Construction Superintendent - commercial ​/ multifamily

Construction Superintendent

Location:

Winston Salem, NC (projects within an hour)

Compensation: $80-110k base salary, company truck (or allowance), gas card, project bonus

About Us:

We are a reputable and well established commercial construction company servicing the South East US. Headquartered near Winston Salem, NC - we have been building commercial buildings since the early 90's and have established ourselves as one of the go to general contractors in the region. With around 50 employees and 34 projects currently under construction, we are looking to hire an additional superintendent to support our ongoing work with repeat clients in our commercial upfit division with projects ranging in size from $500k to $2m.

Job Description:

The Project Superintendents (PS) role is to manage day-to-day construction activities and supervise field personnel and subcontractors as required to successfully complete the project on schedule. The PS will be responsible for producing quality work that is consistent with the standards set forth in the projects contract plans and specification. Just as important, the PS is expected to administer good construction safety practices and continuously keep the site clean and orderly.

The PS will report directly to the Project Manager.

General Information
- Project Superintendent
- Exempt position
- Worksite location at construction jobsite trailer, or main offices, depending on company needs
- Reports to Project Manager & executive team members (VP of Construction, VP of Operations, CEO, etc) - Works closely with Project Superintendent, jobsite staff, main office staff, vendors, clients, and engineers

Primary Responsibilities / Tasks (including but not limited to):

• Manage day-to-day activities to meet project milestones and ultimately meet or beat project completion date.
• Take actions to deal with the results of delays, bad weather, or emergencies at construction site
• Create short-interval look-ahead project schedules to ensure upcoming events are communicated, tracked and are being proactively attended to
• Manage and look ahead no less than 3 weeks to proactively identify issues that could lead to problems and facilitate a solution.
• Report all project delays to the Project Manager and propose solutions with minimum impact to the project schedule
• Maintain daily and weekly logs of construction progress
• Obtain and document all inspections and ensure quality of work prior to each inspection
• Maintain jobsite safety, health and cleanliness
• Verify all work is installed in a good workmanship level
• Daily inspection of construction site to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, and other applicable regulations.
• Study job specifications to determine appropriate construction methods
• Identify the elements of project design and construction likely to produce constructability issues and plan coordination problems prior to beginning construction of the project.
• Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to administrative staff, subcontractors, and clients
• Ensure project documentation and reports are complete
• Attend all necessary jobsite meetings, whether onsite or offsite
• Manage the punch lists and close out of the project
• Review all submittals and RFIs to ensure timely and accurate responses and execution
• Handle complaints, settle disputes, and resolve grievances and conflicts as required

Requirements:

Required Experience and Education
- Graduate from an accredited two-year college or university with major coursework in construction science, engineering, architecture, or other related field and/or equivalent experience
- Minimum 4+ years of experience in commercial upfit construction projects or ground-up commercial construction

Skills and Specialized Knowledge
- Excellent communication skills.

- Good understanding of structural concrete, type V and III wood framed buildings, & MEP building systems.

- Advance knowledge of construction management processes, means and methods
- Thorough knowledge of legal issues and safety standards is essential.

- Ability to plan and organize a team effort.

- Good client management and goodwill building ability
- Capacity to motivate, lead and boost morale of the teams
- Competent in conflict and crisis management
- Effective time management and logical decision-making ability
- Ability to handle pressure
- Strong focus on quality
- Recent working knowledge and competence of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and MS Project
- Knowledge and experience in Prolog or similar Project Management Software is a plus
- Bilingual in Spanish is a plus
- Maintain company confidentiality

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
• PTO
• Per Diem
• Company Vehicle or allowance if preferred
• Internal Growth Opportunities