Senior Industrial Construction Superintendent – Project Leader

JE Dunn Construction; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional non-union benefits

Job summary

JE Dunn Construction is seeking an experienced Senior Superintendent to lead safety, quality, and field operations on large Industrial & Manufacturing projects in the Atlanta area. You will manage subcontractors, coordinate schedules, budgets, and site logistics, while driving Lean construction practices.

The role requires 8+ years of construction experience and 5+ years of field supervision, with a Bachelor’s degree preferred and a strong track record in self‑performed work.

Qualifications

• Experience leading safety culture on heavy civil or industrial projects.
• Proven ability to manage subcontractors, budgets and schedules.
• Strong knowledge of construction processes and QA/QC standards.

Responsibilities

• Leads all aspects of the company’s safety culture and creates awareness by demonstrating commitment to an injury‑free environment through individual actions and mentoring others.
• Provides management of subcontractors and organization of the overall job and workflow.
• Manages and oversees company staff, subcontractors, suppliers and programs such as Safety, Quality and EEO for a small project or a major portion of a larger project.
• Develops work plans for subcontractors and self‑performed work.
• Coordinates and manages the care, custody and control of the project site.
• Leads various meetings including daily standup and weekly trade meetings.
• Attends, manages and participates in appropriate progress and/or project OAC meetings.
• Creates, manages, changes and implements the project’s schedule as needed, in conjunction with the Project Manager.
• May be responsible for tracking and monitoring project budget and costs by using the project management system’s cost reports and data from the project manager.
• Communicates key project information to owners, design team, governing authorities, subcontractors, suppliers and other departments.
• Follows the project filing and documentation organization system as dictated for the project. Updates drawings, logs, diaries and inspection notebooks.
• Approves and/or records unit cost information for weekly reports and completes daily reports, logs and tracking reports.
• Evaluates progress on self‑perform work and make adjustments as needed.
• Manages material and equipment needs for the project.
• Supports the MOC (Material and Other Costs) and DLSC (Dunn Logistics Service Center) procurement and approval processes.
• Assists in the selection of the formwork, tools and equipment necessary to complete self‑perform operations.
• Manages timecard approval process to ensure reporting of accurate hours and proper cost codes.
• Ensures quality compliance through use of specifications, setting quality standards, in‑house QA/QC and outside resources.
• Supports the project closeouts by supervising pre‑punch activities and coordinating activities with the owner, architect and governing authorities.

Skills

Safety management

Subcontractor management

Scheduling

Budgeting

Lean construction

Communication

Project management software

Scheduling software

Team leadership

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or related field

Tools

Project management software

Scheduling software

Lean tools

Job description

JE Dunn Construction is seeking an experienced Senior Superintendent to lead safety, quality, and field operations on large Industrial & Manufacturing projects in the Atlanta area. You will manage subcontractors, coordinate schedules, budgets, and site logistics, while driving Lean construction practices.

The role requires 8+ years of construction experience and 5+ years of field supervision, with a Bachelor’s degree preferred and a strong track record in self‑performed work.