Senior Superintendent

Shawmut Design and Construction; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

ESOP

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Summer Fridays

Volunteer day

Cell phone

Laptop

Tuition reimbursement

Pet insurance

Financial planning

Job summary

Shawmut Design and Construction is seeking a Senior Superintendent to lead daily field operations, ensuring safety, quality, and progress on complex projects in Boston. The role requires front-line leadership, strong site management, and a track record of delivering high-visibility builds.

Ideal candidates will have 10+ years as a Project Superintendent with Life Science or Higher Education experience, excellent communication, and the ability to mentor staff while driving project goals to

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience as a Project Superintendent at a general contractor.
• Experience in managing field personnel and all trades on site with strong communication skills.
• Experience with Life Science and Higher Education projects.
• Experience with complex, fast-paced, high-visibility projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead all daily field operations to ensure site safety, construction progress, quality, and a clean site.
• Develop understanding of project strategy, scheduling, budgeting, and milestones.
• Collaborate with PM to maintain updated schedules reflecting project changes.
• Foster open dialogue with project team and manage subcontractor relations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Overview

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we take pride in the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company—one that’s been recognized with more than 100 Best Place to Work awards. We’ve been honored as a National Fortune Best Workplace, a Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Millennials, and Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes—along with numerous regional recognitions across our 15 offices nationwide.

Here’s a glimpse into what we offer:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)–Be an employee-owner!
• 401(K) with Company Match – Receive a company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
• Generous Paid Time Off – vacation and sick time, 12 holidays, summer Fridays, and a yearly volunteer day.
• The Extras – Cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and more.

Responsibilities

We are currently looking for Senior Superintendents to join our team. What separates our Senior Supers is their ability to lead from the front and support their staff with charisma and tenacity. We expect our Senior Supers have true building knowledge and conquer challenges fearlessly.

• Lead all daily field operations to ensure proper site safety, construction, progress, quality control and a clean site
• Develop comprehensive understanding of project strategy and commitments including financial goals, scheduling, logistics, phasing, milestones, inspections
• Work in partnership with PM to maintain an updated and accurate project schedule that reflects the changes in project status and that meets the cost and time requirements of the project
• Demonstrate and maintain effective and open dialogue with the project team regarding changes in work, job conditions, subcontractor relations and any deviation in the direction of the project
• Always promotes positive relationships by dealing expertly and fairly with all subcontractors and vendors while instilling this philosophy in the project team

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience as a Project Superintendent at a general contractor
• Experience in managing field personnel and all trades on site with great communication skills as well as the training, developing and mentoring of others
• Project Experience: Life Science and Higher Education
• Experience with complex and logistically challenging, fast paced and high visibility projects.

EEO Information

Shawmut prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Salary Range Information

Boston Base Salary Range: $150,000 – $250,000 The range stated is specific to Boston. Placement within the listed range depends on many factors including, but not limited to years of experience, project size capability (for Construction & Field roles) and internal company equity.