Senior Construction Superintendent

TEEL Construction, Inc.; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Health savings account

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Community involvement

Job summary

TEEL Construction, Inc. is seeking a Senior Superintendent to lead our field team on a diverse portfolio of projects.

The role oversees project scheduling, safety, quality control, and coordination with owners and trade partners, guiding a team toward on-time, on-budget delivery. Strong leadership, communication, and Procore knowledge are required, with 10+ years in construction and 5+ in leadership.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 10+ years in commercial construction with 5+ years in leadership.
• OSHA 30 certified with knowledge of OSHA regulations.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Lead team of superintendents and laborers to deliver projects safely, on time, and within budget.
• Maintain owner and trade partner relationships at a high level and hold stakeholders accountable.
• Oversee project scheduling, resource allocation, and cost control; review budgets weekly.
• Mentor team members and ensure TEEL SOPs and Procore standards are followed.
• Conduct weekly project reviews and enforce quality and safety programs.

Skills

Effective communication

Leadership experience

Commercial construction knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

OSHA 30 certification

Tools

Procore

Microsoft Project

Microsoft 365

Job description

TEEL Construction is seeking a Senior Superintendent to join our dynamic Field team and diverse portfolio of projects!

OVERALL PROJECT & TEAM LEAD RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Superintendent position encompasses all the aspects of their projects as outlined in the Superintendent job description. This position is also jointly responsible for the overall success of their team member’s assigned projects as a Team Lead for the company as further outlined below. This position oversees and participates in the allocation of resources to ensure a safe, timely, and quality project, all while achieving and improving the profit margin. The Senior Superintendent is a primary contact with the owner, trade partners, suppliers, and other company personnel. As a primary face of the company, the Senior Superintendent strives to keep the customer happy to encourage long-term business relationships.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Team Lead & Leadership Responsibilities

• Ensures owner and trade partner relationships are maintained at the highest level possible while holding all project stakeholders accountable
• Provides overall support of the Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents and Laborers assigned to their team
• Provides input regarding overall project risk analysis and mitigation strategies
• Gains a working knowledge of their project specifics, sporadically visiting each team member's job sites and attending project meetings when necessary
• Assists the General Superintendent and Director of Field Operations by reviewing vacation requests to ensure job sites are properly covered
• Assists the training of their teams on TEEL SOPs and overall use of Procore
• Reviews updates and maintains the enforcement of the TEEL Quality Control and Safety plans with their teams
• Helps their teams navigate constructability, owner and trade partner issues that arise on a weekly basis

PROJECT SITE SUPPORT

• Provides leadership by example for their team through the following required activities:
  • Creates and conducts weekly trade partner planning meetings for the next 2-3 weeks of scheduled work and updates their schedules
  • Reviews the budget weekly and discusses any variances with the project team
  • Provides career development mentoring to each of their team members

SCHEDULE

• Drives the project schedule to ensure the contract requirements are met or exceeded
• Maintains maximum project efficiency and management of costs
• Records any additional labor/manpower onsite in Procore
• Maintains or improves the job schedule by identifying ways to create or make up time

QUALITY & SAFETY

• Supervises the layout and installation and all work performed, ensuring it complies with plans, specifications, and local building codes and laws.
• Stops the work if, at any point, it does not conform with local building codes, plans, or specifications and notifies the project team immediately, and makes the necessary plan for corrections
• Performs weekly project reviews with their team members that include the following items:
  • Implements all company safety and quality programs
  • Enforces all workmanship meets or exceeds industry quality standards and holds at least one weekly meeting with the trade partners to discuss and review a written set of quality standards before starting their work
  • Ensures trade partners are following the company’s safety manual and all related jobsite protocol including the Project Safety Start-up Checklists and Field Safety Inspections weekly
  • Ensures the company Emergency Action Plan and OSHA Logs are posted

Demonstrated Capabilities

• Effectively communicates with employees at all levels of the organization
• Resolves conflict in a professional manner
• Provides proper guidance and leadership for subordinates
• Accepts change with positive and aggressive attitude

Knowledge/Education/Skills/Abilities Required

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Thorough working knowledge of commercial building standards, specifications, codes, regulations and laws
• Knowledge of commercial construction techniques with 10 years’ experience in construction and at least 5 years in a leadership position
• Effective communication skills; both verbal and written
• OSHA 30 certified with working knowledge of OSHA regulations
• Computer and other technology skills with working competencies in Procore, Microsoft Project and Microsoft 365.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid parental leave
• Parental leave
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Heavy Community Involvement
• Employee Engagement Activities

WORKING CONDITIONS

This position requires frequent field visits, 90% field and 10% office or as necessary.

This description is a summary and not an exhaustive attempt at covering every activity and task of the job. The incumbent should be able to react to change productively and to handle other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.