Senior Superintendent

Celebrating 85 Years of Building With Purpose

At Absher Construction, we’re proud to celebrate over 85 years as one of the Pacific Northwest’s most respected general contractors. As a 100% employee-owned company, we believe our people are our greatest asset and we invest in them like it! From fully paid medical premiums for employees, to a generous PTO policy, 401(k) and ESOP retirement benefits, we offer a total rewards package that reflects the pride and ownership we bring to every project.

At Absher Construction, our field leaders play a critical role in delivering successful projects, developing strong teams, and creating an environment where people can do their best work. We are looking for an experienced Senior Superintendent to provide leadership across complex construction projects and help develop the next generation of field leaders at Absher.

This role is responsible for the successful execution of assigned projects with a focus on safety, quality, schedule, profitability, team development, and client relationships. Depending on project needs, a Senior Superintendent may lead a major project directly, provide oversight across multiple projects, or supervise and mentor other Superintendents.

The right person for this role brings deep construction knowledge, strong leadership instincts, and the ability to step back from day-to-day execution and help project teams see what is coming next.

Provide senior-level oversight and leadership for field operations on assigned projects.

Ensure project teams are successfully executing against safety, quality, schedule, logistics, and profitability expectations.

Work closely with Project Executives, Project Managers, Superintendents, and the General Superintendent to identify risks and resolve issues before they impact project performance.

Monitor project progress and provide guidance when schedule, staffing, coordination, quality, or cost challenges arise.

Ensure site logistics, inspections, testing, reporting, and quality control activities are properly planned and executed.

Hold project teams accountable for established field operations processes and expectations.

Lead, mentor, and develop Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, foremen, and other operations personnel.

Provide clear expectations, coaching, feedback, and accountability to field leaders.

Participate in performance reviews and employee development planning.

Identify development opportunities and help prepare field employees for increased responsibility.

Support recruiting and selection of strong operations talent.

Help ensure field staffing aligns with project needs and employee capabilities.

Participate in preconstruction and project pursuit efforts as needed.

Perform constructability reviews and provide field input related to sequencing, logistics, staffing, cost, scheduling, and execution strategy.

Assist project teams with developing effective site logistics and pre-planning approaches.

Bring lessons learned and field experience into early project decision-making.

Represent Absher professionally with owners, architects, inspectors, trade partners, consultants, and other project stakeholders.

Build strong relationships with current, past, and prospective clients and industry partners.

Help manage client expectations and support positive long-term relationships.

Participate in business development and project procurement activities when appropriate.

Demonstrate a visible commitment to a safe and injury-free work environment.

Hold teams accountable for maintaining strong safety practices and addressing concerns…