Construction Superintendent (NW Region) - JKL Associates

PUSH, Inc.; Nye (MT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K match

Paid PTO

Competitive pay

Training opportunities

CDL program

Referral bonus

Job summary

PUSH, Inc. seeks a Superintendent to lead utility construction projects nationwide. You will mentor foremen and crews, manage staffing, and ensure safety, quality, and productivity targets are achieved while maintaining strong relationships with customers and engineers.

You will coordinate project planning, scheduling, and reporting; review daily time, invoices, and change orders; and drive on-time, on-budget delivery with extensive travel required.

Qualifications

• Five years of supervisory experience in utility construction or related field.
• Ability to lead crews, foremen, and subcontractors to meet safety, quality, and productivity targets.
• Strong communication and staff development skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, direct, and mentor foreman and crews to complete projects on time and within budget.
• Staff projects, recruit talent, and manage employee relations and performance.
• Plan, schedule, and monitor project activities; review time, invoices, and change orders.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, OSHA, and client specifications.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Safety management

Team coordination

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Google Workspace

Job description

The Superintendent is responsible for managing, overseeing projects, providing direction, and mentoring project Foreman and crews. The Superintendent assists in all aspects of projects assigned and must have excellent working relationships with crew, foreman, subcontractors, customers, and Engineers to ensure safety, quality, productivity, and profitability requirements are achieved while meeting or exceeding customer requirements.

JKL Associates, a Division of PUSH is a privately owned premier communications and power utility contractor who has been providing telecom infrastructure for 50 years through its dedicated team members who have integrity and continually strive for excellence. The PUSH Corporate Office is located in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.

Physical and Environmental Factors:

• Ability to work outdoors and to work in all types of outdoor weather.
• Ability to walk, sit, stand, bend, twist, stoop, push, pull, carry, and lift as needed.
• Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet, and limbs in performing skilled movement.
• Ability to travel and be away from home for extended periods of time.
• 100% travel.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions

• Responsible for meeting or exceeding all safety, quality and productivity requirements for projects assigned.
• Leads, directs, and mentors Foreman, crews regarding all aspects of projects to ensure on time completion while meeting all financial and non‑financial objectives.
• Responsible for staffing projects, actively recruiting new talent, retention of existing employees and promotes career advancement.
• Manages employee relation issues and provides recognition, discipline, and performance evaluations.
• Recruits and recommends additional subcontractors for approval.
• Recommends and initiates training and cross training for all personnel in their area of responsibility to become experts in their field.
• Responsible for project planning and scheduling of projects assigned and taking the appropriate action to meet or beat deadlines.
• Monitors overall project(s) performance to productivity, safety and quality standards and takes the appropriate action to resolve issues.
• Reviews and approves daily time for their crew(s), time reports, invoices, and purchase orders and other required paperwork.
• Responsible for daily preventative maintenance on construction equipment and reports issues to the Fleet Manager immediately.
• Responsible for reporting weekly to the Fleet Manager information such as equipment hours, miles, etc.
• Responsible for understanding project contracts for projects assigned.
• Abide by all company and manufacturer provided safety operational procedures, industry safety standards, OSHA, and other applicable regulations.
• Establishes a positive working relationship with crews, customers, and subcontractors.
• Responsible for documenting and maintaining a daily log of project events.
• Manage documents and elevates change orders for approval in a timely manner.
• Approve subcontractors’ units, production, quality, accuracy, and inventory.
• Responsible for accurate redlines/as builds, production footage and subcontractor management to ensure all projects assigned are on schedule and within budget.
• Responsible for pre-planning mobilization of crews, equipment, subs, materials, and other project related items.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience:

• Work Experience:Five (5) years supervisory experience within a utility construction setting. Demonstrated field experience with digging operations in city and rural areas around utilities and operating equipment such as backhoe/loader, excavator, cable plow and compact track loader, including various attachments.

Requirements:

• Valid Driver’s License, Class A CDL preferred.
• Must be able to pass pre‑employment screenings.
• Ability to motivate, mentor, and lead teams.
• Must work well with others and participate on a crew.

• Embrace new technologies.
• Positive attitude.
• Computer literate and experience using Microsoft and Google G suite.
• Ability to read, comprehend and prepare all project‑related work reports.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and workloads.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Ability to multitask effectively.

Benefits of Joining the PUSH Team:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability – Industry Leading!
• Free Teladoc, No‑Cost Care Options
• 401K with Company Match up to 3%
• Competitive pay, weekly checks
• Paid PTO and Holidays
• Bonus Potential
• Training & Advancement Opportunities
• Apprenticeship Opportunities
• In‑house CDL Program
• Unlimited Referral Bonus Program
• And Much More!

PUSH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEOC/M/F/D/V)