control documentation and related financial documentation.
• Oversee the work of assigned vendors and subcontractors to ensure compliance with quality requirements.
• Participate in constructability reviews of design documents.
• Support procurement and coordination of all required extra‑corporate project resources.
• Work with the team to conduct pre‑bid walk‑through and descope meetings.
• Support the evaluation of vendor and subcontractor invoices and requests for payment against actual performance.
• Manage subcontractor and vendor field T&M change requests and evaluate legitimacy of the requests in terms of contractual requirements and cost estimate validity.
• Facilitate communication between subcontractors, vendors, and project personnel, and produce documentation of communication.
• Support the RFI process.
• Make periodic site inspections and evaluations, and report on the results.
• Support production of daily reports of site conditions, including weather, force levels, and safety issues.
• In concert with IPS Health and Safety Professionals, review job safety analysis documentation and other safety documentation as required by the corporate safety program.
• Support periodic coordination meetings with trade subcontractors at the site.
• Support Document Control to ensure all submittals are distributed, reviewed, and stored to meet project and corporate requirements.
• Review submittals as necessary to meet project requirements.
• Support ensuring compliance of project activities with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee startup activities of assigned trades if included in the project scope.
• Oversee commissioning activities of assigned trades if included in the project scope.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 10+ years of experience in Construction Project Delivery.
• Experience on pharma construction project sites.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline, or an equivalent technical degree.

• Must be able to stand, sit, and walk for prolonged periods.
• Must be able 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…