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Traveling General Superintendent

Job in Seattle, King County, Washington, 98127, USA
Listing for: Turner Construction Company
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-19
Job specializations:
  • Management
    Operations Manager, Program / Project Manager, Contracts Manager
  • Construction
    Operations Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Traveling General Superintendent (United States)
  • Division: Seattle Main
  • Project Location(s): Seattle, WA 98101 USA
  • Job Type: Regular
  • Job Classification: Experienced
  • Job Family: Construction
  • Compensation: Salaried Exempt


*** This position is for a full-time traveling assignment supporting an Advanced Technology project, which includes our Aviation, Data Center, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Industrial/Manufacturing, and EV/Battery/Renewables market segment groups (MSG). ***

Position Description

Support the Superintendents and Foremen on the various projects; oversee all trade labor hire, transfer and layoff.

Reports to

Deputy Operations Manager, Construction Executive, or Operations Manager

Essential Duties &

Key Responsibilities
  • Supervise field construction of a single large or complex project, or multiple projects and serve as a company-wide subject matter resource for construction operations.
  • Partner with Operations Manager or Self-Perform Manager to coordinate assignments of project staff, including Superintendents, Foremen, Staff, and Trade partners.
  • Provide guidance to Superintendent and Foreman for developing staffing projections and Work In Place (WIP) utilizing application software in use on project.
  • Leverage construction operations expertise to provide technical and organizational planning and scheduling guidance to Superintendent and Foreman throughout duration of projects.
  • Oversee and provide guidance on development of logistics plans and schedules during pre-construction and early project activities.
  • Review project schedules with Superintendents and Foreman to ensure critical activities and decisions remain on task and provide Required-On-Job (ROJ) dates to project management team.
  • Conduct weekly review of production monitors with Superintendents, Foreman, and project teams to identify gaps/risk, establish recovery plans and track production goals to meet project plan.
  • Document project site risks and issues that affect budget, quality, or schedule and provide update to project management team.
  • Oversee implementation of project Quality Control (QC) program.
  • Collaborate with Business Unit EH&S lead to implement project Safety Program.
  • Contribute input to progression/succession plan for employees in consultation with Business Unit management and HR.
  • Contribute to development of operational plans for pursuits, working in partnership with Business Development, Estimating and Project Executives.
  • Initiate and communicate continuous improvement concepts and practices to team in support of working efficiently, enhancing programs, coordinating and reducing waste.
  • May supervise team of Superintendent employees and participate in hiring process, onboard and deliver timely performance feedback for direct reports, execute/contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilize talent management systems, and identify appropriate training.
  • Other duties, actions, and responsibilities as assigned.

The salary range for this position is estimated to be  -  USD annualized.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field, and minimum of twenty (20) years of construction experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • Extensive knowledge of Construction Operations including Self-Perform Operations (SPO).
  • Extensive knowledge of Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and project Safety programs.
  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of general and subcontract documents, drawings, specifications, construction means, methods, and materials, understanding of line and grade and survey methods.
  • Thorough knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, and engineering principles and techniques, and accounting principles.
  • Proficient knowledge of building codes and compliance.
  • Extensive project management experience, able to manage high volumes of work and various size project(s) successfully to completion, on time, and within budget.
  • Established relationships with owners, developers, and architects.
  • Ability to produce and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule.
  • Leadership experience to make decisions, direct and build teams.
  • Diplomatic approach to problem solving, use active listening to completely understand target audience needs, develop targeted solutions.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, able to negotiate, influence, and engage stakeholders, teams, and others.
  • Applies business maturity to synthesize complex concepts and information.
  • Leverage critical business thinking to impact business planning, operations, financial performance, and risk.
  • Extensive experience in continuous improvement methods and tools.
  • Proficient computer skills and Microsoft Office suite of applications, and construction scheduling software (Primavera P6) and project management applications.
  • 50% - 100% travel is required.
Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an…

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