General Superintendent

Position Summary

Branch Civil is searching for a highly skilled, team‑oriented General Superintendent to join our well established, growing company. Jointly responsible with Management for the overall success of the region's projects. Responsible for meeting schedules, controlling costs, and managing manpower and equipment on assigned projects. Provides continuous hands‑on field supervision of all construction operations, including subcontractors and other construction related personnel; directing them in the planning, scheduling, and execution of work on time, within budget, and with high standards of workmanship.

Attains or exceeds profit goals and promotes workplace safety while meeting or exceeding owners' expectations. This position reports directly to the Field Operations Manager.

• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with owners, owner's reps, architects, and engineers
• Ensures key contract provisions are met, such as key milestones and notice provisions.
• Ensures superintendents document important issues in their daily diaries.
• Coordinates with the Project Manager and Superintendent prior to beginning work, to develop a Grand Plan of operation for each significant project and to ensure the plan is effectively communicated to field employees.
• Monitors each project to ensure construction is in accordance with the Grand Plan. When changes or revisions are necessary, mentors and coaches the Project Manager and Superintendent on needed actions.
• Monitors progress of each project as it relates to schedule and if the projects are not on schedule, works with project team to reestablish timely delivery.
• Monitors each project to ensure that changed conditions on projects are recognized and managed in accordance with the contract documents.
• Establishes standard production rates and associated costs. Identifies effective means and methods to continually improve productivity and lower costs.
• Supplies feedback to Estimating team informing them about actual crew size and production rates.

• Reviews job projections with project team monthly to ensure estimated goals are being met or exceeded. Helps project team identify slippages / variances and leads team in resolving problems.
• Recruits and hires superintendents and foremen; monitors and supervises hiring of operators and other field personnel. Helps recruit and train people local to projects.
• Evaluates developmental needs of field personnel and promotes effective training for foremen, operators and superintendents.
• During market downturns develops and implements a strategy that keeps our most productive and capable field employees, while reducing our field costs.

• Minimizes excess equipment on jobs.
• Ensures that quality standards are met on every project, identifies recurrent quality issues and develops methods to eliminate those issues in the future.
• Enforces and adheres to company safety policy.

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Working knowledge of standards, specifications, codes, regulations and laws
• Knowledge of construction techniques
• 10+ years highway/site construction experience
• 6+ years in a supervisory position
• Managed multiple highway/site projects up to $100MM
• DOT experience required, including both VDOT and NCDOT
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations

• Leadership
• Budgets/Cost Control
• Work Environment/Safety
• Delivering High Quality Work
• Establishing Relationships

Travel is necessary in the performance of this position, generally limited to the assigned region.

Directly supervises three to eight employees and consultants involved in each project. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the…