Construction Superintendent

Cityscape Recruitment USA; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary 150k–180k

Performance bonus

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

401(k)

Long-term project security

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Cityscape Recruitment USA seeks an experienced Superintendent to lead day-to-day field operations on a major Chicago ground-up development, including mission-critical facilities and a healthcare component.

You will coordinate subcontractors and trades, drive the project schedule, ensure safety and quality, and manage site logistics across sitework, structures, interiors, and turnover, with long-term project security.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of construction experience.
• Experience as a Superintendent on major ground-up projects.
• Experience in mission-critical, commercial or healthcare sectors.
• Procore experience preferred and strong safety mindset.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead field operations across major ground-up construction projects.
• Manage assistants, field engineers, subcontractors, and trades.
• Drive project schedule, sequencing and milestone delivery.
• Oversee site logistics, manpower planning and trade coordination.
• Coordinate complex mission-critical, commercial and healthcare construction.
• Oversee work from sitework and foundations through turnover.

Skills

communication

leadership

problem-solving

Tools

Procore

Job description

Superintendent – Major Ground-Up Development

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Salary: $150,000 – $180,000 + Bonus + Benefits

About the Company

Our client is one of the most respected developers in the United States, with a proven track record of delivering some of the country’s largest and most complex ground-up developments.

They are seeking an experienced Superintendent to join the team delivering an $8 billion ground-up development in Chicago, incorporating mission-critical facilities, commercial construction, and a state-of-the-art healthcare facility.

About the Role

This is an opportunity to work on one of the largest and most significant construction developments in Chicago, with a long-term pipeline of work across multiple phases.

As Superintendent, you will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day field operations and coordinating subcontractors, trades, logistics, safety, quality, and schedule.

The development includes mission-critical infrastructure, commercial buildings, healthcare facilities, major sitework, and complex ground-up construction.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead field operations across major ground-up construction projects


• Manage Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, subcontractors, and trades


• Drive project schedule, sequencing, and milestone delivery


• Oversee daily site logistics, manpower planning, and trade coordination


• Coordinate complex mission-critical, commercial, healthcare, and infrastructure construction


• Oversee work from sitework and foundations through structure, enclosure, interiors, and turnover


• Maintain a strong site culture focused on safety, accountability, quality, and execution

Benefits & Rewards

• Base salary between $150,000 – $180,000


• Performance bonus


• Comprehensive healthcare benefits


• 401(k)


• Opportunity to work on an $8 billion landmark Chicago development


• Exposure to mission-critical, healthcare, commercial, and large-scale ground-up construction


• Long-term project security across multiple phases of development


• Excellent opportunity for career progression within a highly respected developer

Requirements

• Minimum 8+ years of construction experience


• Strong experience working as a Superintendent on major ground-up construction projects


• Experience within mission-critical, commercial, healthcare, multifamily, or other complex construction sectors


• Experience overseeing projects from sitework and foundations through superstructure, enclosure, interiors, and completion


• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, logistics, scheduling, and trade coordination


• Experience managing subcontractors and multiple trades on large-scale projects


• Strong safety and quality management experience


• Good stability throughout your career working for General Contractors


• Procore experience preferred


• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills

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