Installation Superintendent

Navy Seabee Foundation; Brentwood (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Perimeter Security Partners is seeking a motivated traveling Installation Superintendent with strong construction trade experience to install AVB, security fencing, gates, bollards, and related ACP equipment across the United States at military and federal facilities, industrial sites, data centers, and venues.

The role requires supervising 2–4 crew members, operating equipment (mini-excavator, forklift, skid steer), coordinating with project managers, and delivering daily reports.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise, train, monitor attendance, and assign tasks to installation crew and ensure the project is kept on schedule.
• Monitor workers in construction methods, equipment operation, safety procedures, and company policies.
• Coordinate with General Superintendent, Project Managers, client site representatives, and other personnel to safely conduct work with minimal operational impact.
• Create the 3-week look-ahead schedule and deliver weekly updates to the Project Manager.
• Oversee work plans and team activities to ensure compliance with design documents, safety criteria, and company policy.
• Conduct daily toolbox talks addressing safety topics and PPE usage.
• Record and report safety incidents/accidents.
• Read and interpret construction specifications and drawings to verify requirements and lay out equipment and material.
• Locate, measure, and mark site locations for foundations, posts, and structures while protecting utilities and vegetation.
• Communicate with Project Managers, client representatives, subcontractors, and stakeholders to coordinate work and verify completion.
• Develop material/equipment lists and workload estimates for new installations and to correct deficiencies.
• Ensure all construction equipment is properly maintained and inspected on site.
• Ensure the project site is clean and safe at all times.
• Provide daily reports on equipment condition, work performed, and upcoming plans.
• Assist the Project Manager with routine communication with vendors, subcontractors, and customers.
• Draft and organize daily electronic documentation following installations or repairs, including receipts, punch list approvals, as-built drawings, and close-out documents.

Job description

Perimeter Security Partners is looking for a motivated and professional traveling Installation Superintendent with strong construction trade experience to install active vehicle barriers (AVB), security fencing, personnel gates, bollards, underground electrical distribution (conduit pathways), concrete equipment/ parking pads, and passive vehicle barrier (PVB) equipment at access control points (ACPs) throughout the United States. Project sites will include military installations, federal government facilities, industrial sites, data centers, major sporting and event venues, and other commercial facilities.

The Superintendent is responsible for managing the physical construction of AVB, PVB, fence, and related ACP equipment at a project site with support from a remote Project Manager. They should have advanced proficiency with excavation; reinforced concrete placement; chain link, palisade, and welded-wire fence installation; trenching and conduit installation; the ability to safely operate a mini-excavator, forklift, and skid steer; demonstrated capability to direct the efforts of 2-4 crew members; and the capacity to procure materials, rent equipment, track labor hours, and complete daily reports. The position requires someone with an outstanding work ethic, a commitment to managing a safe work environment for their team, good interpersonal and supervisory skills, and the ability to plan and execute quality work.

The Superintendent reports directly to the General Superintendent.

Duties:

• Must be able to work independently with little supervision and remote support, and to be a positive representative to clients for Perimeter Security Partners.
• Directly supervise, train, monitor attendance, and assign tasks to installation crew and ensure the project is kept on schedule.
• Monitor workers in construction methods, equipment operation, safety procedures, and company policies.
• Coordinate closely with PSP's General Superintendent, PSP Project Managers, Client site representatives, and other personnel to safely conduct assigned work while minimizing operational impacts.
• Create the 3-week look-ahead schedule and deliver weekly updates to the Project Manager.
• Oversee work plans and team activities to ensure compliance with applicable design and contract documents, safety criteria, and company policy.
• Conduct daily "toolbox talks" which address applicable safety topics, emphasize safe use of all tools and equipment, and enforce the proper use of PPE.
• Record and report safety incidents/ accidents.
• Read and interpret construction specifications, drawings, and other documents to verify requirements, identify work areas, lay out equipment and material, and execute required tasks.
• Locate, measure, and mark site locations for equipment foundations, posts, and other structures, using best practices to protect and avoid existing utilities, structures, vegetation, and other obstructions.
• Clearly communicate with Project Managers, Client representatives, subcontractors, and other stakeholders to coordinate work and verify satisfactory completion of all requirements.
• Develop material / equipment lists and workload estimates for new installations and to correct deficiencies.
• Ensure all construction equipment is being properly maintained and inspected periodically while on site.
• Ensure the project site is clean and safe at all times.
• Provide daily reports on equipment condition, work performed, and upcoming plans.
• Assist the Project Manager with routine communication, including e-mail and telephonic contact with vendors, subcontractors, and customers.
• Draft and organize daily electronic documentation following each installation or repair visit, including compiling receipts and processing expenses, obtaining Client approval signature(s) on punch list items, updating as-built drawings, and preparing other close-out documents.