Senior Healthcare Construction Superintendent

Tampa, FL, United States

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SUMMARY

Ajax Building Company, part of the STO Building Group, is seeking an experienced Senior Superintendent to lead the field execution of complex healthcare projects, including occupied hospital renovations, critical care environments, medical office buildings, and new healthcare facilities. This role requires an accomplished construction leader who thrives in active healthcare environments where patient safety, operational continuity, infection prevention, and regulatory compliance are paramount.

As Senior Healthcare Construction Superintendent, you will provide overall field leadership for Ajax's most complex healthcare projects, serving as the primary on-site leader for owners, hospital representatives, design professionals, and trade partners. You will oversee all field operations, mentor Superintendents and field teams, coordinate construction activities within active healthcare environments, and ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to Ajax's high standards of quality.

The Senior Superintendent reports directly to the General Superintendent.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Lead all field operations for large, complex healthcare construction projects, including occupied hospital renovations, medical office buildings, surgical centers, and new healthcare facilities.
• Provide overall field leadership to ensure projects are constructed in accordance with design intent, budget, schedule, quality standards, and contractual requirements.
• Develop and execute field logistics, construction sequencing, and phasing plans that minimize disruption to active healthcare operations and maintain uninterrupted patient care.
• Supervise, coordinate, mentor, and develop Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, craft personnel, and subcontractors while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate construction activities with hospital administrators, facility managers, clinical staff, infection prevention teams, architects, engineers, inspectors, and trade partners to ensure successful project execution.
• Lead implementation and enforcement of Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA), Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM), AHCA requirements, and other healthcare‑specific regulations and owner protocols.
• Plan and oversee utility shutdowns, infection containment measures, interim life safety systems, and phased turnover activities required for construction in occupied healthcare environments.
• Partner with Project Management to develop project procedures, site logistics plans, schedules, quality control programs, and field documentation.
• Interpret drawings and specifications, provide technical guidance, resolve field issues, and recommend construction methods, sequencing, and equipment to improve project execution.
• Monitor labor productivity, subcontractor performance, equipment utilization, material management, and overall project performance to ensure contractual commitments are achieved.
• Lead quality assurance and quality control efforts by proactively identifying deficiencies, coordinating corrective actions, and ensuring work meets Ajax's standards and owner expectations.
• Review and approve field‑related transactions, including purchase requisitions, work authorizations, and field change requests, as applicable.
• Perform or oversee building layout and field engineering activities.
• Promote an uncompromising safety culture by enforcing Ajax safety policies, OSHA requirements, and project‑specific healthcare safety standards. Work closely with Safety leadership to conduct planning, inspections, training, and corrective actions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with owners, hospital representatives, design professionals, and trade partners while serving as Ajax's primary field leader throughout project execution.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10–15+ years of progressive field supervisory experience in commercial construction.
• Extensive experience leading complex healthcare construction projects, including occupied hospitals, surgical facilities, medical office buildings, and critical care environments.
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