Commercial Construction- Assistant Superintendent

Wharton-Smith, Inc.; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wharton-Smith, Inc. is seeking an experienced Assistant Superintendent for the Palm Beach Gardens, FL area.

The role directs and supervises field personnel, maintains safety and quality, and supports owner satisfaction, cost and schedule adherence on assigned projects. The candidate should have 1–5 years of construction-related experience, at least two years in an Assistant Superintendent role, strong communication skills, and proficiency with MS Office and PMIS.

Qualifications

• Appropriate supervisory experience.
• 1-5 years construction-related experience.
• Two (2) years of experience as an Assistant Superintendent.
• Good communication and people skills.
• Computer proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel.
• Knowledge of Project Management Software (PMIS).
• Valid Driver License and ability to commute to job sites.

Responsibilities

• Project safety management
• Manpower and equipment resource requirement scheduling
• Coordination of permit and regulatory inspections
• Project set-up and temporary facilities
• Field documents control
• Daily reports
• Progress photographs
• Material handling (receiving & inventory, storage, spare parts)
• Layout
• Subcontract coordination
• Jobsite hiring, when required
• In-place quantity reporting
• As-Built Drawings
• Participate in post-construction review
• Field purchases
• Client and RPR relations
• Timesheets
• Small tool management
• Knowledge of contract documents
• Jobsite security

Skills

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

Tools

PMIS

Job description

Commercial Construction- Assistant Superintendent

Job Description

Posted Monday, August 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Position Overview:

Wharton-Smith, Inc is currently seeking an experiencedAssistant Superintendentfor thePalm Beach Gardens, FLarea.In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for the direction and daily supervision of all job site field personnel on assigned projects.Responsibilities also include maintaining safety, owner satisfaction, cost, schedule, and quality control.

Primary Responsibilities

• Project safety management
• Manpower and equipment resource requirement scheduling
• Coordination of permit and regulatory inspections
• Project set-up and temporary facilities
• Field documents control
• Daily reports
• Progress photographs
• Material handling (receiving & inventory, storage, spare parts)
• Layout
• Subcontract coordination
• Jobsite hiring, when required
• In-place quantity reporting
• As-Built Drawings
• Participate in post-construction review
• Field purchases
• Client and RPR relations
• Timesheets
• Small tool management
• Knowledge of contract documents
• Jobsite security

Physical Demands:

• The ability to lift and carry up to 50-pounds to a height of 3-4 feet
• The ability to work in various outdoor weather conditions

Qualifications:

• Appropriate supervisory experience
• 1-5 years construction-related experience
• Two (2) years of experience as an Assistant Superintendent
• Good communication and people skills
• Computer proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel
• Knowledge of Project Management Software (PMIS)
• Valid Driver License and ability to commute to job sites

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability

Wharton-Smith provides equal opportunity to qualified disabled veterans, Pre-JVA special disabled veterans and individuals with disabilities to online application systems by making reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access for submitting to job openings. (i.e., wheelchair accessibility, website accessibility, etc).

Our recruiting process is centralized and is handled by our HR Department. If we are sent unsolicited resumes from recruiters, we will not pay any recruiting fees. Unsolicited resumes are any resumes sent to us by a recruiter who has not been pre-approved by HR, has not signed our contract, and has not been requested by our HR Department to search for a specific position.