Assistant Construction Superintendent

Opitz Bürotechnik; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Opitz Bürotechnik in Memphis, Tennessee is seeking an Assistant Superintendent to support construction operations. The role involves coordination with crews, monitoring project schedules, and ensuring safety compliance. Candidates should possess a high school diploma or equivalent and 2-5 years of construction experience. Strong knowledge of scheduling and safety procedures is essential. The position may require up to 100% travel and involves both office and fieldwork.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent required.
• 2-5 years of experience in construction or college construction graduate.
• General knowledge of scheduling, cost control, and safety procedures.
• Valid Driver's License Required.

Responsibilities

• Assist Superintendents with monitoring project schedule and budget.
• Coordinate inspections and participate in the examination of work progress.
• Record and maintain information and produce reports on operations.
• Conduct periodic job site safety inspections and audits.

Skills

General knowledge of scheduling

Cost control

Safety procedures

General Computer skills (MS Office)

Education

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent

2-5 years of experience in construction

College construction graduate

Job description

The Assistant Superintendent is responsible to support the Superintendent or Senior Superintendent in one or more operational areas of a construction project. This position may support the coordination and scheduling of multiple construction crews, helps to determine construction requirements, plans procedures, and ensures subcontract work meets required specifications. The position will also participate in the inspection of work and equipment to verify safety and ensure project operations specifications are met. In this role you may be required to travel up to 100% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Assist Superintendents with monitoring the project schedule and budget and work with superintendents to maintain and update. Coordinate with the subcontractor's office for recovery plans where necessary, meet regularly with staff and subcontracts to discuss progress, obstacles, challenges and assist in removing barriers to completing work.
• Assist in coordinating daily operational objectives, timelines, and goals.
• Coordinate inspections and participate in the examination and inspection of work progress, equipment, and construction sites to verify safety and to ensure that specifications are met.
• Read construction documents to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
• Record and maintain information and produce reports such as personnel, production, project logs, status and other operational data. Assist in making decisions regarding start up/shut down issues on assigned projects and instruct crew members accordingly.
• Conduct periodic job site safety inspections and audits. All field position are ultimately responsible for all actions occurring on job site and ensuring safe working conditions for all.
• Ensure that all assigned projects are built in the highest quality, according to plans and specs provided.
• Represent Hoar in job site progress meetings or any other meetings as requested or needed.
• Act as jobsite superintendent in absence of normal jobsite superintendent.
• Create and maintain good working relationships with customers and suppliers to keep smooth flow of operations. Communicate clearly and consistently with all parties involved regarding deliveries, and general job progress, etc.
• Assist in coordination and management of all workforce needed to complete assigned projects.
• Clearly communicate goals and expectations to crew members, including but not limited to, allotted work hours, amount of work to be completed, schedule, etc.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.
• 2-5 years of experience in construction or college construction graduate.
• General knowledge of scheduling, cost control and safety procedures.
• General Computer skills (MS Office).
• Valid Driver's License Required.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment: Work is performed mainly in an indoor and outdoor setting with exposure to all types of weather and temperature conditions, and travel from site to site.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting and field environment (construction site); to walk, stand, and sit for prolonged periods of time; to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp, and make repetitive hand movement in the performance of daily duties; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull moderate amounts of weight up to 50 lbs without assistance and greater than 50lbs with assistance; to operate assigned equipment and vehicles; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.

Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

EOE - Vets/Disabilities