Assistant Superintendent - Buildings

R&H Construction; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

R&H Construction seeks an Assistant Superintendent to provide planning, scheduling, supervision, and oversight on a project section. You will coordinate with R&H employees and subcontractors, manage schedules, and maintain safety and quality standards on site.

Responsibilities include creating master schedules, monitoring progress, resolving constructability issues, and ensuring timely project closeout.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of commercial construction methods, materials, and sequencing.
• Thorough knowledge of building codes, safety regulations and inspection processes.
• Strong communication skills - written and oral.
• Strong leadership skills - ability to manage multiple subcontractors and schedule simultaneously.
• Able to read and interpret project drawings and specifications.
• Attention to detail, analytical approach to problems.
• Current knowledge of safety regulations and codes.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to use independent judgment and independent action.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and supervise craft activities within your area of responsibility and determine construction methods.
• Assist in creating the project master schedule in MS Project and provide area input.
• Create detailed schedule portions and provide regular updates to the Senior Superintendent.
• Identify schedule impacts and corrective actions with project team.
• Coordinate workflow and material deliveries with the project superintendent.
• Review plans for quality and constructability; oversee quality control plan.
• Organize and manage foreman and subcontractor relationships and performance.
• Attend site foreman meetings to ensure schedule and quality communication.

Skills

Construct methods

Codes & safety

Communication

Leadership

Drawings interpretation

Attention to detail

Safety knowledge

Organizational skills

Independent judgment

Driver's license

Education

Bldg/Construction degree or equivalent

Minimum 6 years construction experience

OSHA 10/30 training

Scheduling software: MS Project/Primavera

MS Office proficiency

Bluebeam Revu

ERP/HRIS exposure

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Bluebeam Revu

MS Office

ERP

HRIS

Job description

Brief Description

An Assistant Superintendent’s primary role is to provide planning, scheduling, supervision, and oversight on a section of a larger project. This includes R&H employees as well as all subcontractors (electrical, plumbing, drywall, etc.).

Brief Description

An Assistant Superintendent’s primary role is to provide planning, scheduling, supervision, and oversight on a section of a larger project. This includes R&H employees as well as all subcontractors (electrical, plumbing, drywall, etc.).

Essential Functions/Key Responsibilities

Safety & Compliance

• Responsible for maintaining a safe, clean, and productive jobsite.
• Review and enforce Pre-Task-Planning for scopes of work under your direction.
• Comply with all R&H EHS directives and procedures and ensure subcontractor compliance.

Site Management & Project Execution

• Assist in planning and supervising the portion of craft activities associated with your area of responsibility on the project, including determining methods of construction, manpower levels, temporary power sources and document actual hours worked.
• Assist in creating the project’s master schedule in MS Project with specific input on your area of responsibility.
• Create detailed schedule on portions of project designated by Senior Superintendent/Superintendent.
• Provide Senior Superintendent/Superintendent with regular updates to the schedule.
• Identify potential schedule impacts and corrective actions.
• Work with project team to assess and resolve constructability issues as they arise.
• In conjunction with the project superintendent, coordinate and schedule workflow and material deliveries.
• Review project plans/documentation with quality and constructability in mind.
• Oversees the quality control plan for the project.
• Arrange all job site inspections, commissioning, etc.
• Supervise R&H employees, including completing evaluations, addressing performance issues, etc.
• Provide technical review of submittals, RFIs, detail or constructability conflicts in the contract documents and work in place.
• Manage project closeout and punch list process.
• Responsible for organizing and managing R&H and Subcontractor Foreman.
• Schedule and attend the site Foreman meeting to assure schedule and quality expectations are being communicated and documented.

Communication

• Act as a liaison between the owner, architect, subcontractors, and R&H project team members.
• Coordinate information and documentation from owners, architects, and subcontractors.
• Build relationships with clients, architects, and subcontractors.
• Communicate tasks clearly and respectfully to R&H employees and subcontractors.
• Advise project superintendent and R&H project team of potential problems, work interference, schedule difficulties, etc. Assist in circumventing/resolving such problems as required.

Overall

• Perform additional assignments per supervisor’s direction.
• Drive to/from jobsites, meetings, etc.

Requirements

Qualifications/Skills

• Strong understanding of commercial construction methods, materials, and sequencing.
• Thorough knowledge of building codes, safety regulations and inspection processes.
• Strong communication skills - written and oral.
• Strong leadership skills - ability to manage multiple subcontractors and schedule simultaneously.
• Able to read and interpret project drawings and specifications.
• Attention to detail, analytical approach to problems.
• Current knowledge of safety regulations and codes.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to use independent judgment and independent action.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record required.

Education/Experience

• Four-year college / vocational / technical training preferred in construction/architecture/engineering or equivalent relevant experience
• Minimum of six years of construction experience
• OSHA 10/30-Hour Training
• Proficient with construction scheduling software (ex. MS Project, Primavera, etc.)
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Teams and Outlook)
• Proficient with Bluebam Revu
• Able to navigate in ERP, Safety and HRIS technology tools

Supervisory Responsibility

Full supervisory responsibility for all people that come in contact with area of the job site. Must supervise work being performed by subcontractors and R&H employees. This may include 2-100 employees depending on project size. This responsibility includes employee evaluations, pay changes or job changes, approving any absences or overtime, and providing all daily work direction.

Physical Activities

Key: Rarely (0-20%), Occasionally (21-50%), Frequently (51-80%), and Continuously (81+%)

The physical demands described here 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 functions.

Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to:

• Rarely push, pull, lift, and carry up to 75 pounds
• Occasional Standing, Walking
• Occasional Stooping, crawling, bending
• Occasional Kneeling and Climbing
• Occasional climbing and working at heights
• Frequent Sitting
• Frequent repetitive motions of hands/wrists
• Continuous Grasping

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Additionally, there is frequent sitting/standing at a desk.

Work Environment

This position is requiring work in the outdoors in all types of weather. It requires walking, standing, bending, and stooping for extended periods, at times in confined spaces. Work occurs on ladders, scaffolds, and other above ground locations. Terrain is often uneven and sometimes not easily accessible. Employees may be exposed to dust, fumes, noise, and unpleasant variation in temperature. Work requires lifting and carrying heavy objects. Some positions require working around chemicals and caustic compounds. R&H will provide all necessary personal protective equipment to keep you safe. Projects are typically within a 50-mile radius of the office; however, this is not guaranteed and travel may be required.