Architectural Senior Superintendent

McDermott International, Ltd; Batam; On-site; IDR 1,800,000,000 - 3,000,000,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd seeks an Architectural Senior Superintendent to lead architectural fabrication and installation activities within the Fabrication function.

You will manage labor, materials, and equipment, aligning with project schedules and quality objectives, while collaborating with project management, engineering, quality, and other discipline leaders to resolve issues and drive productivity.

Qualifications

• Minimum Senior High School; diploma/degree in Engineering preferred.
• Extensive architectural works, fitting, marine joinery, or fabrication supervision experience.
• Experience leading supervisors, superintendents, or multi-discipline teams.
• Knowledge of fabrication/installation methods, sequencing, materials, tools, and workmanship.
• Ability to read/interp drawings, specs, work packages, schedules, and requirements.
• Strong safety, quality, productivity, cost control, and workforce planning practices.
• Ability to manage complex activities, priorities, resources, and schedules.
• Strong leadership, communication, coordination, and decision-making skills.
• Collaboration with project teams, clients, engineering, quality, fabrication stakeholders.
• Identify issues, implement practical solutions, drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Ensure daily time entries are accurate and approved timely.
• Provide strategic oversight for architectural fabrication/installation activities.
• Lead/supervise architectural superintendents and teams, coaching them.
• Review scope, drawings, specs, schedules, work packages, and resources.
• Develop and adjust work plans and installation schedules.
• Coordinate labor, materials, tools, and equipment for productivity.
• Collaborate to integrate architectural activities into project plans.
• Monitor progress, productivity, quality, and schedule; take corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with policies, safety, quality, and conduct standards.
• Promote HSE standards and proactive risk management.
• Conduct inspections and audits for safety/technical compliance.
• Assist budget control, forecasting, and cost awareness.
• Lead coordination meetings and communicate priorities to stakeholders.
• Resolve complex issues with cross-functional teams.
• Clarify responsibilities and authority; ensure training and competency.
• Identify opportunities to improve methods, productivity, and safety.
• Support a collaborative, high-performance work environment.
• Lead enforcement and verification of McDermott policies.

Skills

Architectural fabrication

Leadership

Project coordination

Resource planning

Safety consciousness

Budget awareness

Reading drawings

Team management

Education

Diploma/degree in Engineering or related field

Senior High School graduate

Job description

Job Overview

The Architectural Senior Superintendent role requires a comprehensive understanding of architectural fabrication and installation activities, workforce management, project execution, resource planning, safety, quality, and cost control. The position is responsible for leading architectural work activities within the Fabrication function, ensuring effective use of labor, materials, and equipment while maintaining alignment with project schedules, specifications, and performance objectives. The role collaborates with project management, engineering, quality, fabrication, and other discipline leaders to resolve technical and operational issues, improve productivity, and support successful project delivery.

Job Description

The Architectural Senior Superintendent role requires a comprehensive understanding of architectural fabrication and installation activities, workforce management, project execution, resource planning, safety, quality, and cost control. The position is responsible for leading architectural work activities within the Fabrication function, ensuring effective use of labor, materials, and equipment while maintaining alignment with project schedules, specifications, and performance objectives. The role collaborates with project management, engineering, quality, fabrication, and other discipline leaders to resolve technical and operational issues, improve productivity, and support successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Ensure team members submit accurate daily time entries in the MyTime system and follow up with the appropriate approval chain to confirm timely review and approval.
• Provide strategic oversight and direction for architectural fabrication and installation activities, ensuring work aligns with project plans, specifications, quality requirements, safety standards, and schedule expectations.
• Lead and supervise architectural superintendents, supervisors, and team members, providing guidance, coaching, and support to achieve safe and efficient work execution.
• Review and interpret the scope of work, drawings, specifications, schedules, work packages, and resource requirements to support effective planning and execution.
• Develop, monitor, and adjust architectural work plans and installation schedules to support timely completion of deliverables and alignment with overall project priorities.
• Coordinate the effective use of labor, materials, tools, and equipment to optimize productivity, cost efficiency, and work continuity.
• Collaborate with project management, engineering, quality, fabrication, and other discipline leaders to integrate architectural activities into the overall project execution plan.
• Monitor work progress, productivity, workmanship, quality, and schedule performance, and implement corrective actions to resolve issues and reduce delays.
• Ensure architectural work activities comply with applicable company policies, procedures, safety requirements, quality standards, and the Code of Business Conduct.
• Promote Health, Safety, Environment, and Security standards by reinforcing safe work practices, housekeeping expectations, and proactive risk management.
• Conduct regular inspections, audits, and worksite reviews to verify compliance with safety, quality, technical, and procedural requirements.
• Manage and support departmental budget control, resource forecasting, and cost awareness to help achieve operational and project objectives.
• Lead coordination meetings and communicate work priorities, constraints, risks, and progress updates to relevant stakeholders.
• Resolve complex technical, operational, and workforce-related issues by applying sound judgment, practical experience, and cross-functional coordination.
• Ensure employees understand their responsibilities, authority, and accountability in implementing applicable company policies and procedures.
• Ensure team members are trained, qualified, and competent to perform assigned architectural work safely and effectively.
• Identify opportunities to improve work methods, operating procedures, productivity, quality, and safety performance.
• Support a collaborative and respectful work environment that promotes accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance.
• Own and lead the implementation, enforcement, and verification of compliance with all McDermott policies and procedures.
• Ensure employees understand their responsibility and authority to effectively implement the requirements of all McDermott policies and procedures.
• Ensure the timely completion of all mandatory training by themselves and their teams.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education

• Minimum Senior High School graduate required. A diploma or degree in Engineering or a related technical field is preferred.
• Extensive experience in architectural works, architectural fitting, marine joinery, construction, or fabrication supervision is required.
• Proven experience leading supervisors, superintendents, or multi-discipline teams in a construction, fabrication, or project execution environment is required.
• Strong knowledge of architectural fabrication and installation methods, construction sequencing, materials, tools, equipment, and workmanship standards is required.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, work packages, schedules, procedures, and project requirements is required.
• Strong understanding of safety, quality, productivity, cost control, and workforce planning practices is required.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex work activities, competing priorities, resource constraints, and schedule requirements is required.
• Strong leadership, communication, coordination, and decision-making skills are required.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with project teams, clients, engineering, quality, fabrication, and other discipline stakeholders is required.
• Ability to identify issues, implement practical solutions, and drive continuous improvement in work execution is required.

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