Project Superintendent

Scott Humphrey Corporation; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Scott Humphrey Corporation seeks an experienced Superintendent to lead ground-up commercial construction projects in the San Antonio market. The role oversees field operations, ensures safety, quality, and schedule performance, and acts as the on-site project leader from sitework through turnover.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of Superintendent experience with a Commercial General Contractor, hands-on leadership, and proficiency in reading drawings and coordinating subcontractors; Procore

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Superintendent experience with a Commercial General Contractor.
• Experience delivering ground-up commercial construction from sitework through turnover.
• Experience with K-12, office, religious, municipal, healthcare, institutional, retail, or industrial projects.
• Procore experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead all onsite construction activities from sitework through project turnover.
• Manage day-to-day field operations, subcontractors, and trade coordination.
• Develop and maintain project schedules while driving milestone completion.
• Coordinate civil, structural, architectural, and MEP installations.
• Conduct daily safety meetings, site inspections, and quality control reviews.
• Review drawings, specifications, and construction documents to ensure compliance.
• Partner with Project Managers to maintain budgets, schedules, and project objectives.
• Lead owner, architect, consultant, and subcontractor coordination meetings.
• Resolve field issues proactively to maintain productivity and schedule performance.
• Maintain daily reports, punch lists, project documentation, and closeout activities.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, professionalism, and safety.

Skills

Ground-up construction leadership

Reading drawings & specs

Subcontractor coordination

Safety & quality focus

Project scheduling

Tools

Procore

Job description

Scott Humphrey has partnered with a respected and growing Commercial General Contractor seeking an experienced Superintendent to lead ground-up commercial construction projects throughout the San Antonio market. This opportunity is ideal for a field leader with experience delivering projects from sitework and foundations through turnover while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and schedule performance.

The company has a strong portfolio of K-12 schools, office buildings, churches, municipal facilities, institutional developments, public-sector projects, and other commercial construction projects throughout Texas.

About the Role

The Superintendent will oversee all field operations and serve as the primary onsite leader responsible for project execution, subcontractor coordination, safety compliance, quality control, and schedule management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all onsite construction activities from sitework through project turnover.
• Manage day-to-day field operations, subcontractors, and trade coordination.
• Develop and maintain project schedules while driving milestone completion.
• Coordinate civil, structural, architectural, and MEP installations.
• Conduct daily safety meetings, site inspections, and quality control reviews.
• Review drawings, specifications, and construction documents to ensure compliance.
• Partner with Project Managers to maintain budgets, schedules, and project objectives.
• Lead owner, architect, consultant, and subcontractor coordination meetings.
• Resolve field issues proactively to maintain productivity and schedule performance.
• Maintain daily reports, punch lists, project documentation, and closeout activities.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, professionalism, and safety.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Superintendent experience with a Commercial General Contractor.
• Experience leading ground-up commercial construction projects from start to finish.
• Background in one or more of the following: K-12, Office, Religious, Municipal, Healthcare, Institutional, Retail, or Industrial projects.
• Strong knowledge of scheduling, subcontractor management, safety, quality control, and construction sequencing.
• Ability to read construction drawings and specifications; Procore experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Ideal Background

We're particularly interested in Superintendents from small to mid-sized General Contractors who have successfully delivered ground-up K-12, office, church, municipal, institutional, healthcare, government, or commercial projects and are looking for larger projects, greater responsibility, and long-term career advancement.

About Scott-Humphrey

We are a national recruitment practice specializing in Construction, Real Estate, Legal, Pharma/Med Device, Digital Marketing, Creative, & Shared Services recruitment. We focus on establishing mutually beneficial partnerships with industry leaders through consistent delivery of top talent in this candidate-driven market.

We understand the challenges our candidates and clients face when working with firms lacking the agility to adapt to their partner's needs. Our goal at SH is to fill that gap by offering unique tailored solutions to each of our partners regardless of title or company size.