Superintendent; Foundations

Summary

The Superintendent manages daily site activities for Foundations projects by ensuring the project is constructed in accordance with safety, design, budget, and schedule. The Superintendent directly manages the personnel and craft on each project site.

• Daily contact with job site crews to ensure project time schedule and workforce needs are being met.
• Schedules subcontractors to complete work as needed and monitors subcontractor work to ensure completion per subcontractor agreement.
• Maintains a safe working environment by identifying workplace hazards and taking corrective action when necessary.
• Ensures employees have up-to-date information on safety procedures and policies.
• Conducts daily Job Hazard Awareness meetings, daily stretching, and weekly Tool Box topics.
• Completes daily record keeping including daily logs, equipment schedules, material schedules, and timecards.
• Manages field personnel in a fair and equitable manner in accordance with Phillips policies, procedures, and compliance with local and federal laws.
• Addresses staff performance issues as they occur.
• Participates in pre‑construction meetings to discuss project start‑up and planning; prepares and participates in regular job‑site meetings throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provides timely and accurate documentation for reporting safety issues, equipment damage, and workplace injuries, according to policies and procedures.
• Ensures all work follows specified quality standards. Inspects field work for quality compliance, inspects materials for quality compliance, and reviews assembly of manufacturer’s literature and drawings before work begins.
• Responds to inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Regularly participates in training for construction methods and safety; supports training opportunities for staff.
• Keeps supervisor informed of known actions, written or verbal, which may affect the ability to successfully perform assignments or adversely affect company operations.

• Five years of experience overseeing a crew responsible for installation of deep foundation systems, including caissons, substation concrete, and helical piles.
• 5+ years’ experience with foundation/ground improvement equipment (drills, concrete pumps, cranes).
• Ability to oversee multiple jobs simultaneously while maintaining a strong commitment to safety, quality, and schedule.
• OSHA 30‑hour, HAZWOPER certificate, Excavating Safety Training, Blueprint Training, CPR, First Aid.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret policies, reports, construction plans, construction specifications, and legal documents.
• Ability to use Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, iPad and iPhone.
• 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; possess good interpersonal skills and be able to speak effectively before groups as well as individuals.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts and apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical field quantity situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and handle several abstract and concrete variables.
• Must possess the ability to satisfactorily perform each essential duty and responsibility.

The Superintendent (Foundations) directly manages the lead personnel and staff on each project site.

• Must be able to pass a pre‑employment drug test.
• Must be able to work 8 to 12‑hour workdays, Monday through Friday, with weekends as needed.
• Heavy travel within the country is required.
• Must maintain a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record.
• Must be over the age of 18.

Ability to perform manual work requiring periods of extensive physical exertion and potential exposure to adverse weather conditions. Required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Often required to sit, stand, walk, bend knees, stretch arms, stoop, kneel, talk, and hear.

Employees are exposed to environmental conditions, working near machines and loud noises associated with construction sites; variable weather conditions including rain, snow, wind, cold and heat; variable terrain. Candidates who accept an offer of employment are required to undergo and successfully complete a pre‑employment physical examination.