Senior Superintendent

Senior Superintendent

The Senior Superintendent provides overall direction on projects, develops and maintains strong working relationships with owners and architects, evaluates project performance, site conditions, safety and quality standards, compliance with scope, and effective management of trade partners. Responsible for constructability reviews, logistics plans and baseline schedules to achieve project turnover requirements.

• Oversee, manage, and document all day-to-day job site activities including OSHA safety compliance.
• Direct field personnel according to the project plan and Suffolk supervisory principles.
• Communicate issues, events, performance, and progress daily to the Project Manager.
• Report any problems promptly to the Project Manager to facilitate cost‑effective solutions.
• Establish working relationships with Clients, Suffolk team members, subcontractors, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction; on union projects maintain relationships with trade union business agents and managers.
• Request advice and assistance from the General Superintendent or Project Executive on materials, sequencing, scheduling, logistics, and personnel matters.
• Project Start‑Up/Turnover Meeting:
  • Identify pre‑mobilization activities with Project Executive, General Superintendent, and Project Manager.
  • Develop start‑up schedule with Project Manager and review with Project Executive and General Superintendent.
• Scheduling:
  • Assist in formulating and implementing construction schedules in the field.
  • Establish and implement the Project Baseline Schedule based on contracts and subcontractor input.
  • Maintain schedule and ensure work matches contract requirements.
  • Update Project Schedule monthly.
  • Provide progress report with six‑week look‑ahead to Project Manager and field staff.
  • Lead Pull Planning meetings and 6‑week make‑ready plan meetings with Project Manager.
• Safety:
  • Ensure subcontractors attend a safety pre‑construction meeting before starting work.
  • Ensure subcontractors have full set of MSD sheets, site‑specific safety plan, and current insurance or OCIP/CCIP enrollment .
  • Review the project daily to ensure compliance with OSHA, governing requirements, and site safety plan.
• Quality Management:
  • Establish benchmarks for the project and insert them into baseline schedule.
  • Ensure appropriate individuals are members of the Q‑Team.
  • Ensure first‑delivery inspections and benchmark inspections occur per schedule.
  • Ensure inspections are approved, documented, and communicated to project team.
• Subcontractor and Site Management throughout the Project:
  • Manage site pre‑construction including survey, utilization, and staging plans.
  • Mobilize the field office and maintain the job site to Suffolk standards.
  • Organize documentation of the job site for easy access.
  • Manage subcontractor performance to quality and ethical standards.
  • Work with PM to resolve personnel issues and construction process revisions.
  • Document and report site activities and progress; manage excavations and assist with Job Site Utilization Plan.
• Meeting Management:
  • Attend project turnover, mobilization, and project coordination meetings.
  • Attend/chair safety pre‑construction meetings.
  • Attend/chair weekly foreman and safety meetings.
  • Attend/chair monthly schedule review meetings.
  • Attend/chair Pull Plan Meetings and 6‑Week Make Ready Plan Meetings.
  • Attend closeout meetings and owner meetings.
  • Attend/chair subcontractor meetings as needed.
• Administrative Management:
  • Complete and implement construction office checklists including emergency phone lists.
  • Complete daily reports and maintain logs of key activities, files, and shop drawings.
  • Manage quality and condition of all material deliveries.
  • Maintain required safety reporting and other necessary files to Suffolk standards.
  • Ensure as‑built working drawings, drawing log and revision log are maintained and communicated to subcontractors.
• Project Closeout:
  • Manage subcontractor closeout, transfer of utilities, owner training, work list, and punch list.
• Training:
  • Participate in training program; contribute both in class and as a subject‑matter expert.

• Bachelor's degree in applicable discipline and experience relative to project size/scope.
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